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April 25, 2012

Gingrich to end presidential campaign next week

WASHINGTON (AP) - Newt Gingrich began taking steps Wednesday to shut down his debt-laden presidential bid, setting the stage to…
April 25, 2012

RNC reaches out to black voters: Is it too little too late?

OPINION - The problem the GOP faces is not making their policies appealing to black people, but getting their members…
April 25, 2012

Once Obama's, younger voters in play this election

WASHINGTON (AP) - Younger voters burdened by a bleak employment picture, high gas prices and student loan debt are being…
April 25, 2012

Supreme Court hearing on Arizona immigration law could reshape racial profiling debate

theGRIO REPORT - The Court's decision on the law, which will be debated in oral arguments on Wednesday, could play…
April 25, 2012

Will gay marriage cost Obama black votes in North Carolina?

OPINION - When it comes to blacks and gays, the GOP strategy is to divide and conquer...
April 24, 2012

'Gimme My Money': New song by 12-year-old Jadagrace takes on Obama, stimulus (VIDEO)

VIDEO - 'Gimme My Money,' is an upbeat pop song with political undertones about the 2009 stimulus legislation. Promotion for…
April 24, 2012

Obama 'slow jams the news' on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Add this to the list of ways the President of the United States woos young…
April 24, 2012

Obama: Secret Service case 'a little distracting'

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - President Barack Obama said the Secret Service prostitution scandal was "a little distracting" but that…
April 24, 2012

Atlanta bar owner posts signs calling President Obama the n-word

theGRIO REPORT - A metro Atlanta business owner has posted a controversial sign outside his bar and restaurant that uses…
April 24, 2012

Why Obama's push on student loans is critical for black college students

theGRIO REPORT - An estimated 1.5 million black students could see their student loans increase unless Congress and President Obama…
April 24, 2012

Jon Lovitz calls Obama a 'f**king a**hole'

Comedian Jon Lovitz who is best known for his time as a castmember of 'Saturday Night Live' is now making…
April 24, 2012

Pew study: Obama received more negative media coverage than Republican candidates

theGRIO REPORT - The only presidential candidate who did not have a week in 2012 with more positive than negative…
April 23, 2012

Obama strikes Heisman pose at Air Force Academy ceremony

After which, players said they'd trade him the game ball and jersey, if he strike the iconic Heisman pose...
April 23, 2012

Obama at Holocaust Memorial Museum: 'Seeds of hate' must not take root

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says atrocities against peoples across the globe begin with daily ignorance and intolerance and…
April 23, 2012

Obama strong in swing states as economy improves

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama -- with the help of a slowly improving U.S. economy -- is gaining ground…
April 20, 2012

Obama enjoys 10 to 1 fundraising advantage over Romney

President Barack Obama enters his general election face-off with Republican Mitt Romney with a tremendous fundraising advantage...
April 20, 2012

President Obama to appear on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'

WASHINGTON (AP) - While in North Carolina, Obama will also make his first appearance on NBC's 'Late Night with Jimmy…
April 20, 2012

Sarah Palin makes 'dog meat' joke about Obama secret service scandal

Sarah Palin has responded to reports that one of the men involved in Obama's secret service scandal had been in…
April 20, 2012

Why Obama is winning in new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll

theGRIO REPORT - Most of a series of newly-released polls, including an NBC News-Wall Street Journal survey on Thursday, show…
April 20, 2012

Secret Service should do better by the 1st black president

OPINION - Many in the black community have long held the safety of the president and his family at a…