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April 19, 2012

Secret Service tries to squash furor over prostitution scandal

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Secret Service is moving quickly to quell a prostitution scandal that has given President Barack Obama's…
April 19, 2012

Obama campaign looks to add diversity to its staff

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign is looking to add more African-Americans and other members of minority groups to its…
April 18, 2012

Slideshow: TheGrio's top black 'Influential People' from 'Time 100'

SLIDESHOW - Among those entertainers, leaders, educators, and icons that made the list this year, several were prominent black figures…
April 18, 2012

Ted Nugent: I'm 'a black Jew at a Nazi-Klan rally'

Ted Nugent, who the Secret Service is currently looking into as part of a follow-up for previous statements on President…
April 18, 2012

New polls show Obama, Romney in a very tight race

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney are locked in a very tight race, according to…
April 18, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama receives 71 percent favorable rating in new CNN poll

theGRIO REPORT - First lady Michelle Obama has received a glowing 71 percent approval rating from respondents to a new…
April 18, 2012

Obama called Warren Buffett to wish him well

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama has called Nebraska billionaire investor Warren Buffett, a day after…
April 18, 2012

Food stamps, federal pensions face GOP cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) - The cuts are mostly familiar, though a plan to cut food stamps goes well beyond a bipartisan…
April 18, 2012

Secret Service prostitution scandal continues to shake DC

WASHINGTON (AP) - A prostitution scandal involving the Secret Service has grown in scope, with the disclosure that U.S. agents…
April 18, 2012

Mitt Romney defenders: Barack Obama ate dog meat

Jim Treacher, a conservative writer for The Daily Caller, is defending Mitt Romney against online attacks after news leaked of…
April 18, 2012

Richard Land, Southern Baptist leader, apologizes for Martin comments

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Southern Baptist leader apologized this week for any hurt caused by explosive remarks accusing President…
April 17, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama calls Trayvon Martin death a 'tragedy'

WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama says her 'heart goes out to the parents' of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin...
April 17, 2012

Ted Nugent wants to 'chop heads off' for Romney

Nugent told the crowd at the gun convention that the current administration was 'un-American' and if Obama won re-election, he…
April 17, 2012

Maxwell announces 1st full album tour, six arena dates

theGRIO REPORT - Platinum-selling soul singer Maxwell will kick off his first shows since 2010, touring LA, Atlanta, and Newark…
April 17, 2012

Secret Service officials accused of bragging about working with Obama at a brothel

The group partied at a brothel called the 'Pley Club,' where they bragged about working for President Obama and enlisted…
April 17, 2012

GOP derails Senate 'Buffett Rule' taxes on wealthy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic 'Buffett Rule' bill Monday forcing the nation's top earners to pay at…
April 16, 2012

A conservative Columbia law professor defends constitutionality of Affordable Care Act

Accordingly, troubled members of the Court should be applauded for their efforts to search for the limits to any principle…
April 16, 2012

Allen West: American 'republic will collapse' under Obama

In an interview with Conservative New Media, Rep. Allen West said that Obama and Democrats aren't really addressing the debt…
April 16, 2012

Will Trayvon Martin make Obama take a tougher stand on gun control?

OPINION - Perhaps the Trayvon Martin tragedy, and the president's acknowledgement that the slain teen could well have been his…
April 16, 2012

The Obama Coalition: How the 'Buffett Rule' could help the president in November

theGRIO REPORT - The 'Buffett Rule' is almost certain not to pass when the Senate votes on it Monday, as…