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August 1, 2012

Health care reform law: women gain access to free screenings, birth control

theGRIO REPORT - A series of new benefits targeting women under the healthcare reform law kicked in Wednesday, including one…
August 1, 2012

Hearing the dog whistles in Romney's foreign tour 'gaffes'

OPINION - At least one of Romney’s Olympic style gaffes may in fact pay some political dividends in the U.S.…
July 31, 2012

The 'curse' of the black Republican Lt. governor

OPINION - There is a training ground for most successful presidential and vice presidential candidates, and it is usually in…
July 19, 2012

Obama punching bag causes stir at Indiana fair

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - A punching bag depicting President Barack Obama as a boxer with a black eye has been…
July 18, 2012

Allen West emerges as fundraising juggernaut

theGRIO REPORT - House Republican Allen West of Florida, one of only two black Republicans in Congress, has turned his…
July 17, 2012

Republicans apologize for racist Facebook post

The Huffington Post reports that after backlash from some democrats and a series of angry comments, the Rutland County Vermont…
July 17, 2012

Romney surrogate John Sununu: Obama needs to 'learn how to be an American'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is trying to blunt questions about his record as a businessman who…
July 17, 2012

Jindal, Pawlenty, Portman on Romney's VP short list, according to reports

theGRIO REPORT - Reuters is reporting that Mitt Romney could tap his vice-presidential nominee very soon...
July 17, 2012

Obama winning by campaigning like a Republican

OPINION - The Obama campaign has gone for the jugular -- directly attacking Mitt Romney’s central argument for why he…
July 16, 2012

Repealing Obama's health care law won't be easy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Any realistic effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act — as opposed to last week's quixotic vote…
July 16, 2012

Florida lieutenant gov: 'Black women who look like me' aren't lesbians

theGRIO REPORT - Facing allegations of a sexual liaison with a female aide, Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll offered a…
July 13, 2012

Sarah Palin: 'Condoleezza Rice would be a wonderful vice president'

Sarah Palin shared on Fox News that she felt, 'Condoleezza Rice would be a wonderful vice president'...
July 12, 2012

'Free stuff': Is Mitt Romney going to benefit from the NAACP's boos?

OPINION - The Republican presidential hopeful’s willingness to go speak to a “hostile” audience at the annual NAACP National Convention…
July 11, 2012

33rd time's the charm: the House's many votes to repeal 'Obamacare'

SLIDESHOW - When the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted today to repeal the Affordable Care Act -- also known…
July 11, 2012

Romney says he will 'make things better in the African-American community'

theGRIO REPORT - Making the most prominent appearance in front of a largely black audience of his presidential campaign, Mitt…
July 3, 2012

Why Rick Scott and other GOP governors are likely to buckle on Medicaid

ANAYLSIS - Covering the uninsured is not just an ideological issue, splitting Democrats from Republicans.
July 3, 2012

Eric Holder says he is a 'proxy' for election year attacks on Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder is charging that he's become a 'proxy' for Republican attacks against President Barack…
July 2, 2012

Allen West: President Obama wants Americans to 'be his slave'

The Huffington Post reports that Allen West is doing all that he can to stay in the spotlight. During a…
July 2, 2012

Some GOP states want to abandon Medicaid expansion

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Republicans in at least four states want to abandon an expansion of Medicaid in President…
June 27, 2012

Led by Black Caucus, House Dems plan walkout during Holder contempt vote

A walkout by House Democrats to protest what they see as a partisan attempt to embarrass President Barack Obama's attorney…