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January 3, 2012

Obama applauds Iowa Democrats for their help

WASHINGTON (AP) - Inserting his voice into a big night for Republicans, President Barack Obama appealed to Iowa Democrats on…
January 1, 2012

Barack Obama's 10 biggest challenges in 2012

OPINION - Now that 2011 has faded to black, let's explore some of the major issues President Barack Obama will…
December 20, 2011

House won't condemn Nazi remarks by Allen West

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Tuesday defeated a resolution to criticize a Florida Republican who compared Democrats' political messaging…
December 20, 2011

Payroll tax impasse will likely result in smaller paychecks for Americans

theGRIO REPORT - An impasse between congressional Republicans, Democrats and President Obama over a year-end spending bill will almost certainly…
December 15, 2011

Revenge of the Clintonites: Black Democrats cling to their 'first black president'

OPINION - It seems not a month goes by without a politician or media figure from the Bill Clinton era…
December 14, 2011

NC governor vetoes death-row racial bias bill

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's governor on Wednesday halted a Republican effort to dismantle a law that gives death…
December 2, 2011

Republicans block payroll tax cut extension

OPINION -- On the eve of the release of new unemployment numbers, and amid expectations the jobless rate will remain…
December 1, 2011

Democrats launch website, pushback on voter ID laws

theGRIO REPORT - The Democratic National Committee went on offense Thursday, launching a major, public pushback against a raft of…
November 22, 2011

Has the South re-segregated politically?

OPINION - With their lockstep support for the Democratic Party in the South, African-Americans are seemingly returning to the old…
November 21, 2011

Obama signs bipartisan bill to help jobless vets

WASHINGTON (AP) - The legislation, which creates tax breaks for companies that hire jobless veterans, marks the first proposal from…
November 10, 2011

Senate approves jobs benefits for veterans

WASHINGTON (AP) - A united Senate emphatically approved legislation Thursday intended to help unemployed veterans and companies doing business with…
November 9, 2011

Elation in Ohio as anti-union bill is repealed

theGRIO REPORT - Last spring, 8,000 teachers, firefighters, police officers, and others unionized Ohio workers crowded into the state capital…
November 3, 2011

Democrats to state officials: Oppose voter ID laws

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats asked secretaries of state in all 50 states to oppose new voter identification laws because…
October 13, 2011

Obama shows fundraising power, Republicans spar

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign raised more than $70 million for his re-election and the Democratic party during…
October 12, 2011

Lawmakers, White House regroup on jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) - A day after Senate Republicans killed his $447 billion jobs bill, President Barack Obama said he isn't…
October 11, 2011

Senate Republicans defeat Obama's jobs bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans voted Tuesday night to kill the jobs package President Obama had spent weeks campaigning for…
October 6, 2011

The lie that won't die: Obama and the Black Panthers

OPINION - Bereft of any ideas, the bottom feeders of ultra-right wing media are once again beating the dead horse…
October 5, 2011

Senate Democrats rewrite Obama's jobs bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats are rewriting portions of President Barack Obama's jobs bill to include a new 5 percent…
October 3, 2011

Even Perry's opponents agree: He's not a racist

Rick Perry may be under fire for his old campground's racist name, but as even his toughest opponents admit, the…
September 30, 2011

Are black Obama backers and white liberals parting ways?

OPINION - It appears that the lack of proximity is a prominent feature in the disconnect between blacks and white…