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July 28, 2012
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., whose whereabouts haven't been disclosed since he quietly took a medical…
July 24, 2012
ANALYSIS - For the first time in a generation, a Democrat is running for president without facing sustained attacks on…
July 23, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - When Democrat Larry Kissell won a Charlotte-area U.S. House seat in 2008, he did so largely by…
July 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - House Republican Allen West of Florida, one of only two black Republicans in Congress, has turned his…
July 17, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Actress and activist Jada Pinkett Smith urged Congress on Tuesday to step up the fight against human…
July 16, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - When Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. disappeared last month for a mysterious medical leave, it took weeks for…
July 16, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Any realistic effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act — as opposed to last week's quixotic vote…
July 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Wednesday’s disclosure that Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is being treated for an undisclosed 'mood disorder' left numerous…
July 12, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s disclosure that he is suffering from a 'mood disorder' still leaves many…
July 11, 2012
More than a month after he took an unexplained leave of absence, it's still not clear what's ailing Illinois Representative…
July 11, 2012
SLIDESHOW - When the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted today to repeal the Affordable Care Act -- also known…
July 11, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pressing an election-year point, Republicans pushed yet another bill through the House on Wednesday to repeal the…
July 11, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic House leaders on Wednesday joined colleagues and constituents in urging Rep. Jesse Jackson of Illinois, who…
July 11, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) is now facing pressure from his own party to come forth about his…
July 10, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - The Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel has conceded almost two weeks after a closely contested…
July 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.'s (D-Ill) mysterious leave of absence from Congress has many on the Hill wondering…
July 6, 2012
VIDEO - The fate of U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel’s 21-term-career lies within a couple of cardboard boxes...
July 5, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is suffering from 'physical and emotional ailments' that require extended in-patient treatment,…
July 3, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - On the heels of being declared the winner in New York City's 13th Congressional District primary election…
July 1, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The robocalls question whether Clarke and his late mother, Thelma Hashim, are black. Ron Scott, a media…