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November 3, 2010

Obama on midterm defeat: ‘It was a shellacking’

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama opened his post-election news conference by saying voters who felt frustrated by the sluggish pace of…
November 3, 2010

Embattled Ga. Rep. Bishop barely squeaks out win

ATLANTA (AP) - Bishop's campaign manager, Travis Worl, says the congressman "feels great" after a hard-fought race in which the…
November 3, 2010

Republicans run the House — now what?

OPINION - They now have a responsibility for governing, and will share in the credit, and the blame, for the…
November 3, 2010

Midterms not about Barack but ‘the Benjamins’

OPINION - This election was not about socialism, a president who was illegitmate, or black, or any of the other…
November 2, 2010

Decoding the Tea Party’s ire

First, I'll state the obvious: It's not racist to criticize President Obama, it's not racist to have conservative views, and…
November 1, 2010

Are Tea Partiers the new Dixiecrats?

OPINION - History does have a way of repeating itself and unfortunately, too many people don't know their history...
October 22, 2010

GOP candidate: Minority men prefer drugs to school

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Al Reynolds of Danville made the remark Wednesday night at a forum co-sponsored by the county…
October 21, 2010

GOP strategy: Suppress minorities, win white vote?

VIDEO - The Republican party is securing, in particular, that white working class vote. Apparently it makes sense to offend…
October 21, 2010

Barbershop Buzz: How to make midterms matter

VIDEO - Democratic voter enthusiasm appears to have decreased since President Obama was elected in 2008. Why has there been…
October 20, 2010

Va. GOP chairman’s racist email depicts blacks as dogs

VIDEO - The actions by the Republican party chair are the latest example of a racist email forward destroying a…
October 20, 2010

Virginia Thomas re-ignited the Anita Hill debate for a reason

OPINION - Ginni Thomas's demand that Hill apologize fits in neatly with the politics, philosophy and game plan of the…
October 20, 2010

New NAACP report puts the heat on Tea Party racism

OPINION - If there are links between the Tea Party and racist hate groups as the report indicates, then it…
October 18, 2010

Black Republicans seek to make comeback in Congress

VIDEO - As of today, fourteen African-American candidates are on the ballot for the GOP in the November election...
October 14, 2010

Black voters may sway 20 House races in Nov. vote

BOWIE, Md. (AP) - Polls indicate many minority voters are discouraged and won't turn out Nov. 2 as they did…
September 15, 2010

Controversial GOP rabble-rouser claims racism in party

theGRIO REPORT - Jim Greer's repudiation of his 2009 comments and his charges of racism seem as self-serving as his…
September 15, 2010

GOP leader defends Antebellum costumes at party event

theGRIO REPORT - South Carolina State Senator Glenn McConnell maintains that rather than disparage people of color; the event gave…
September 15, 2010

House Dems deeply divided over Obama tax plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the case that Obama's plan was "good policy and good politics," her…
September 14, 2010

Disgraced ex-FL GOP chair apologizes for party racism

Jim Greer says the vitriol he threw Obama's way -- and the national kerfuffle it caused -- was part of…
September 14, 2010

Small business $30 billion credit clears Senate hurdle

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats cracked a GOP filibuster of the bill with the help of two Republicans: Sens. George Voinovich…
September 14, 2010

Five reasons why Obama should raise taxes on the rich

OPINON - President Obama must dig in hard on this one. The breaks must go, and the reasons why aren't…