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November 12, 2013

Richard Cohen defends column about 'conventional people' and the de Blasios

theGRIO REPORT - Amid calls for his dismissal, Cohen has attempted to clarify his original intent...
October 29, 2013

Rand Paul compares abortion to eugenics…really

OPINION - As the fight for women’s reproductive freedom continues in earnest on the state level, the anti-choicers that Paul…
October 29, 2013

Business, GOP establishment: Tea party is over

WASHINGTON (AP) — A slice of corporate America thinks tea partyers have overstayed their welcome in Washington and should be…
October 24, 2013

Obama calls for immigration law by end of the year

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama called on Congress Thursday to finish work on an immigration overhaul by the end…
October 24, 2013

Alan Grayson’s KKK imagery ad exposes fear of race debate

OPINION - One unfortunate by-product of hiding racism behind the veil of encoded racist policy making (that isn’t explicitly racist),…
October 23, 2013

Fla. congressman uses KKK imagery in email

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Republicans say a fundraising email sent out by Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida that…
October 18, 2013

The Tea Party isn’t over: Why crisis politics is here to stay

OPINION - With the government reopened and a deal to avert a debt default in hand, some in Washington are…
October 16, 2013

John Boehner admits ‘we just didn’t win’ budget fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress raced Wednesday to approve a bipartisan deal to avert a U.S. default and reopen the federal…
October 15, 2013

Did Philly school budget cuts cause a girl’s death?

OPINION - The question people are asking is whether the budget cuts to the Philadelphia School District killed 12-year-old Laporshia…
October 14, 2013

Tea Partier Larry Klayman to Obama: ‘Put the Quran down’

theGRIO REPORT - The Tea Party and conservatives have been criticized for years for conflating President Obama and the Muslim…
October 11, 2013

Could Republicans really lose the House?

OPINION - A slew of new polls setting off alarms around Washington suggest that for Republicans, shutting down the government…
October 11, 2013

NBC/WSJ poll: Shutdown debate damages GOP

NBC NEWS - The Republican Party has been badly damaged in the ongoing government shutdown and debt limit standoff...
October 10, 2013

Boehner to ask House Republicans for short debt increase

WASHINGTON (AP) — House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner will ask Republicans to approve a short-term extension of the U.S.…
October 7, 2013

The 3 groups that define the government shutdown

ANALYSIS - The government shutdown will enter its seventh day on Monday, with no obvious end in sight...
October 6, 2013

GOP rep: Romney wasn't focused on Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), a member of the Tea Party caucus, joined Craig Melvin on MSNBC Saturday…
October 3, 2013

Head Start is another casualty of government shutdown

OPINION - Head Start is on the chopping block? Is nothing sacred?...
October 1, 2013

Government shutdown over 'Obamacare': What will happen next?

theGRIO REPORT - It's not clear how long the shutdown will last because that will depend on the leverage each…
September 23, 2013

3 reasons why there really may be a government shutdown this time

theGRIO REPORT - Now, officials in both parties say a government shutdown is possible and perhaps even likely next week,…
August 21, 2013

The Republicans again fail to defeat Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - This was the last chance for Republicans to truly block the health care law, and they will…
July 30, 2013

Clarence Thomas still has a conflict of interest, by the name of Ginny

OPINION - Anthony Weiner was right about one thing: Clarence Thomas has a serious conflict of interest ...