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June 6, 2012

Republican fairytales and the truth about the 'war on women'

Republicans insist the Democrats’ claim of a “war on women” is simply a fairytale. Yet every week the GOP pushes
June 5, 2012

Former Pa. skinhead wins GOP post with single vote

(AP) - A northeastern Pennsylvania man with longstanding ties to white supremacist groups entered a polling place on primary election…
June 5, 2012

Chicago GOP candidate mocks Michelle Obama on Facebook

Kimberly Small, the Republican state representative in the Chicago West Side 10th district recently stirred up controversy with her personal…
May 31, 2012

Florida judge blocks voter registration limits

theGRIO REPORT - U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle temporarily blocked implementation of part of a law today that was poised…
May 31, 2012

Ex-Democrat Artur Davis says Obama has taken us 'backwards' on Fox News

theGRIO REPORT - .After GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s failed attempt to ingratiate himself with black voters last week the…
May 31, 2012

House rejects sex-selection abortion ban

JIM ABRAMS,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have voted against legislation to make it a federal crime to carry
May 30, 2012

President Obama congratulates Mitt Romney in personal phone call

  KASIE HUNT,Associated Press KEN THOMAS,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama called Mitt Romney on Wednesday to congratulate
May 30, 2012

Former Alabama Dem Artur Davis becomes a Republican

theGRIO REPORT - Former Alabama congressman Artur Davis, once considered a rising star in the Democratic Party and a potential…
May 25, 2012

Florida voters 'stand their ground' amid recent scrutiny of the law

theGRIO REPORT - As the Trayvon Martin case continues to play out in court, a new poll reveals that residents…
May 24, 2012

Obama ahead of Romney in key states

President Obama leads in newly released polls in Florida, Ohio and Virginia. Here's a closer look, from NBC's First Read...
May 24, 2012

Who will Romney tap for his vice-presidential nominee?

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.
May 21, 2012

How 'Lincoln' became a dirty word for some Republicans

OPINION - The popular refrain for the past decade has been that Abraham Lincoln would be sent packing from just…
May 18, 2012

Why Romney's wrong for the right's Rev. Wright fight

OPINION - Focusing on Rev. Jeremiah Wright is a political loser for Mitt Romney, who has presented himself to voters…
May 16, 2012

Budget deficit fight could leave blacks with bigger burden

theGRIO REPORT - This deficit-cutting focus could have severe negative effects, particularly for African-Americans. Look at what's happened in Europe....
May 11, 2012

Congress cuts Justice Department budget in retaliation for 'Fast and Furious'

theGRIO REPORT - The House appropriations committee cut millions of dollars from the Department of Justice's (DOJ) budget this week...
May 11, 2012

GOP budget bill takes aim at food assistance programs

theGRIO REPORT - The bill aims to slash 300 million from the 2013 budget by implementing drastic cuts in assistance…
May 10, 2012

GOP newsletter calls for armed rebellion if Obama is re-elected

theGRIO REPORT - The Constitutional Conservatives, a right-wing Republican organization based in Greene County, Virginia, published some incendiary rhetoric in…
May 8, 2012

Can the GOP successfully 'swift boat' Barack Obama this fall?

OPINION - Seeking to subvert President Obama's foreign policy success record is both incredibly irresponsible and unpatriotic...
May 8, 2012

Rep. John Conyers calls GOP's Violence Against Women Act a 'flat out attack on women'

Conyers (D-Mich.) is calling the GOP's revisions to the Violence Against Women Act -- which excludes immigrants, women of color,…
May 8, 2012

Santorum endorses Romney in late-night email

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former presidential hopeful Rick Santorum urged his supporters to back fellow Republican Mitt Romney's campaign Monday in…