Election 2012

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September 4, 2012

Chuck Norris predicts '1,000 years of darkness' if Obama is re-elected

Aging action star Chuck Norris has made no secret about his conservative politics. In a recent YouTube video, Norris issues…
September 4, 2012

Did Nicki Minaj endorse Romney in new freestyle?

theGRIO REPORT - On 'Mercy', Minaj raps 'I'm a Republican voting for Mitt Romney, you lazy bitches is f**king up…
September 4, 2012

DNC: Can a more diverse electorate lift Obama in North Carolina?

theGRIO REPORT - One factor that could help the president repeat in North Carolina, where four years ago he was…
September 4, 2012

First lady's focus is drawing contrast with Romney

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Michelle Obama rarely mentions Mitt Romney by name. But everything she says during this presidential campaign…
September 4, 2012

Why Obama could repeat in North Carolina

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign is putting tremendous resources into the state -- 49 field offices, hundreds of paid…
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 2, 2012

Obama says he's a 'huge Clint Eastwood fan'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he's a 'huge Clint Eastwood fan,' even in the aftermath of the actor's…
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

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 31, 2012

Testimony ending in South Carolina voter ID trial

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorneys are wrapping up testimony in the federal trial of South Carolina's voter identification law...
August 31, 2012

Paul Ryan's black college sweetheart revealed

theGRIO REPORT - Deneeta Pope, an African American former cheerleader that Paul Ryan reportedly dated in college, is speaking out…
August 31, 2012

Obama visits Texas to mark Iraq war anniversary

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is serving up an election-year reminder that he ended the Iraq war, visiting a…
August 31, 2012

Herman Cain paying to investigate reports of his own 'sexual impropriety'

Herman Cain insists that if it hadn't for allegations of his 'sexual impropriety' he'd have been accepting the Republican nomination…
August 31, 2012

RNC: A night with Romney and Eastwood

FIRST READ - On getting American voters more comfortable with him as president, Romney made a stronger case -- and…
August 30, 2012

RNC: What we learned from Mitt Romney's speech

theGRIO REPORT - Here's what we learned from Mitt Romney's RNC speech on Thursday night at the Republican National Convention...
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 30, 2012

US court rejects Texas voter ID law as unfair

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court on Thursday rejected a Texas law that would require voters to present photo IDs…
August 30, 2012

Rep. Tim Scott: I can make 'bigger impact' outside Black Caucus

theGRIO REPORT - South Carolina Rep. Tim Scott didn't join the Congressional Black Caucus because his goal is to impact…
August 30, 2012

GOP calls for broader gun rights, unlimited clips

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Republicans have strengthened the pro-gun-rights portion of their party platform..
August 30, 2012

Tea Party leaves imprint on GOP convention

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - There's a marriage of convenience at the Republican National Convention this week...