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November 8, 2012

Daniel Day-Lewis borrows Eastwood empty chair routine

theGRIO REPORT - Daniel Day-Lewis borrowed a page from Clint Eastwood's book last night as he accepted an award at…
November 7, 2012

Mariah Carey releases Obama tribute song 'Bring It On Home'

theGRIO REPORT - Mariah Carey has released, “Bring It On Home” an inspirational song celebrating President Barack Obama’s reelection...
November 6, 2012

Fox News' Sean Hannity may have broken law with ballot tweet

theGRIO REPORT - Fox News' Sean Hannity, host of The Sean Hannity Show, joined the ranks of a number of…
October 31, 2012

6 days left: Obama maintains very narrow advantage

ANALYSIS - President Obama still leads narrowly in most polls in Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio and Wisconsin, keeping him…
September 27, 2012

New ad attacks revive George Allen's 'macaca' slur

theGRIO REPORT - The man behind the infamous 'macaca' slur is back in the spotlight for his racially troubled past...
September 17, 2012

Obama an increasingly strong favorite

CINCINNATI - A wave of new polls show President Obama leading nationally and in key swing states such as Florida,…
September 11, 2012

Can likeability win the election for Obama?

OPINION - When it comes to elections, does being likable make you winnable? President Obama will have the opportunity to…
September 5, 2012

Ohio Secretary of State: Restoring early voting 'will only serve to confuse voters'

theGRIO REPORT - Ohio's Secretary of State, Jon Husted refuses to reinstate early voting the final weekend before Election Day…
August 24, 2012

New app shows you who to vote for

BAY AREA -Berkeley students launch Politify, an app that helps you decide who to vote for...
July 24, 2012

Haiti gov't vows to hold elections this year

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The Haitian government is promising to hold legislative and local elections before the end of the…
July 20, 2012

Michael Bloomberg on Colorado movie theater shooting: 'Soothing words' aren't enough

New York City's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, stated Friday that the presidential candidates should do more than offer sympathy and prayers...
July 12, 2012

8 percent of blacks can't vote because of felony convictions, according to new report

theGRIO REPORT - One of every 13 African-Americans of voting age is disenfranchised because of laws in states that prevent…
July 6, 2012

Charlie Rangel livid over Harlem voting debacle

VIDEO - The fate of U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel’s 21-term-career lies within a couple of cardboard boxes...
June 27, 2012

Georgia sheriff caught in Ku Klux Klan costume

The Cherokee County Sheriff believes the photographs that recently surfaced of him wearing an Ku Klux Klan costume at an…
June 14, 2012

Ice T: ‘Rap put Obama in the presidency’

VIDEO - Ice-T appeared on the ​Today Show​ today explaining how hip hop and rap helped elect the first black…
June 4, 2012

Do the new job numbers make Obama the underdog?

Yet Friday’s disappointing jobs report -- just 69,000 jobs created in May and the unemployment ticked up to 8.2% --…
May 7, 2012

Charles Barkley to Mitt Romney: 'You're going down, bro'

The highly comedic NBA legend Charles Barkley had a few things to say to Mitt Romney in regards to the…
April 25, 2012

Obama rejects 'post-racial' label in Rolling Stone interview

WASHINGTON (AP) - Offering riffs on Mick Jagger and reflections on race, President Barack Obama is capping a week devoted…
April 11, 2012

Obama-Romney showdown starts with a harsh tone

MENDENHALL, Pa. (AP) - Tuesday marked Day One, in essence, of the contest between the two virtually certain nominees, Republican…
February 8, 2012

Scarlett Johansson advocates Obama's re-election at Runway To Win

Touting Obama's record over his first three years in office, Johansson rattled off a list of advancements made since his…