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September 20, 2012

Ethics panel to hold hearing in Maxine Waters case

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee will hold a hearing Friday in the case of Rep. Maxine Waters, a…
September 19, 2012

Obama's biggest hurdle: Will his base turn out?

ANALYSIS - Obama is more reliant than Romney on blocs of voters who are not as consistent in turning out,…
September 18, 2012

Beyoncé, Jay-Z to raise money for Obama tonight

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is getting a boost from pop stars Beyonce and Jay-Z...
September 11, 2012

Shirley Chisholm didn’t get her due at the DNC

OPINION - It is not at all a stretch to say that President Obama owes a debt to Shirley Chisholm’s…
September 11, 2012

Can likeability win the election for Obama?

OPINION - When it comes to elections, does being likable make you winnable? President Obama will have the opportunity to…
September 10, 2012

Obama fundraising edges out Romney in August

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and Democrats pulled slightly ahead of Mitt Romney and Republicans in monthly fundraising in…
September 7, 2012

Election 2012 X-factor: Enthusiasm will make or break Obama’s presidency

OPINION - Will the pro-Obama passion overwhelm the force of anti-Obama sentiments? The push and pull of the heart strings…
September 7, 2012

DNC Day 3: Obama doesn’t disappoint in framing ‘choice’ election

theGRIO REPORT - The message Thursday night continued the theme of a choice election based on the foundation of hope...
September 7, 2012

Where’d the time go? Obama girls now young women

NEW YORK (AP) - Who were those willowy young women with Barack and Michelle Obama — and where'd they hide…
September 6, 2012

Obama on shoulders of men like Charlotte's Harvey Gantt

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - For all of his firsts — first black student admitted to an all-white South Carolina college,…
September 6, 2012

Obama eager to sketch path forward for nation at DNC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - President Barack Obama pronounced himself eager to go before the Democratic National Convention and the nation…
September 6, 2012

DNC Day 2: Fluke, Warren and Clinton make compelling case for Obama

theGRIO REPORT - If night one of the Democratic National Convention was about the power of women, night two was…
September 6, 2012

Biden to make Obama's case to working class

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - It's time for Joe Biden to show why President Barack Obama is keeping him as his…
September 6, 2012

Black Caucus chair Emanuel Cleaver says discord is hurting country

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus says the divisiveness on Capitol Hill has weakened the…
September 5, 2012

Clinton, Obama set aside rivalry for election

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - When Bill Clinton takes the convention stage in prime time Wednesday to praise President Barack Obama,…
September 5, 2012

DNC: What we learned about the party's strategy from the first day

theGRIO REPORT - Here's what we learned from the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte...
September 5, 2012

Cory Booker and other Democrats creating 2016 White House buzz

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - If Cory Booker decides to run for president one day, he already has a personal connection…
September 4, 2012

Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick takes aim at Romney record

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The current governor of Massachusetts has little good to say about his predecessor in that office,…
September 4, 2012

DNC: Can a more diverse electorate lift Obama in North Carolina?

theGRIO REPORT - One factor that could help the president repeat in North Carolina, where four years ago he was…
September 4, 2012

First lady's focus is drawing contrast with Romney

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Michelle Obama rarely mentions Mitt Romney by name. But everything she says during this presidential campaign…