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March 28, 2014

Politini: Do conservatives hate sex?

theGRIO VIDEO - This week the Supreme Court heard the much-anticipated Hobby Lobby case, in which the company seeks to…
June 7, 2013

Virginia LT. gov candidate E.W. Jackson becomes the latest Republican embarassment

OPINION - For all their talk of 're-branding' and reaching out to women and people of color, the 'new' Republican…
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…
December 26, 2012

Slideshow: People we'd like to leave behind in 2012

SLIDESHOW - We must not forget the figures which made the past year most unpleasant, even though we'd like to...
October 31, 2012

GOP hopeful: 'Rape thing' not cause for abortion

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A Republican congressional candidate says abortion should not be legal, even when it involves 'the rape…
October 30, 2012

Gaffe-prone candidates hurt GOP's Senate chances

WASHINGTON (AP) - Flawed, gaffe-prone nominees may have cost them the chance to win three seats in the 2010 GOP…
October 24, 2012

Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock on rape pregnancy: 'That's something God intended'

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) - Top Republicans were slow to embrace tea party-backed Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock after he…
October 17, 2012

Have Republicans conceded defeat in the culture wars?

OPINION - We are living in the twilight of the great culture war -- a forty-year battle over social issues…
August 23, 2012

Obama: Todd Akin 'somehow missed science class'

NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama is mocking Senate candidate Todd Akin of Missouri for his remarks about a…
August 22, 2012

Why Romney can't move ahead of Obama

FIRST READ - Our latest NBC/WSJ poll shows President Obama leading Mitt Romney by four points among registered voters, 48%-44…
August 21, 2012

Why Todd Akin's Senate race is so important

ANALYSIS - The controversy involving the Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Missouri, Rep. Todd Akin, is so critical not just…
August 21, 2012

Akin reiterates plan to go on with Missouri Senate bid

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Rep. Todd Akin has reiterated his intention to stay in the Missouri Senate race after making…
August 21, 2012

Rape, abuse and the problem of judging victim 'legitimacy'

OPINION - The concept of 'legitimacy' is often bandied about when discussing domestic violence, rape and abuse; recent celebrity incidents…
August 21, 2012

Republicans struggle with 'legitimate rape' fallout

FIRST READ - How is the GOP on the verge of losing a very winnable Senate race if Akin remains…
August 20, 2012

How 'legitimate rape' controversy could hurt GOP

theGRIO REPORT - Issues that particularly relate to gender are dangerous grounds for Republicans. One of the key blocks that…
August 20, 2012

Gabrielle Union 'pissed' about GOP candidate's 'legitimate rape' remark

VIDEO - On MSNBC's NOW with Alex Wagner, actress Gabrielle Union On MSNBC's NOW with Alex Wagner, actress Gabrielle Union…
August 20, 2012

Obama: GOP candidate's rape comments 'offensive'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says a GOP Senate candidate's comments on rape are 'offensive'...
August 20, 2012

Will Todd Akin's 'legitimate rape' remarks damage the entire GOP?

FIRST READ - Missouri Senate GOP nominee Todd Akin’s remarks on rape yesterday not only could endanger the Republicans’ chances…
August 20, 2012

GOP candidate's comments on 'legitimate rape' stir outcry

(AP) - Missouri Congressman Todd Akin, a conservative Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, sparked a furor and earned a…