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July 6, 2012

Tyler Perry says Barack Obama helped him kick his alcohol habit

theGRIO REPORT - During a recent interview Tyler Perry said that President Obama helped him with his addition to alcohol...
July 6, 2012

Obama says Romney bowing to pressure from Limbaugh

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama is casting Mitt Romney as beholden to conservative activists such as Rush Limbaugh who are…
July 6, 2012

Obama: Economy has to grow 'even faster'

POLAND, Ohio (AP) - A sobering economic snapshot intensified the presidential campaign on Friday as President Barack Obama rolled through…
July 6, 2012

Romney blames Obama for sluggish June job growth

WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says the nation's ongoing sluggish job growth is unacceptable...
July 6, 2012

Why won't black unemployment go down?

theGRIO Q&A - For a closer look at the new jobs report, which showed the black unemployment rate up to…
July 6, 2012

Morgan Freeman: Obama is not America’s first black president

Morgan Freeman joined told NPR's Michel Martin Thursday and said Obama isn't America's first black president...
July 6, 2012

June jobs report: Unemployment rate stays at 8.2 percent, but increases for blacks

theGRIO REPORT - Overall unemployment remained at 8.2 percent in June, but the jobless rate for African Americans increased by…
July 5, 2012

Obama emphasizes his family background in Ohio

SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) - President Barack Obama was traveling solo during his first campaign bus tour, but his family wasn't…
July 5, 2012

Ann Romney: Obama campaign strategy was 'kill Romney'

theGRIO REPORT - Ann Romney launched into a defense of her husband in an interview with CBS News, saying the…
July 5, 2012

Melissa Harris-Perry blasts Dems who won't attend convention as 'short-sighted

VIDEO - MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry sharply criticized congressional Democrats who won't attend the party's convention in August, arguing it…
July 5, 2012

Obamas likely to skip Martha's Vineyard trip

The Obamas, who vacationed in August in Martha's Vineyard for the first three years of his term, are skipping the…
July 5, 2012

Obama thanks military at July 4th celebration

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is marking the Fourth of July by thanking service members and their families, who…
July 5, 2012

WSJ op-ed board rips Romney, says he is 'squandering' chance to win

theGRIO REPORT - The Wall Street Journal editorial board, an influential conservative outlet, blasted Mitt Romney on Wednesday night, writing…
July 4, 2012

Anti-Obamaism puts conservatives in an awkward position on patriotism

OPINION - Attacks on patriotism as an extension of a politician’s character and values is now a staple in presidential…
July 3, 2012

AME Church denies withdrawing support for Obama

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The African Methodist Episcopal Church is condemning a false online report that the denomination withdrew support…
July 3, 2012

Why Rick Scott and other GOP governors are likely to buckle on Medicaid

ANAYLSIS - Covering the uninsured is not just an ideological issue, splitting Democrats from Republicans.
July 3, 2012

The 8 million African-Americans Obama needs

theGRIO REPORT - African-Americans voted in historic numbers for President Obama in 2008. Black women voted in higher proportions than…
July 3, 2012

Allen West-isms: Tea Party favorite's most infamous remarks

SLIDESHOW - Allen West, a black Republican and favorite of the Tea Party, has made his share of provocative political…
July 3, 2012

Brad Paisley to join Obamas in saluting military

(AP) - Country star Brad Paisley will be joining the president and first lady in saluting the military on the…
July 3, 2012

Americans remain divided on views of President Obama and 'Obamacare'

theGRIO REPORT - Polls released since the Supreme Court's decision upholding President Obama's health care law show little has changed:…