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Al Sharpton defends Melissa Harris Perry from Cornel West's 'arrogant' and 'disingenuous' attacks

By Zerlina Maxwell

12:42 PM on 02/08/2012

theGRIO REPORT - In an interview with theGrio, Rev. Al Sharpton responded sternly to West's latest criticism that he and Dr. Harris-Perry were somehow rewarded for their support for the Obama administration...
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Scarlett Johansson advocates Obama's re-election at Runway To Win

By theGrio

11:40 AM on 02/08/2012

Touting Obama's record over his first three years in office, Johansson rattled off a list of advancements made since his inauguration in 2009...
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Designers lend their glamour to Obama campaign

By theGrio

9:12 AM on 02/08/2012

NEW YORK (AP) - Can President Barack Obama's campaign recapture the glamour quotient of four years ago?...
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Michelle Obama beats 'Late Night' host Jimmy Fallon in fitness challenge

By theGrio

8:53 AM on 02/08/2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama and 'Late Night' host Jimmy Fallon turned the White House into a playground to promote the first lady's "Let's Move!" fitness campaign....
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Rick Santorum sweeps Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri

By theGrio

11:05 PM on 02/07/2012

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) - Rick Santorum says his victories in Minnesota's caucuses and Missouri's non-binding primary are triumphs for conservatism and the tea party movement...
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Obama shoots marshmallow gun during White House science fair

By theGrio

4:27 PM on 02/07/2012

VIDEO - President Obama launched shots from a marshmallow gun at a science fair that took place in the White House...
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Valerie Jarrett encouraged by drop in black unemployment

By theGrio

2:28 PM on 02/07/2012

BET reports that a close adviser to President Obama believes the administration is cautiously optimistic, despite the decline in black unemployment...
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Karl Lagerfeld likes Michelle Obama's 'big black a**'

By theGrio

2:21 PM on 02/07/2012

Karl Lagerfeld made waves in an interview Tuesday when he shared his appreciation for Michelle Obama.
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House GOP memo states that 'abortion is the leading cause of death in the black community'

By theGrio

12:44 PM on 02/07/2012

A controversial memo circulated by House Republicans has surfaced saying that African-American abortions are different from those of any other race...
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Obama Super PAC decision embrace could be a major boon for Democrats

By Perry Bacon Jr.

12:20 PM on 02/07/2012

theGRIO REPORT-The Obama campaign's decision to embrace so-called Super PACs could be a boon for the Democratic ones, both of which are led in part by African-Americans.
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Clint Eastwood commercial makes huge splash in Detroit, stirs political controversy

By Jay Scott Smith

12:00 PM on 02/07/2012

theGRIO REPORT - The Clint Eastwood ad marked the second consecutive year that the revived automaker made a huge splash during the Super Bowl...
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Clint Eastwood: I am not 'politically affiliated with Mr. Obama'

By theGrio

8:12 AM on 02/07/2012

After a Chrysler Super Bowl ad starring Clint Eastwood became something of a _political_ football, the Oscar-winning star decided to weigh in on its significance...
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Obama, Romney look towards general election

By Perry Bacon Jr.

3:00 PM on 02/06/2012

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama and Mitt Romney are sounding more and more like they are already in the midst of the general election against one another, even as three other GOP candidates continue running for the party's nomination...
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Oakland names first black woman to lead major US fire department

By Donovan X. Ramsey

2:04 PM on 02/06/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Theresa Deloach-Reed, 52, was named chief of the Oakland city fire department. Reed has been fighting fires for nearly 30 years, has seen many changes on the job and calls her appointment 'exciting'...
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Obama's grandma injured after car rolls in Kenya

By theGrio

12:18 PM on 02/06/2012

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - President Barack Obama's 91-year-old step-grandmother suffered bruises and shock after a car she was traveling in rolled over, a relative and a hospital official said Monday...
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Hoekstra's broken English ad draws more criticism

By theGrio

12:07 PM on 02/06/2012

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A coalition of black ministers in Detroit called Monday for U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra to apologize for his Super Bowl ad featuring a young Asian woman speaking broken English to describe a Democrat's policies..
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Obama regrets first lady being dragged into politics

By theGrio

11:22 AM on 02/06/2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says one of the toughest parts about being president is that his wife has been dragged into the 'political realm.'...
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