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January 24, 2012

Republican wealth battle provides Obama a new campaign issue

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich's battle over the last two weeks has provided new fodder for President…
January 24, 2012

Allen West: Food stamp president a 'fact'

Florida Representative, Allen West has supported Newt Gingrich's claim that President Obama is the "food stamp president." Politico has reported…
January 24, 2012

Newt Gingrich was for 'food stamps' before he was against them

OPINION - Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and now front-running Republican presidential candidate, has made calling Barack Obama the…
January 23, 2012

Republicans attack each other more than Obama in Florida debate

theGRIO REPORT - Ex-Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney repeatedly lambasted former House Speaker Newt Gingrich as an 'influence peddler' in a…
January 23, 2012

Catholic leaders to Gingrich, Santorum: Stop the race-baiting

theGRIO REPORT - A group of more than 40 Catholic leaders fired off a letter to the two leading Catholic…
January 23, 2012

Gingrich in '93: Asians, not blacks, understand 'keys to future wealth'

Newt Gingrich has been slammed for race baiting with his comments about blacks and welfare, and by calling Barack Obama…
January 23, 2012

Return of the 'welfare queen'

She rakes in about $150,000 a year in welfare benefits and, of course, people assume she must be African-American...
January 23, 2012

JC Watts says GOP leaders need more blacks 'at the strategists' table'

theGRIO REPORT - Former Rep. J.C. Watts said Monday the Republican presidential candidates needed to have more blacks 'at the…
January 23, 2012

Florida primary preview: Storm clouds, not sunshine, await Mitt Romney

OPINION - After suffering a big loss in South Carolina, former Republican front-runner Mitt Romney faces a tough road in…
January 21, 2012

Newt Gingrich wins in South Carolina with fiery, controversial tone

theGRIO REPORT - Liberals have sharply condemned Gingrich's claim that President Obama is the 'food stamp president,' arguing it is…
January 21, 2012

Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina GOP presidential primary

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina Republican primary...
January 21, 2012

South Carolina: What to watch for in the results

theGRIO REPORT - South Carolina voters head to the polls Saturday in a critical primary, after 10 days of intense…
January 20, 2012

Food stamp families to critics: Walk in our shoes

Some have advanced degrees and remember middle-class lives. Some work selling lingerie or building websites. They are white, black and…
January 20, 2012

Newt Gingrich angrily denies he sought open marriage

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Presidential contender Newt Gingrich on Thursday angrily denied that he asked his second wife for an…
January 19, 2012

Newt Gingrich: Will his marital woes matter?

theGRIO REPORT - Will Newt Gingrich's marital woes matter, and should they?...
January 19, 2012

JC Watts strongly backs Gingrich in South Carolina speech

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. J.C. Watts, who was one of the top leaders in the Congress in the 1990s and…
January 19, 2012

GOP 2012 campaign rhetoric raising racial concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rhetoric like that from Gingrich and other candidates is stoking concerns among some blacks that the political…
January 19, 2012

Rick Perry exit, Newt Gingrich rise could complicate Romney's path

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney, who was expected by the end of the week to have won all three of…
January 19, 2012

Rick Perry to drop of out Republican presidential race, endorse Newt Gingrich

theGRIO REPORT - Texas governor Rick Perry, who entered the Republican presidential campaign to great fanfare in 2011, only to…
January 19, 2012

Newt Gingrich caught in race-baiting 'Catch-22'

OPINION - With thunderous applause in support of Newt Gingrich's continuing effort to connect poverty to stereotypes of African-Americans, the…