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November 21, 2011

Is Lansing the interracial love capital of America?

theGRIO REPORT - The city that may be the best example of this new racial identity is Lansing, which has…
November 21, 2011

20-year-old Obama black history commercial uncovered

theGRIO REPORT - Recently, a TBS commercial featuring Barack Obama has surfaced on the Internet from 1991...
November 21, 2011

Accused White House shooter to appear in DC court

WASHINGTON (AP) - Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez is scheduled to appear in federal court Monday at 1:45 p.m...
November 21, 2011

Obama signs bipartisan bill to help jobless vets

WASHINGTON (AP) - The legislation, which creates tax breaks for companies that hire jobless veterans, marks the first proposal from…
November 19, 2011

'Obama classic' fundraiser to feature NBA legends

theGRIO REPORT -The Obama campaign announced this week that it will field an all-star team of supporters for the 'Obama…
November 18, 2011

The Muppets are heading to the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ahead of Thanksgiving, the White House will host a special screening for military families of 'The Muppets'…
November 18, 2011

Obama sends note to Heavy D's daughter

MOUNT VERNON, New York (AP) - Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a message for his young daughter, which he said was…
November 18, 2011

Shooting suspect thought Obama was the 'devil'

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho man accused of firing an assault rifle at the White House believed he was…
November 18, 2011

Anti-intellectual crusade against Obama continues

OPINION - Perhaps Perry was too busy digging Texas into an even bigger ditch to notice at the time, but…
November 17, 2011

Romney campaign: Mass. governor helping Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - The top aide to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is using his…
November 17, 2011

Obama approval ticks up, bests all challengers nationally

TALKING POINTS MEMO - A new Pew poll confirms a trend that's been surfacing for a few weeks -- with…
November 17, 2011

Man charged with trying to assassinate Obama

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A man accused of firing two shots at the White House last week has been charged with…
November 17, 2011

Herman Cain courts Cuban Miami with 9-9-9 in Spanish

The former pizza company executive laid out his plan for reviving the American economy during the rally in the parking…
November 17, 2011

Black voters give Obama advantage in Virginia

With Obama's approval rating now in the low- to mid-40s, there's a school of thought that battleground states like Virginia…
November 17, 2011

Obama's uncle makes court appearance in Mass.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) - President Barack Obama's uncle plans to argue that Massachusetts police did not have the right to…
November 17, 2011

White House shooting suspect was 'obsessed' with Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - A man clad in black who was obsessed with President Obama pulled his car within view of…
November 17, 2011

Are Cain's 15 minutes of fame ending in a flameout?

OPINION - He's like the Kim Kardashian of the reality series known as the GOP primaries...
November 17, 2011

College Republican calls Obama assassination 'tempting'

Lauren Pierce, the president of the College Republicans at UT Austin, said on Twitter Wednesday that the idea of assassinating…
November 16, 2011

Service employees union to boost efforts for Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Service Employees International Union endorsed President Obama's re-election bid on Wednesday, saying it would deploy its…
November 16, 2011

Rick Perry calls Obama policies 'socialist' in new ad

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) is running a new 30-second ad that advocates voting President Obama out of office in…