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June 12, 2012

Man arrested protesting hemp laws outside White House

theGRIO REPORT - David Bronner, CEO of Dr Bronner's Magic Soaps boycotted the nation's long standing policy to ban the…
June 12, 2012

'Loving v. Virginia' 45 years later: gay marriage is the new 'miscegenation'

OPINION - While interracial marriage pushed the marital envelope half a century ago, same sex marriage is doing the same…
June 12, 2012

Elizabeth Warren emerges as Obama-like hero on the Left

OPINION - If her reception at last week’s Netroots Nation is any indication, Warren, who is now running for the…
June 12, 2012

What will Obama do if he wins a second term?

theGRIO REPORT - Immigration reform, another attempt at a long-term deficit agreement and a push to prevent more countries from…
June 12, 2012

Feds and Florida headed to court over voter purge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A legal standoff has developed between Florida and the Obama administration over a contentious voter purge…
June 11, 2012

Somali militants offer 10 camels for information on Barack Obama

Al-Shabaab, the Somalian militant group accused of many kidnappings as well as the destabilization of the government within the horn…
June 11, 2012

Supreme Court refuses to hear 'birther' argument again

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal challenging President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship and his…
June 11, 2012

Obama campaign releases first black radio ad

theGRIO REPORT - The Barack Obama re-election campaign is up with its first radio ad targeting the urban/black media market...
June 11, 2012

Amber Lee Ettinger (a.k.a. 'Obama Girl') declines to endorse the president

Amber Lee Ettinger, the Internet star who the media dubbed "Obama Girl" during the 2008 campaign, has said she is…
June 11, 2012

Rickles: comparing President Obama to a janitor 'not racist'

theGRIO REPORT - Don Rickles isn't backing down from a joke comparing President Barack Obama to a janitor...
June 11, 2012

UnitedHealth plans to keep elements of Obama's health care reform

(AP) - Insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. sees some parts of the health care overhaul as sound medicine and plans to…
June 11, 2012

Quran-burning pastor hangs Obama effigy outside church

An effigy of President Barack Obama hangs from gallows on the lawn outside of the Dove World Outreach Center in…
June 11, 2012

Democrats look to woo Hispanic voters

WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the nation's largest unions and a Democratic super PAC supporting President Barack Obama launched a…
June 11, 2012

Holder appoints 2 US attorneys to lead leaks probe

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. attorneys are taking over separate FBI investigations into leaks of national security information that critics…
June 9, 2012

Don Rickles bombs with racially insensitive Barack Obama joke

Legendary insult comic Don Rickles has had a long history of using irreverent racial humor in his routines...
June 8, 2012

President Barack Obama covers July issue of Essence

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama will appear on the cover of the July issue of Essence magazine, according to…
June 8, 2012

Obama: Congress, Europe must stem economic crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama urged European leaders on Friday to prevent a looming overseas debt crisis from dragging…
June 8, 2012

Bill Clinton tries to help Obama, but occasionally stumbles

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans who tried to strip Bill Clinton of his presidency have eagerly embraced the Democrat, taking his…
June 8, 2012

Obama looks to blunt Romney momentum

ANALYSIS - If we learned two things this week, it’s 1) that Team Obama was put on the defensive, and…
June 8, 2012

14-year-old talk show host: ‘President Obama is making kids gay’

VIDEO - Caiden Cowger a 14 year old radio talk show host who hosts a popular talk show from his…