Election 2012

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May 23, 2012

Obama birth certificate OK by Arizona official Ken Bennett

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's secretary of state says Hawaii's verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements and…
May 23, 2012

Why Cory Booker will survive Bain Capital gaffe

ANALYSIS - Can Newark Mayor Cory Booker remain a rising star among Democrats, as he has been for much of…
May 23, 2012

Obama maintains lead over Romney in new polls

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama remains narrowly ahead ahead of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, according to polls released by…
May 23, 2012

Powell not ready to endorse Obama for re-election

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell declined Tuesday to renew the presidential endorsement he gave Barack Obama…
May 22, 2012

What makes Cory Booker run? Bain Capital controversy exposes Newark mayor's ties to big money

theGRIO REPORT - Officials in Newark, who knew Cory Booker, before he became a regular headline maker weren't surprised that…
May 22, 2012

Obama campaign selling tickets to fashion fundraiser 'Runway to Win'

President Obama's fundraising team takes "Runway to Win" to Chicago next month for a star studded fashion show at Harpo…
May 22, 2012

Cory Booker can't equate Bain with Rev. Wright

OPINION - Cory Booker's attempt to draw a false equivalency between Wright and Bain was wildly off the mark...
May 21, 2012

Obama stands by criticism of Romney's record at Bain

CHICAGO (AP) - President Barack Obama is defending his criticism of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, saying Romney's record…
May 21, 2012

Trump: I'd let Mitt Romney 'go at it' with Rev. Wright attacks

Donald Trump thinks President Obama's attacks on Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital are unfair...
May 21, 2012

How 'Lincoln' became a dirty word for some Republicans

OPINION - The popular refrain for the past decade has been that Abraham Lincoln would be sent packing from just…
May 21, 2012

Bob Herbert: Obama, Romney both shy away from the plight of poor kids

OPINION - You won't hear about it in the presidential race. Barack Obama can barely bring himself to say the…
May 21, 2012

Will Cory Booker's Bain Capital defense backfire?

OPINION - Cory Booker stepped all over the Obama campaign's message because staying on message and attacking venture capitalism damages…
May 21, 2012

Obama campaign headquarters, Rahm Emanuel's home targeted for terror attacks

CHICAGO (AP) - Three men accused of making Molotov cocktails had been planning to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters,…
May 18, 2012

Ken Bennett, Arizona Secretary of State, threatens to keep Obama off ballot without documentation

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett says he will keep President Barack Obama off of the 2012 ballot for president…
May 18, 2012

Appeals court upholds key voting rights provision

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an…
May 18, 2012

Sean Hannity: Romney 'made a mistake' not using Jeremiah Wright to attack Obama

Sean Hannity criticized Mitt Romney yesterday for not using Jeremiah Wright to attack President Obama...
May 18, 2012

Why Romney's wrong for the right's Rev. Wright fight

OPINION - Focusing on Rev. Jeremiah Wright is a political loser for Mitt Romney, who has presented himself to voters…
May 18, 2012

New report shows growth in minority vote in North Carolina, Florida

theGRIO REPORT - The number of black, Latino and other voters of color is growing in North Carolina and Florida,…
May 17, 2012

Romney: Obama focused on 'character assassination'

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The Nebraska billionaire who considered a plan to resurrect incendiary comments by President Barack Obama's former…
May 17, 2012

GOP Super PAC considering campaign linking 'metrosexual' Obama and Jeremiah Wright

theGRIO REPORT - The film would in some ways reshape the entire presidential campaign. Mitt Romney has stayed away from…