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September 3, 2012

Obama says Romney has vision from last century

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Barack Obama on Monday laid out the theme his party will hammer home at the Democratic…
September 1, 2012

Obama embarking on march to Democratic party convention

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - President Barack Obama embarked on a four-day march through battleground states and the storm-battered Gulf Coast…
August 31, 2012

Campaigns cast Obama, Romney as 'the other'

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Republicans cast President Barack Obama as an executive who takes his cues from Europe, poses a…
August 31, 2012

Judge restores 3 early voting days in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A federal judge in Ohio on Friday granted a request from President Barack Obama's campaign to…
August 30, 2012

Black Republicans reveal party's appeal at the RNC (VIDEO)

theGRIO VIDEO - NBC News' Mara Schiavocampo reports from the Republican National Convention in Tampa about the values and vision…
August 28, 2012

Ex-Obama backer Artur Davis to deliver Tuesday night speech at RNC

theGRIO REPORT - In 2008, then-congressman Artur Davis of Alabama gave an effusive speech to second Barack Obama’s nomination as…
August 28, 2012

Interview: Joan Walsh on her new book, 'What's the matter with white people'

Author and Salon.com editor at large Joan Walsh recently sat down with theGrio's Joy Reid to discuss her new book,…
August 27, 2012

Is Cory Booker ready to step into New Jersey's statehouse?

theGRIO REPORT - No one following the career of Cory Booker believes his political aspirations ended when he was elected…
August 25, 2012

Obama: Romney has taken 'extreme positions'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Mitt Romney has locked himself into 'extreme positions' on economic and social issues…
August 21, 2012

Why Todd Akin's Senate race is so important

ANALYSIS - The controversy involving the Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Missouri, Rep. Todd Akin, is so critical not just…
August 17, 2012

Ohio mandates the same early voting hours statewide in bid to avoid controversy

theGRIO REPORT - Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has decided to standardize early voting hours statewide, limiting them in…
August 15, 2012

How early voting changes in Ohio will hurt Democratic, black voters

theGRIO REPORT - Civil rights groups, voting rights advocates, clergy and the state NAACP are among those protesting the restriction…
August 15, 2012

Why the presidential campaign is getting more feisty

FIRST READ - So much for that debate about big ideas and sharp contrasts. Just days after Mitt Romney picked…
August 14, 2012

How Obama is defending affirmative action

theGRIO REPORT - Obama and his administration have taken a strong stand in favor of race-based affirmative action this week,…
August 13, 2012

Is the MTV Video Awards stealing stars from the DNC?

theGRIO REPORT - Obama will accept his party’s nomination on September 6 in North Carolina, and accordingly will be forced…
August 13, 2012

Charlotte welcomes Democrats and national coverage

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Much was made about Charlotte emerging on the big stage when Democrats awarded their 2012 national…
August 7, 2012

Nancy Pelosi says it would be 'sweet' to see Allen West defeated

theGRIO REPORT - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi D (CA) is ready to say goodbye to Congressman Allen West (R-FL)…
August 6, 2012

Dick Cheney on Barack Obama: 'One of our weakest presidents'

theGRIO REPORT - In an interview with ABC News, former Vice President Dick Cheney calls President Barack Obama 'one of…
August 6, 2012

Obama, DNC raise $75 million in July

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee raised $75 million in July for the president's re-election…
July 31, 2012

Poll: 65 percent of Democrats support gay marriage

NEW YORK (AP) - A new poll shows that the partisan gap over same-sex marriage in the U.S. continues to…