contributors - Perry Bacon Jr.
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Obama's faith, not the economy, takes center stage in 2012 race
3:00 PM on 02/21/2012
theGRIO REPORT- Even as the likely presidential candidates in the fall, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, want to speak mostly about the economy, debates over issues such as abortion, faith and gay rights are almost certainly to play a major role...
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Can Donald Trump help Mitt Romney without birtherism?
8:00 AM on 02/21/2012
theGRIO REPORT- Trump could appeal to the anti-establishment, Tea Party Republicans who have been hesitant to back the ex-governor...
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How Obama made his historic presidency seem normal
9:36 AM on 02/20/2012
theGRIO REPORT - It turns out, that in many ways, having a black president is very similar to having a white one. President Obama's tenure has been dramatic, but largely for reasons outside of his race...
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Obama, Romney must connect with out of work Americans
6:00 PM on 02/19/2012
OPINION - Can Mitt Romney and President Obama connect with an electorate full of jobless Americans?
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Democrats push gay marriage even as Obama remains silent
12:41 PM on 02/17/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Democrats across the country are pushing to legalize gay marriage, even as President Obama has remained largely on the sidelines on the issue...
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Republicans now on defensive in birth control debate
3:59 PM on 02/16/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Republicans find themselves on the defensive over the issue of contraception, only a week after they sharply attacked President Obama for attempting to require religious institutions to offer birth control coverage...
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Al Green to sing at Obama fundraiser
2:52 PM on 02/16/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Al Green will perform at an Obama fundraiser tonight in San Francisco, a month after the president sang 'Let's Stay Together' at an event in New York...
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Maxine Waters: 'Demons' remark not surprising for controversial figure
9:00 AM on 02/16/2012
theGRIO REPORT - For most members of Congress, being caught on tape calling a group of their colleagues 'demons' would be a big surprise. But not when it's Maxine Waters of California...
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President Obama catches 'Linsanity', says he's 'very impressed' with Jeremy Lin
1:49 PM on 02/15/2012
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama is 'very impressed and fully up to speed' on New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin, his spokesman said Wednesday...
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President Barack Obama surges in recent 2012 polls
12:22 PM on 02/15/2012
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama is surging less than nine months before Election Day, looking more and more like a favorite to win re-election...
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Stronger liberal movement could aid Obama
9:40 AM on 02/15/2012
theGRIO REPORT - The growing progressive political infrastructure could play a major role in helping Obama's re-election this year, rebutting the attacks of the GOP and highlighting mistakes made by the president's opponents.
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CBC Chair Emanuel Cleaver denies he called Obama budget 'nervous breakdown on paper'
5:39 PM on 02/14/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Congressional Black Caucus Chair Emanuel Cleaver said Tuesday he was not referring to President Obama's budget proposal in a controversial comment that was wildly circulated a day earlier...
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Why Rick Santorum is surging in the GOP nomination race
11:58 AM on 02/14/2012
theGRIO REPORT - A series of polls have showed the former Pennsylvania senator surging, both nationally and in Michigan, which holds the next major GOP primary on Feb. 28.
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Are Democrats too eager to abandon President Obama?
10:35 AM on 02/14/2012
theGRIO REPORT - The quick, public retreat from Democrats emboldened Republicans to increase their volume in attacking the president. And it suggests that even in an election year, Democrats are likely to air public criticisms of the president...
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Obama campaign launches 'Truth Team'
10:56 AM on 02/13/2012
theGRIO REPORT - In the new initiative, Obama supporters can sign up on the campaign's website to receive e-mails that will defend the president...
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Budget proposal continues Obama's new populist approach
10:04 AM on 02/13/2012
The budget plan President Obama will formally release on Monday continues his confrontational approach with congressional Republicans after spending 2011 trying to reach compromises with the opposition party.
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Obama revises birth control policy amid Catholic uproar
11:14 AM on 02/10/2012
theGRIO REPORT - The White House had long anticipated the controversy, which in effect pitted women's rights groups, who strongly support expanding access to contraception, against Catholic bishops and activist...
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Kamala Harris, black homeowners could benefit from foreclosure deal
9:42 AM on 02/09/2012
theGRIO REPORT - A settlement between major banks, the Obama administration and state attorneys general announced Thursday could benefit both black homeowners and Kamala Harris...
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Why Santorum's wins are good for President Obama
8:04 AM on 02/08/2012
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama's re-election operation, already benefiting from last week's announcement that the unemployment rate continues to drop, got more good news on Tuesday night: Mitt Romney can't quickly wrap up the GOP nomination process.
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President Obama still 'evolving' on gay marriage
3:19 PM on 02/07/2012
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama is remaining on the sidelines in the gay marriage debate, even as a California federal appeals court on Tuesday declared the state's gay marriage debate unconstitutional...
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