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October 14, 2011

How Jeremiah Wright became America's religious boogeyman

theGRIO REPORT - After Robert Jeffress, senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Dallas, commented, 'I am not a Jeremiah…
October 13, 2011

Obama shows fundraising power, Republicans spar

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign raised more than $70 million for his re-election and the Democratic party during…
October 13, 2011

Poll: Cain leads GOP presidential field

theGRIO REPORT - The NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll has named Herman Cain the front-runner for the Republican nomination in 2012...
October 12, 2011

The 10 most intriguing Herman Cain memoir revelations

OPINION - The book tells the story of Cain's family and journey to becoming what he calls a 'CEO of…
October 12, 2011

Cain vows to add staff, campaign more aggressively

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Sensing some momentum, Republican presidential contender Herman Cain is promising to add staff and campaign more…
October 12, 2011

Cain: 'Obama's never been a part of the black experience in America'

theGRIO REPORT - In a radio interview, Herman Cain delved into into the subject of his versus Barack Obama's 'blackness'...
October 12, 2011

How Herman Cain is a creature of talk radio

OPINION - For Cain, his radio show served as the litmus test for the Republicans as well as the Tea…
October 11, 2011

Black Republicans hot and cold on Cain

With strong first place finishes in straw poll picks and an unusual bounce in national polls, Herman Cain is now…
October 11, 2011

Does Herman Cain give the Tea Party a racial pass?

OPINION - Herman Cain offers a black face to mainly white-held beliefs about the state of race in this country...
October 11, 2011

Cain, Romney tied in poll among Va Republicans

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Herman Cain and Mitt Romney are tied at the top of the Republican presidential field while…
October 11, 2011

5 ways Cain can convince voters he's a serious candidate

OPINION - If you go by the polls, and the media coverage, Herman Cain is the GOP's man of the…
October 10, 2011

Cain: Racism doesn't hold 'anybody back in a big way'

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said on Sunday that he doesn't believe racism holds African Americans back...
October 10, 2011

Robert Jeffress: 'I am not a Jeremiah Wright'

The Huffington Post - One day after describing Mormonism as a cult and saying presidential candidate Mitt Romney is not…
October 9, 2011

Lawrence O'Donnell defends interview with Herman Cain

VIDEO - Cain himself spoke about the interview on Friday, calling O'Donnell's questions 'absurd.'...
October 7, 2011

Scorned 96-year-old woman speaks out on voting laws

VIDEO - Dorothy Cooper has been voting for over the past 70 years and this is the first time (including…
October 7, 2011

'Occupy LA' demonstrates why Obama should worry

OPINION - Obama needs to rip off his tie, leap into action, spin the angle, and rally the troops to…
October 7, 2011

Will 'Occupy Wall Street' hurt or help Obama?

OPINION - There is strength in numbers, and the political reality remains that President Obama is a far better electoral…
October 7, 2011

Rick Perry denies n-word name of family hunting camp

The controversial former title of a hunting camp associated with Rick Perry has forced the Republican Presidential candidate to clear…
October 7, 2011

Jim Crow? 5 million people could lose vote in 2012 NYU study says

A new study from the New York University Law School's Brennan Center shows that 5 million people could lose the…
October 7, 2011

Has the Herman Cain backlash already begun?

OPINION - Herman Cain might not now a lot the Middle East or even remember some of his own policies,…