Election 2012

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October 15, 2012

Jay-Z in 2012 campaign video: Obama restored faith in 'power of our vote'

VIDEO - First pop star Beyoncé cut an ad on behalf of the Obama campaign, now her rap icon husband…
October 15, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama votes absentee for president: 'I couldn't wait for Election Day'

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first lady says on Twitter that she dropped her absentee ballot in the mail Monday, telling…
October 15, 2012

Will Ohio propel President Obama to victory?

ANALYSIS - In Ohio, three surveys over the last week (CNN, NBC/WSJ/Marist and PPP) have shown Obama maintaining a small,…
October 15, 2012

Morgan Freeman narrates ad for Obama

VIDEO - Oscar winner Morgan Freeman has one of the most endearing and recognizable voices in Hollywood history, so it…
October 15, 2012

Tommy Thompson's son: 'We have the opportunity' to send Obama back to Kenya

theGRIO REPORT - Jason Thompson, the son of Republican Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson, made an off-color remark at…
October 13, 2012

Do black people support Obama because he's black?

(AP) - Surviving slavery, segregation and discrimination has forged a special pride in African-Americans. Now some are saying this hard-earned…
October 12, 2012

Obama to appear on 'The Daily Show' on Thursday

NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama will appear on 'The Daily Show' on Thursday...
October 12, 2012

Is Joe Biden 'the first black vice president'?

OPINION - If you’ve ever wondered how the Irish can become black; then you needn’t look any further than the…
October 12, 2012

Whoopi Goldberg defends Stacey Dash's right to endorse Romney

theGRIO REPORT - Actress Stacey Dash, who caused a firestorm recently by tweeting her support for Mitt Romney via Twitter,…
October 11, 2012

Biden brings the fire at vice presidential debate

theGRIO REPORT - Joe Biden seemed to watch everything President Obama did last week in his debate and do the…
October 11, 2012

VP debate: Biden, Ryan at each other on everything

DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Paul Ryan pull up a couple of chairs for a vice…
October 11, 2012

The ups and downs of Obama's wing man, Joe Biden

SLIDESHOW - On the night of what might be his most important debate so far, we recount the ups and…
October 11, 2012

Black GOP opportunism: Why Stacey Dash's Romney endorsement struck a chord

OPINION - No, we’re accustomed to black Republicans. Even still, something reeks of opportunism...
October 11, 2012

Rapper Shyne slams Obama, endorses Romney

theGRIO REPORT - Although he’s been deported, the former bad boy and jewish rapper Shyne, has given his opinion on…
October 11, 2012

Romney: People without health insurance don't 'die in their apartments'

theGRIO REPORT - People without health insurance don't lack access to care, and aren't at risk of 'dying in their…
October 11, 2012

Has Obama already won the election?

CHICAGO - Barack Obama may have already won the presidential election. An NBC/WSJ/Marist poll out Thursday found that nearly 1…
October 11, 2012

Can Biden help Obama regain momentum at VP debate?

theGRIO REPORT - With President Obama’s post-convention surge erased with a resurgent and reinvented Romney, Ryan will have much less…
October 11, 2012

At polls, fears of voter suppression, intimidation

  MIAMI (AP) — Kimberly Kelley of Tampa has provided Florida elections officials with thousands of names of people she
October 11, 2012

Obama on VP debate: 'Joe just needs to be Joe'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has offered his take on the debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman…
October 10, 2012

Michelle Obama stands by her man after debate backlash: 'They intimidate the hell out of you'

Although most of the pundit class has resoundingly panned President Barack Obama's performance in his first televised debate opposite Mitt…