Election 2012

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June 23, 2011

Can Obama keep his cool on Twitter?

OPINION - By tweeting on his own, Obama opens himself up to a whole new world of criticism scrutiny...
June 22, 2011

How Michele Bachmann has 'failed' black America

OPINION - She has very few black constituents to pay lip service to; however, there's plenty of criticism to go…
June 21, 2011

Bachmann: 'Obama has failed the African-American community'

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says President Barack Obama "has failed the African-American communtiy" and "failed the Hispanic community"...
June 15, 2011

Bachmann can't run from her birther bona fides

OPINION - Bachmann has been one of the most extreme and racially insensitive voices of right wing opposition to the…
June 15, 2011

Mormon candidates must confront religion's racist past

OPINION - Given the long and suspect history of Mormons on race, Romney and Huntsman are kidding themselves if they…
June 14, 2011

Republicans assail Obama in opening big debate

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AP) -- Republican presidential hopefuls assailed President Barack Obama's handling of the economy in their first major…
June 14, 2011

Obama makes first presidential visit to Puerto Rico since '61

MIAMI (AP) - About 4.6 million Puerto Ricans live on the mainland, boosting a fast-growing Hispanic population that is becoming…
June 14, 2011

Obama: 'My family would be fine with just 1 term'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says his wife and daughters aren't 'invested' in him being president...
June 14, 2011

Cain runs away from his African roots in GOP race

OPINION - Cain essentially suggests that being 'African' is somehow a trait to be disavowed -- instead of embraced and…
June 13, 2011

Herman Cain: Obama 'was raised in Kenya'

'I am an American. Black. Conservative,' he said in explaining his view on the matter...
June 9, 2011

Gingrich's campaign manager, other aides resign

WASHINGTON (AP) - The officials declined to be identified by name, saying they were not authorized to discuss private conversations...
June 9, 2011

Herman Cain: 'I believe homosexuality is a sin'

Cain may think that homosexuality is a sin and a choice, but he says that won't preclude him from appointing…
June 9, 2011

Booker 'won't rule out' US Senate run in 2014 (VIDEO)

theGRIO VIDEO - Booker told theGRIO's Todd Johnson Thursday he would 'never say never' to a potential Senate run in…
June 7, 2011

Why African-Americans prefer post-1965 America

OPINON - According to Rick Santorum, things were just fine in the U.S. before the creation of the welfare state...
June 6, 2011

Obama retools 2008 machine for tough run

CHICAGO - Saddled with a faltering economic recovery, President Obama is rebuilding the campaign machinery that vaulted him into office...
June 6, 2011

Yes we Cain? The secret of the Hermanator's success

OPINION - While it is far too early to make any early predictions, it has become evident that Cain's improbable…
June 3, 2011

Mitt Romney's thin record on race

OPINION - The real test for Romney on racial matters will come in the weeks and months ahead when he's…
June 1, 2011

Candidate with Ku Klux Klan ties runs for Congress

HELENA, Montana (AP) - John Abarr, a 41-year-old night auditor at a Great Falls could have a hard time getting…
June 1, 2011

Is Obama's presidency the end of white male privilege?

OPINION - Being on the outside is a strange vantage point for people who feel entitled, connected and deserving...
June 1, 2011

Is Herman Cain playing 'plantation politics'?

OPINION - Cain may not be a racist, but he's arguably a patronizing black politician trying to suppress suspicions of…