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April 10, 2012

Rev. Jeremiah Wright: 'Fighting for peace is like raping for virginity' (VIDEO)

VIDEO - Nearly four years after disappearing from the public eye, the controversial Reverend Jeremiah Wright is making waves on…
April 10, 2012

Teen pregnancy rates now lower than ever recorded before

A new study from the National Center for Health Statistics shows that rates of teen pregnancy are down the lowest…
April 10, 2012

Obama aside, blacks struggle to win major offices

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama's historic election shattered a racial glass ceiling for the nation's highest office, but African-Americans…
April 10, 2012

Team Obama opposes anti-gay marriage initiative in Minnesota

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign announced Monday it would oppose an anti-gay marriage initiative in Minnesota, further illustrating a…
April 9, 2012

Joe Arpaio bashes GOP candidates for not being birthers

Arizona's Joe Arpaio, an infamous opponent of immigration rights and proponent of birthersim, chastised the current crop of GOP candidates…
April 9, 2012

How Chief Justice Roberts could uphold 'Obamacare'

Experts reviewing a recent opinion by Roberts said the language suggest caveats to the Court's decisions, including the recent one…
April 9, 2012

Obama hosts 2012 Easter egg roll at the White House (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW - President Obama and his wife Michelle have kicked off a sun-splashed Easter Egg Roll at the White House,…
April 7, 2012

Sen. Chuck Grassley calls President Obama 'stupid' on Twitter

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa took criticism of President Obama's recent Supreme Court remarks to a new extreme recently,…
April 6, 2012

Military recommends dismissal for Marine who mocked Obama

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - A military board has recommended dismissal for a Marine sergeant who criticized President Barack Obama…
April 6, 2012

Allen West says that tax on tanning is 'racist'

Rep. Allen West recently expressed his opposition to a 10 percent tax at tanning salons, which the Obama administration supports...
April 6, 2012

March 2012 jobs report illustrates continuing unemployment challenge

OPINION - The most recent employment figures should indicate that the level of urgency to address the unemployment crisis should…
April 6, 2012

Consider the Supreme Court when casting your vote

OPINION - If a Republican wins the White House in 2012 the most significant impact he will have for an…
April 6, 2012

March jobs report shows mixed picture for Obama, African-Americans

theGRIO REPORT - The unemployment rate dipped to 8.2 percent, and African-American unemployment dropped to 14.0 percent in March, according…
April 5, 2012

Man reportedly shot 28 times gets 40 year sentence

Howard Morgan will spend a considerable amount of time in prison for his role in a police shooting during a…
April 5, 2012

Allen West partially supports Obama's health care law

Despite being of the president's fiercest opponents, Florida Republican Allen West supports parts of Barack Obama's health care law...
April 5, 2012

Detroit passes consent agreement, avoids emergency manager

theGRIO REPORT - After weeks of legal wrangling, contentious meetings, and delays, the Detroit City Council narrowly passed a consent…
April 5, 2012

Eric Holder forced to put administration's respect for courts in writing

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a letter written at the request of a federal appellate judge, Attorney General Eric Holder on…
April 5, 2012

Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta

WASHINGTON (AP) - A White House spokesman says President Barack Obama believes women should be admitted as members to the…
April 4, 2012

Author Jerome Corsi continues 'birther' crusade

One of the biggest proponents of 'birtherism', the concept that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States,…
April 4, 2012

Twitpic of President Obama with 'Star Trek' actress Nichelle Nichols goes viral

theGRIO REPORT - A fun Twitpic of President Obama posing with Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols in the Oval Office…