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March 8, 2012

E-mails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House was immediately involved in the Agriculture Department's decision to ask USDA employee Shirley Sherrod…
March 8, 2012

Martin Sheen frustrated with progressives critical of Obama

Actor Martin Sheen is reportedly annoyed with his fellow progressives over their negative criticism of Obama's presidency...
March 8, 2012

Obama's former nanny overwhelmed by new celebrity

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Barack Obama's former nanny, Evie, is overwhelmed by her jolt from transgender slum-dweller to local celebrity.…
March 8, 2012

'The Road We've Traveled': Obama team previews campaign documentary

theGRIO REPORT-President Obama's reelection arm on Thursday released a trailer for a 17-minute documentary that praises the president's tenure in…
March 8, 2012

Harvey Weinstein reportedly rejected an Obama movie pitch

High-powered Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein once rejected a movie pitch from President Barack Obama via email...
March 8, 2012

Why Bill Maher is no Rush Limbaugh

OPINION - The comparison of Rush Limbaugh and Bill Maher is a false equivalency which is a patented tactic of…
March 8, 2012

Harvard video used to attack Obama provides no racial 'smoking gun'

OPINION - The shocking videotape unearthed by the late, right wing gadfly Andrew Breitbart, that was supposed to finally prove…
March 7, 2012

New Mexico town elects mayor who called Obama 'manifestation of evil'

CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) - A former New Mexico mayor who called President Barack Obama 'the carnal manifestation of evil' and…
March 7, 2012

Obama: Time has come to wind down Afghan war

WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid fresh concerns over the safety of American forces, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the accidental…
March 7, 2012

Democrats seek hearing into judge's racist Obama email

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Two top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee called for a hearing Tuesday to examine a…
March 7, 2012

Obama pushes for diversity at Harvard in unearthed early-90s video

VIDEO - The website BuzzFeed has obtained a video that shows Barack Obama as a student at Harvard Law School…
March 7, 2012

Bears coach Lovie Smith backs Obama for re-election

Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith is reaching out to the African-American community as part of an effort to re-elect…
March 7, 2012

Romney can't run away from his past Obama-like positions

OPINION - If he winds up as the nominee, it'll be hard enough for Romney to take on Obama with…
March 7, 2012

Super Tuesday: Romney remains unable to shake Santorum

theGRIO REPORT - Romney, the favorite in the GOP nomination race, won six of the ten states that held contests…
March 6, 2012

Former VA governor Doug Wilder predicts close race in November, touts Rubio

theGrio Q&A - Doug Wilder has been critical of President Barack Obama, and believes the Republican Party is not without…
March 6, 2012

Sharpton march part of broader push against new voting laws

theGRIO REPORT - The five-day march from Selma to Montgomery, which retraces the steps Martin Luther King. Jr and others…
March 6, 2012

Rush Limbaugh's 10 most offensive comments

SLIDESHOW - Rush Limbaugh is known for pushing the envelope on offensive rhetoric. Calling Sandra Fluke a 'slut' and a…
March 6, 2012

Obama, Bush impressionist Steve Bridges found dead in LA home

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Impressionist Steve Bridges, who used prosthetics and wigs to turn into presidents and laughs to make…
March 6, 2012

Obama invokes Sasha and Malia in defending Sandra Fluke

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama strongly defended Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke at a press conference on Tuesday, saying he…
March 6, 2012

Rep. Donald Payne dead: Remembering the late NJ Congressman

theGRIO REPORT - Political leaders are reacting to the death of Donald Payne, the first African-American to serve in the…

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