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April 16, 2012

Obama raises $53M for campaign, Democrats in March

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama raised a combined $53 million for his campaign, the Democratic Party and other campaign…
April 12, 2012

New GOP-drawn districts hard on Southern Democrats

LAURINBURG, N.C. (AP) - While Democrats fared well under California's and New York's redistricting plans, the new congressional district maps…
April 12, 2012

Allen West gets slammed for calling House Dems 'Communists'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Allen West said he believes 75-plus House Democrats are members of the Communist Party, a…
April 11, 2012

Allen West says 80 House Democrats are Communists

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Allen West said at a Florida town hall on Tuesday that he'd 'heard' 80 of the…
March 12, 2012

Jesse Jackson Jr. faces tough challenge in Democratic primary

theGRIO REPORT - A series of controversies have left Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in an intense battle to to win…
March 7, 2012

Democrats seek hearing into judge's racist Obama email

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Two top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee called for a hearing Tuesday to examine a…
March 5, 2012

NBA and NFL largely represent opposite ends of political spectrum

theGRIO REPORT - While individual current and former players are open supporters Democrats, such as Julius Peppers, Dhani Jones, Brett…
February 22, 2012

Poll: Obama benefitting from improving economy

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is reaping political benefits from the country's brighter economic mood...
February 20, 2012

How Obama made his historic presidency seem normal

theGRIO REPORT - It turns out, that in many ways, having a black president is very similar to having a…
February 19, 2012

Obama finally scores coveted win on payroll tax

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama's coveted renewal of the payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions…
February 16, 2012

Rep. Allen West: Democratic handouts an 'insidious form of slavery'

OPINION - In a speech on the House floor today, Florida Rep. Allen West marked Black History Month by proving,…
February 15, 2012

Maxine Waters: John Boehner and Eric Cantor are 'demons'

Fiery Congresswoman Maxine Waters called the GOP leadership of the House of Representatives 'demons' in an address to California Democrats…
February 14, 2012

Are Democrats too eager to abandon President Obama?

theGRIO REPORT - The quick, public retreat from Democrats emboldened Republicans to increase their volume in attacking the president. And…
February 6, 2012

Hoekstra's broken English ad draws more criticism

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A coalition of black ministers in Detroit called Monday for U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra to…
February 3, 2012

Democrats sing their version of 'Lets Stay Together' for Obama

Twenty five members of the Democratic caucus came together this week to sing 'Lets Stay Together' for President Obama...
February 1, 2012

Charlie Rangel opponent recruited by major Democratic donors

Clyde Williams, a former advisor for President Bill Clinton, is apparently being drafted to take on the fallen former Ways…
January 30, 2012

TheGrio's 100: Patrick Gaspard, executive director of the Democratic National Committee

theGRIO's 100 -- Patrick Gaspard played a major role in helping President Barack Obama get elected to the White House…
January 25, 2012

Senate Democrats promise to push Obama tax agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate promised Wednesday to press ahead this year with legislation…
January 24, 2012

Obama draws battle line in State of the Union speech

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama, facing a tough fight for re-election, was using one of America's grandest political events,…
January 9, 2012

'Yes We Can' speech 4 years later: Can Obama inspire Democrats like he did in 2008?

theGRIO REPORT - Four years and one day ago, Barack Obama was dealt a surprising blow to a presidential campaign…