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May 6, 2012

Race, religion collide in 2012 presidential campaign

(AP) - How unthinkable it was, not so long ago, that a presidential election would pit a candidate fathered by…
May 6, 2012

Obama kicks off re-election effort, hits Romney as 'rubber stamp'

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - President Barack Obama plunged into his campaign for a new term and tore into rival Mitt…
May 4, 2012

Romney: Economy should be creating 500,000 jobs a month

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is seeking an election-year advantage on the economy by setting 4 percent…
May 4, 2012

115,000 jobs created in April, black unemployment rate falls to 13 percent

MSNBC - The U.S. economy generated fewer jobs than expected in April, but the unemployment rate dipped slightly and data…
May 4, 2012

Black unemployment drops, but overall job growth largely stalled

theGRIO REPORT - Black unemployment dropped a full point to 13 percent, one of the most positive signs in a…
May 3, 2012

Cornel West: 'Obama is a disastrous response to a catastrophe'

Cornel West says, 'Mitt Romney is a catastrophic response to a catastrophe, whereas Obama is a disastrous response to a…
May 3, 2012

Rep. Michele Bachmann endorses Romney for president

WASHINGTON (AP) - Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has endorsed one-time Republican rival Mitt Romney for president...
May 3, 2012

Obama star power shines on small businesses

WASHINGTON (AP) - Call it the Obama effect: A presidential visit can be good advertising for restaurants and businesses....
May 3, 2012

Obama enjoys overwhelming Hispanic support in 2012 race

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hispanic Americans, the fastest growing minority group in the United States, favor President Barack Obama over presumptive…
May 3, 2012

Condoleezza Rice for VP? Candidacy has its pros and cons

OPINION - A recent CNN|ORC poll puts Rice at the top of the list of Republicans vice-presidential contenders. But Rice…
May 2, 2012

Gingrich ends White House bid, will remain engaged

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Newt Gingrich can now call himself a former presidential candidate...
May 1, 2012

Obama puts Osama, women front and center in campaign

theGRIO REPORT - From student loans to women's rights, President Obama's campaign team is aggressively trying to expand the political…
April 30, 2012

Why Obama's campaign should highlight the Bin Laden killing

ANALYSIS - Both campaigns are employing the same faulty logic: everything that happens when someone is president, bad or good,…
April 29, 2012

Obama mocks Secret Service, Romney at correspondents' dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama scattered the barbs during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner as he poked…
April 27, 2012

Deval Patrick will speak to Iowa Democrats, fueling presidential buzz

theGRIO REPORT - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, the nation's only black governor, will give the keynote address at an Iowa…
April 26, 2012

Obama has already won likability race vs. Republicans

OPINION - Most polls have Obama leading Romney on likability by a wide margin, so if there's any politician to…
April 25, 2012

Black student launches 'African-Americans for Mitt Romney' Facebook page

Jordan Cruger, an African-American student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has created a Facebook page in hopes of…
April 25, 2012

Gingrich to end presidential campaign next week

WASHINGTON (AP) - Newt Gingrich began taking steps Wednesday to shut down his debt-laden presidential bid, setting the stage to…
April 25, 2012

RNC reaches out to black voters: Is it too little too late?

OPINION - The problem the GOP faces is not making their policies appealing to black people, but getting their members…
April 25, 2012

Once Obama's, younger voters in play this election

WASHINGTON (AP) - Younger voters burdened by a bleak employment picture, high gas prices and student loan debt are being…