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November 10, 2012

It's official: Allen West loses congressional seat

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Firebrand Republican Rep. Allen West was defeated by Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy, according to…
November 9, 2012

Judge denies Rep. Allen West's motion to impound ballots in Florida

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A Florida judge has denied Republican Rep. Allen West's request to impound ballots and…
November 8, 2012

Allen West won't concede Fla. congressional race, cites 'disturbing irregularities'

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Conservative Republican Rep. Allen West is still fighting for votes two days after Election…
November 7, 2012

Election 2012's biggest winners and losers, besides Obama and Romney

SLIDESHOW - Beyond the obvious victors and vanquished, who else won the night on Tuesday and who came up empty…
November 7, 2012

Allen West loses congressional seat in super-tight race

theGRIO REPORT - Controversial Tea Partier Rep. Allen West has lost his congressional seat in Florida...
November 5, 2012

Romney, Florida GOP gov hold rally in town Trayvon Martin was killed

theGRIO REPORT - Republican governor Rick Scott made time to campaign alongside GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney in Sanford, Fla.,…
November 4, 2012

Florida Dems sue to keep early voting open; Sunday voting resumes in 5 counties

POLITICS - Florida Democrats filed suit in federal court Saturday over Gov. Rick Scott's refusal to issue an executive order…
November 1, 2012

New Romney ad ties Obama to Chavez, Castro

ROANOKE, Virginia (AP) - Mitt Romney's campaign is running a new ad in Florida that claims Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez…
October 31, 2012

9 men in Florida arrested for running youth football gambling ring

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – Broward County authorities arrested nine men, including several coaches, in connection with an extensive youth football…
October 30, 2012

Broward elections supervisor explains changed vote tallies

theGRIO REPORT - Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes is responding to theGrio's story Monday detailing significant changes to…
October 29, 2012

Florida early vote totals revised, raising questions

theGRIO REPORT - With early voting under way as of Saturday, there are already questions being raised about the vote…
October 24, 2012

New Obama ad reminds voters of Florida 2000 vote recount

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama's campaign has put out a new ad reminding voters of the controversial 2000 Florida…
October 23, 2012

Judge stays execution of mentally ill mass killer

MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge on Saturday granted a stay of execution for a convicted mass killer in Florida,…
October 23, 2012

Final presidential debate exposes the real Mitt Romney

OPINION - Now, after the final debate, we learn that the Romney target marketing department believes its newest customer, the…
October 22, 2012

Final debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney focuses on foreign policy

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Still neck-and-neck after all these months, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney head into their third…
October 22, 2012

Former Florida GOP chair slams party: Voter ID a 'marketing tool' to suppress minority votes

theGRIO REPORT - The former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida is currently awaiting trial for allegedly paying himself…
October 16, 2012

No quick appeals review of Fla. voter purge case

MIAMI (AP) - The legal fight over Florida's plan to purge almost 200 voters from the rolls because they aren't…
October 15, 2012

'Halloween Hoodie Campaign' held in Florida after death of Trayvon Martin

theGRIO REPORT - Two Miami residents are encouraging people to wear hooded sweatshirts in their 'Halloween Hoodie Campaign' to protest…
October 11, 2012

At polls, fears of voter suppression, intimidation

  MIAMI (AP) — Kimberly Kelley of Tampa has provided Florida elections officials with thousands of names of people she
October 9, 2012

Zimmerman asks for delay, information on Trayvon Martin

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman will ask a Florida judge to delay his murder trial and…