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October 20, 2010

Make no mistake: Barack Obama is on the midterm ballot

OPINION - Those who say more should have been done or could have been done ignore the limits placed on…
October 15, 2010

Michelle Obama votes early in hometown of Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) - Obama voted in Illinois' election at the Martin Luther King Community Center on Thursday. As she left,…
October 15, 2010

Meek campaign meltdown continues as Dems flock to Crist

theGRIO REPORT - RFK Jr. didn't just endorse Crist, or call Rubio a "crackpot" -- he told the crowd of…
October 14, 2010

First lady brings high ratings to last minute campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mrs. Obama's approval rating puts her more than 20 points beyond that of her husband, President Barack…
October 14, 2010

Black voters may sway 20 House races in Nov. vote

BOWIE, Md. (AP) - Polls indicate many minority voters are discouraged and won't turn out Nov. 2 as they did…
September 15, 2010

House Dems deeply divided over Obama tax plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the case that Obama's plan was "good policy and good politics," her…
September 15, 2010

What Obama can learn from Fenty's fall

OPINION - Fenty lost the support of African-Americans in DC not because of the de-racialized nature of his politics but…
September 15, 2010

Rangel wins primary, despite ethics charges

NEW YORK (AP) - Rangel beat back five challengers including Adam Clayton Powell IV, a state assemblyman and son of…
September 14, 2010

Primary showdowns: GOP establishment vs Tea Party

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Mayor Adrian Fenty drew a strong challenger for the nomination, and spent several weeks apologizing to…
September 14, 2010

Small business $30 billion credit clears Senate hurdle

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats cracked a GOP filibuster of the bill with the help of two Republicans: Sens. George Voinovich…
September 14, 2010

Five reasons why Obama should raise taxes on the rich

OPINON - President Obama must dig in hard on this one. The breaks must go, and the reasons why aren't…
September 13, 2010

Republicans, Democrats clash on Obama tax plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - A spokesman for Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said that every Senate Republican has pledged to oppose…
September 10, 2010

Obama takes GOP to task on economy, taxes

WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing devastating poll numbers and prospects of big losses, Democrats are in danger of losing control of…
September 9, 2010

Obama concedes poor economy threatens Dems

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama rolled out a trio of new plans this week to help spur job growth and invigorate…
September 8, 2010

Obama to Congress: Axe Bush tax cuts for the rich

VIDEO - President Obama said, "We're talking investments in tomorrow that are creating hundreds of thousands of private sector jobs…
September 8, 2010

Why conservatives want to rewrite civil rights history

OPINION - They have an image problem regarding race that will preclude them picking up moderate white voters who fled…
September 1, 2010

Nation's economic woes jeopardize Dems' prospects

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Democrats are relying on a financial advantage, a robust get-out-the-vote operation and, mostly, the ghost of…
August 30, 2010

Alvin Greene mocks White House staff as 'Harvard rich kids'

"Do any of these fat cats know what it's like to be unemployed? To not know how you will feed…
August 27, 2010

Rangel affirms support for Obama at NY debate

NEW YORK (AP) - "I cannot think of a more exciting president this country's had, certainly since I've been in…
August 25, 2010

In US Senate race, Florida's 'first black governor' faces history

theGRIO REPORT - In the end, the question for black voters may be less about race or history, and more…