Election 2012

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August 21, 2012

Akin reiterates plan to go on with Missouri Senate bid

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Rep. Todd Akin has reiterated his intention to stay in the Missouri Senate race after making…
August 21, 2012

Republicans struggle with 'legitimate rape' fallout

FIRST READ - How is the GOP on the verge of losing a very winnable Senate race if Akin remains…
August 21, 2012

Can Condoleezza Rice be the Republicans' 'Great Black Hope'?

OPINION - While Rice’s life story makes her a very compelling 'Great Black Hope' for the Republican Party, ideological realities…
August 20, 2012

Ohio Republican: Early voting should not accomodate black voters

theGRIO REPORT - Ohio's Franklin County GOP Chairman Doug Preisse voted against the weekend voting process Ohio had during the…
August 20, 2012

'Solid South' is no longer all-red or all-blue

ATLANTA (AP) - The 'Solid South' was a political fact, benefiting Democrats for generations and then Republicans, with Bible Belt…
August 20, 2012

Romney accuses Obama of 'gutting welfare reform'

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney is renewing his criticism of President Barack Obama's welfare policy, accusing him in…
August 20, 2012

Obama dishes about his friendship with George Clooney

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says actor George Clooney is a good friend and a good person who is…
August 20, 2012

GOP candidate's comments on 'legitimate rape' stir outcry

(AP) - Missouri Congressman Todd Akin, a conservative Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, sparked a furor and earned a…
August 20, 2012

Joe Williams defends Touré 'ni**erization' remark about Romney

OPINION - Touré’s blunt assessment of Romney’s 'ni**erization' of Obama, and the sanctimonious outrage it triggered, illustrated a disturbing trend…
August 19, 2012

Gwen Ifill reportedly 'livid' about being passed over for presidential debates

theGRIO REPORT - A growing chorus of critics is decrying the Commission of Presidential Debates' decision to not include a…
August 18, 2012

Rage Against The Machine guitarist blasts Paul Ryan for being a fan

theGRIO REPORT - For years Rage Against The Machine has been one of the most politically outspoken rock bands around...
August 17, 2012

Viviette Applewhite, 93-year-old plaintiff in Pa. voter ID case, gets card amid appeal

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Pennsylvania's tough new voter identification law has received the…
August 17, 2012

Romney nixes Obama bid for 5-year tax disclosure

BOSTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign kept up pressure against Republican rival Mitt Romney on two fronts Friday,…
August 17, 2012

'The Wire' creator David Simon slams Mitt Romney on taxes

'The Wire' creator David Simon blasted comments made by Mitt Romney about the amount he pays in taxes...
August 17, 2012

Florida judge dumps early voting limits in some counties

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A federal court on Thursday gave five Florida counties four extra days of early voting in…
August 17, 2012

Touré has a a point: Does GOP language aim to delegitimize minorities?

OPINION - Was Touré correct to say that by trying to access racial stereotypes about the “angry black man” Mitt…
August 17, 2012

Ohio mandates the same early voting hours statewide in bid to avoid controversy

theGRIO REPORT - Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has decided to standardize early voting hours statewide, limiting them in…
August 17, 2012

Is the Paul Ryan pick helping Romney or Obama?

FIRST READ - The week since Ryan’s selection has marked the most negative turn in the campaign so far, with…
August 17, 2012

Paul Ryan gives Romney a tax break

VIDEO - The Wisconsin congressman gave Mitt Romney a brief break from questions about his taxes after he was selected…
August 16, 2012

Romney: 'I've never paid less than 13 percent' in taxes

GREER, S.C. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday that he has never paid less than 13 percent…