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January 9, 2012

Mitt Romney overshadowed by his father George Romney in Michigan

theGRIO REPORT - For Mitt, his personality could not be more different from his father's as Republicans and Democrats alike…
December 7, 2011

Blagojevich gets 14 years in prison for corruption

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced Rod Blagojevich to 14 years for corruption that included trying to sell…
December 6, 2011

Blagojevich faces punishment for trying to sell Obama Senate seat

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois' ousted governor Rod Blagojevich soon will learn his punishment for corruption convictions that include trying to…
December 2, 2011

State of Michigan may step in to run Detroit

DETROIT (AP) - Democratic Mayor Dave Bing says Detroit doesn't need the help. He insists the city is reducing a…
November 30, 2011

Civil rights groups fight 'Racial Justice Act' repeal

theGRIO REPORT - Civil rights groups including the NAACP and People of Faith Against the Death Penalty (PFADP) are fighting…
November 17, 2011

Romney campaign: Mass. governor helping Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - The top aide to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is using his…
October 6, 2011

Ex-Gov. Paterson's stepdaughter arrested in fight

NEW YORK - The stepdaughter of former Gov. David Paterson was arrested Saturday night, charged with felony assault...
October 4, 2011

Earth to Perry: Southern politics don't always play nationally

OPINION - I'm not arguing that the South is more racist than any other part of the country, but there…
September 29, 2011

NJ's black population doesn't put Christie on a pedestal

theGRIO REPORT - An August 17, 2011 Quinnipiac University Poll indicates that amongst black voters Christie has an 81 percent…
September 13, 2011

5 death row cases that should keep Perry up at night

theGRIO REPORT - Are there executions that should have given the new GOP front-runner pause?...
September 7, 2011

Ex-Governor David Paterson debuts on AM radio

NEW YORK - "This is David Paterson, welcoming you to the David Paterson Show," said the ex-politician, opening his inaugural…
September 6, 2011

Newark's Cory Booker: Is he more myth than mayor?

theGRIO REPORT - Political analysts and writers agree that Booker hasn't soothed residents' paranoia about what's going to happen to…
September 2, 2011

Can a black man become Mississippi governor?

OPINION - There is no reason to believe what Obama did in 2008 can't be replicated at the state-level for…
August 26, 2011

Black Dem faces tough race for Miss. governor

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - DuPree, the mayor of Mississippi's third-largest city, Hattiesburg, said he's not daunted because he has usually…
August 24, 2011

Miss: 1st black modern major-party nominee for gov

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Johnny DuPree, 57, won a Democratic primary runoff and advances to the Nov. 8 general election…
July 25, 2011

Rick Perry's racially insensitive pastor problem

OPINION - Governor Perry's pastor problem begs a comparison with Obama's troubles with Rev. Jeremiah Wright...
July 7, 2011

Rhode Island Gov signs voter ID law, touts minority support

Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced that he signed a voter ID bill into law and touted the support of…
June 2, 2011

Florida's drug test law condemns welfare recipients

OPINION - Governor Scott is wrong to simply write off his legislation as a way to 'give people an incentive'…
May 22, 2011

Ex-NY gov won't be charged in Yankee tickets rap

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) = Former New York Gov. David Paterson won't be charged with perjury on allegations that he lied…
April 29, 2011

Obama to visit scene of deadly tornados in South

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (AP) - Obama planned Friday to tour parts of Alabama that were devastated by an outbreak of tornados…