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May 29, 2012

Team Obama attacks Romney over Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is releasing a television advertisement accusing Mitt Romney of failing to stand…
May 29, 2012

Toni Morrison to receive Medal of Freedom from Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will honor a diverse cross-section of political and cultural…
May 29, 2012

Michelle Obama releases book on White House garden

WASHINGTON (AP) - From the beginning, Michelle Obama's kitchen garden has been an overachiever, churning out more peppers, parsley and…
May 28, 2012

Rep. Charlie Rangel on black America's truest heroes

OPINION - As we memorialize and pay tribute to all of our fallen heroes on this year’s Memorial Day, it…
May 26, 2012

Obama honors veterans during Memorial Day weekend

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is paying tribute to veterans during Memorial Day weekend, honoring those willing to sacrifice…
May 25, 2012

'Bunga bunga' girl claims she dressed like Obama for Berlusconi

In yet another bizarre twist in former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's ongoing underage sex trial, a young woman who…
May 25, 2012

50 Cent endorses marriage equality

50 Cent joins the list of rappers that publicly endorse marriage equality...
May 25, 2012

Michelle Obama: 'We have a ritual where he tucks me in,' first lady says of president

TheGRIO REPORT - First lady Michelle Obama is making headlines again this week, this time for sharing secrets about her…
May 25, 2012

Obama pot-smoking details revealed in David Maraniss book

Biographer David Maraniss reveals personal details of the president's life in an excerpt published in ​Vanity Fair​ ​from his upcoming…
May 25, 2012

Obama still struggles among white, lower-income voters

Obama's team must either figure out how to appeal to these voters or win the election without them, with Obama…
May 25, 2012

Rapper Kendrick Lamar supports President Obama on gay marriage

Lamar admits that he supports gay marriage and anything else people choose to do with their own lives...
May 25, 2012

Michelle Obama's dream job: Being Beyoncé

WASHINGTON (AP) - Who would Michelle Obama be if she could be anyone? Beyonce...
May 25, 2012

Romney hires veteran black strategist for 2012 campaign

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has hired longtime Republican operative and conservative pundit Tara Wall as a senior…
May 25, 2012

Is there an Obama effect on gay marriage?

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama's embrace of gay marriage earlier this month may be causing a huge shift on African-Americans…
May 24, 2012

Homophobia and HIV linked in black men

theGRIO REPORT - Homophobia could be causing black men who have sex with men (MSM) to engage in more risky…
May 24, 2012

Famous photo of President Obama and 5-year-old remains in White House 3 years later

The photo of President Obama and 5-year-old, Jacob Philadelphia remains on the wall in the West Wing of the White…
May 24, 2012

Obama playing little role in Wisconsin recall

Ever since the recall wars erupted in this battleground state, the Obama campaign has been faced with a dilemma: how…
May 24, 2012

Obama ahead of Romney in key states

President Obama leads in newly released polls in Florida, Ohio and Virginia. Here's a closer look, from NBC's First Read...
May 24, 2012

Obama campaign launches 'Dashboard,' a new social network platform

theGRIO REPORT = The Obama campaign has launched a new social media platform that will allow volunteers to organize campaign…
May 24, 2012

Obama team trumpets new polling on gay marriage

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is beginning to express some confidence that the president's historic, yet politically…