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August 17, 2011

Rep. Waters to black voters: 'unleash us' on Obama

OPINION - Sparks flew during the Congressional Black Caucus "For the People Jobs Tour" town hall in Detroit, MI, when…
August 17, 2011

White House paints GOP field with Tea Party brush

WASHINGTON (AP) - If the strategy works, it could cause guilt-by-association problems even for non-tea-party Republicans like Mitt Romney...
August 17, 2011

Herman Cain: Impeaching Obama would be 'a great thing'

POLITICO - Asked on a conference call with bloggers this evening why Republicans can't just impeach Barack Obama, Herman Cain…
August 16, 2011

Trump praises Perry, keeps open a possible run

NEW YORK (AP) - Real estate mogul Donald Trump says he expects Texas Gov. Rick Perry will do 'very nicely'…
August 16, 2011

Adviser: Obama not obsessed with keeping job

WASHINGTON (AP) - He also suggested that some Republicans "do not want to see this economy get better" because they…
August 16, 2011

Why we need a 'New Deal' for black America

OPINION - What we need is inclusive, creative political action and an increased investment in new strategies to develop skills,…
August 16, 2011

President Obama promotes policies for rural US

DECORAH, Iowa (AP) - 'I make no apologies for being reasonable,' Obama declared.
August 15, 2011

Gallup Poll: Obama approval hits new low

Obama registered 39 percent approval in the daily Gallup tracking poll from Sunday, which is made up of interviews of…
August 15, 2011

Is religious bigotry the GOP primary 'X-Factor'?

OPINION - Christian conservatives are once again injecting distracting wedge issues into the debate...
August 15, 2011

Obama begins Midwest bus tour to hear from voters

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama sets off Monday on a bus tour that aims to produce give-and-take with Americans...
August 14, 2011

Why President Obama has more bite than bark

OPINION - Progressives would be wise to ignore their political soothsayers and recognize that everyone has a hustle...
August 12, 2011

Glenn Beck's twisted racial fantasies

OPINION - When in the history of this great republic has a man been able to set so many political…
August 12, 2011

Obama adviser questions Perry's economic successes

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's political team is taking an early swipe at Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who's set…
August 11, 2011

Beck warns of 'race riots' if Obama isn't re-elected

Beck has interviewed Bachmann many times, and has previously said he thinks she should run as Florida Rep. Allen West's…
August 11, 2011

African-Americans strongly support Obama re-election bid

NEWS ONE - According to a new BlackPlanet/NewsOne poll, 88 percent of African-Americans said President Barack Obama should be reelected…
August 11, 2011

Obama sees 'worst kind of partisanship' in DC

HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) - On his first official trip outside of Washington since being confined to the nation's capital for…
August 11, 2011

Tavis Smiley: 'The poor are rendered more and more invisible'

VIDEO - Smiley and Cornel West discuss their poverty tour, what they would like to see change in Washington, and…
August 11, 2011

Rep. Walsh: Obama 'Like a teenage boy who had a big party'

Congress' television ambitious Joe Walsh (R-IL) appeared on the air waves again Tuesday morning, slamming President Obama and the Democrats...
August 10, 2011

Steve Harvey: Cornel West, Tavis Smiley are 'Uncle Toms'

theGRIO REPORT - During his syndicated radio show, comedian Steve Harvey called out West and Smiley for their poverty bus…
August 10, 2011

Obama surges to lead against generic Republican

Beset by debt ceiling woes, President Obama has been trailing behind a hypothetical "generic Republican" in recent polls...