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February 6, 2013

Steve King candidacy in Iowa: A blessing in disguise for Obama?

OPINION - Steve King is the poster boy for over the top, racially tinged rhetoric in his attacks on President…
January 31, 2013

Geraldo Rivera says he may run for New Jersey Senate against Cory Booker

NBC LATINO - Rivera also announced that he would seek to add nationalizing New York City’s controversial 'stop and frisk'…
January 31, 2013

Mo Cowan becomes US senator: Can blacks win without appointment?

theGRIO REPORT - There is one common trend that stands out when considering African-Americans and the U.S. Senate: Both of…
January 30, 2013

Deval Patrick diversifies US Senate further with Mo Cowan appointment

theGRIO REPORT - The move is also notable in that Patrick, the nation's only black governor, chose to use his…
January 30, 2013

Massachusetts gov Deval Patrick appoints African-American Mo Cowan to John Kerry's Senate seat

theGRIO REPORT - Gov. Deval Patrick (D) will appoint his former chief of staff, Mo Cowan, to be the interim…
January 29, 2013

Obama's big immigration opportunity

ANALYSIS - Republicans are strongly signaling they will back an immigration plan along the outlines of what President Obama proposed…
January 29, 2013

Obama on immigration overhaul: 'Now is the time'

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Declaring 'now is the time' to fix broken immigration laws, President Barack Obama on Tuesday heralded…
January 29, 2013

Senate confirms John Kerry nomination for Secretary of State

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday swiftly and unanimously approved President Barack Obama's choice of Sen.…
January 25, 2013

Cory Booker's Lautenberg challenge

thGRIO REPORT - New Jersey's Frank Lautenberg is so far strongly resisting any suggestion that he should step aside and…
January 25, 2013

Obama administration, senators starting push on immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) -The White House and a bipartisan group of senators will launch separate efforts next week to jumpstart negotiations…
January 17, 2013

Obama’s gun measures face difficulties in Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's sweeping gun-control package faces an uncertain future in Congress, where majority Republicans in the…
January 11, 2013

Cory Booker can raise money for US Senate bid

(AP) - Newark Mayor Cory Booker has taken an initial step toward running for U.S. Senate in 2014, adding intrigue…
January 11, 2013

‘Cory Booker for Senate’ submits organizing papers to FEC

theGRIO REPORT - On Monday, Newark, N.J. mayor Cory Booker's 2014 U.S. Senate campaign submitted organizing papers to the Federal…
January 10, 2013

Cory Booker admitted he used to be ‘disgusted by gays’ in 1990

theGRIO REPORT - In 1990 Booker wrote an op-ed for the publication titled, 'Pointing the finger at gays' where he…
January 7, 2013

Cory Booker wants to give Lautenberg ‘space’ for 2014 decision

theGRIO REPORT - Newark mayor Cory Booker has begun to apply public pressure, albeit subtly, on incumbent N.J. senator Frank…
January 3, 2013

Tim Scott to be sworn in today, 1st black Republican senator since 1979

theGRIO REPORT - Scott, a strong conservative who was elected to the House in 2010 as part of a wave…
January 3, 2013

White men no longer majority in the House Democratic caucus

theGRIO REPORT - The 113th Conress is unlike any to come before it. For the first time in U.S. history,…
January 2, 2013

Obama, NY and NJ lawmakers press for Sandy aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans and Democrats from New York and New Jersey lashed out at House Speaker John Boehner on…
January 2, 2013

House passes bill to stave off 'fiscal cliff', Obama to sign it from Hawaii

WASHINGTON (AP) - The bill's passage on a 257-167 vote late Tuesday night in the House of Representatives sealed a…
January 1, 2013

Fiscal cliff bill to House, but doubts on spending cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate-approved compromise to avert the 'fiscal cliff' ran headlong into opposition from the No. 2 House…