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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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Romney wins Florida, but GOP primary race far from over

By Perry Bacon Jr.

8:28 PM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO REPORT - All three of Mitt Romney's rivals are pledging to continue their campaigns despite the former governor's blowout Florida win...
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Newt Gingrich grabbing the lead in Florida GOP primary

By theGrio

4:25 PM on 01/25/2012

Newt Gingrich still has some serious momentum after his upset victory in South Carolina's GOP presidential primary. According to an averaging of the most recent polls out of Florida, Gingrich may have a leg-up on his Republican rival Mitt Romney there as well...
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Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina GOP presidential primary

By theGrio

7:23 PM on 01/21/2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina Republican primary...
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Herman Cain, Stephen Colbert join forces for 'campaign event' in South Carolina

By Perry Bacon Jr.

3:00 PM on 01/20/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Comedian Stephen Colbert and ex-GOP candidate Herman Cain joined together for perhaps the most bizarre event of the 2012 election cycle on Friday afternoon...
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Ruth Williams: Is she Mitt Romney's 'Joe the Plumber'?

By Zerlina Maxwell

8:04 AM on 01/19/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Ruth Williams tearfully told Mitt Romney that she was out of work and desperate for money with a sick son at home...
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Mitt Romney wins New Hampshire primary, cements frontrunner status

By theGrio

8:20 PM on 01/10/2012

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, adding to a first-place finish in last week's Iowa caucuses and establishing himself as the man to beat...
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New Hampshire primary: Mitt Romney says he 'likes firing people'

By theGrio

12:57 PM on 01/09/2012

In the course of an answer on how to bring down health care costs, Mr Romney said he wanted individuals to buy their own health insurance rather than have their company buy it for them...
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'Yes We Can' speech 4 years later: Can Obama inspire Democrats like he did in 2008?

By Perry Bacon Jr.

9:02 AM on 01/09/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Four years and one day ago, Barack Obama was dealt a surprising blow to a presidential campaign that was surging...
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Iowa caucus results: How a close race can help Barack Obama

By Perry Bacon Jr.

11:10 AM on 01/04/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's narrow win in the Iowa caucuses could be at least a temporary boon for President Obama's re-election hopes...
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Herman Cain withholding an endorsement, says spokesman

By theGrio

12:09 PM on 01/03/2012

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Don't expect Herman Cain to endorse any of the Republican presidential candidates before Tuesday's Iowa caucuses..
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Santorum doesn't recall 'black people' and 'welfare' comment, cites work with Michael Steele

By Joy-Ann Reid

9:35 AM on 01/03/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Faced with questions over his statement Monday to an Iowa audience that he doesn't want to 'make black people's lives better by giving them other people's money,' Rick Santorum walked back those comments on Tuesday..
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Ron Paul's controversial newsletters could hurt him in Iowa

By Perry Bacon Jr.

3:26 PM on 12/22/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Will the controversy over newsletters published under his name that included racist and incendiary language blunt Texas Rep. Ron Paul's momentum in Iowa?...
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Black Republicans hot and cold on Cain

By theGrio

12:51 PM on 10/11/2011

With strong first place finishes in straw poll picks and an unusual bounce in national polls, Herman Cain is now an accidental "top-tier" contender for the GOP primary...
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Carl Lewis wins NJ Senate Dem primary

By theGrio

8:27 AM on 06/09/2011

(AP) - A judge may still keep him off the general election ballot. Republicans say he doesn't meet New Jersey's four-year residency requirement...
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Will Herman Cain's candidacy change black America?

By Dr. Boyce Watkins

8:50 AM on 05/23/2011

OPINION - Whether we like it or not, Herman Cain is expanding the definition of what it means to be black in America...
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Philly mayor wins Dem nomination in Pa. primary

By theGrio

11:29 PM on 05/17/2011

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter brushed aside a long-shot Democratic primary challenge Tuesday from former state legislator and hot dog vendor T. Milton Street...
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Racial bias of GOP base poses problems for 2012 hopefuls

By David A. Love

8:10 AM on 04/12/2011

OPINION - For example, 46 percent of Mississippi Republican voters believe that interracial marriage should be prohibited by law...
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Rangel wins primary, despite ethics charges

By theGrio

6:52 AM on 09/15/2010

NEW YORK (AP) - Rangel beat back five challengers including Adam Clayton Powell IV, a state assemblyman and son of the legendary Harlem figure Rangel defeated...
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Powell vs. Rangel: Testy rematch after 40 years

By theGrio

12:23 PM on 08/30/2010

From The NY Times - In a year in which little has seemed to rattle Mr. Rangel, who faces ethics violations and a public trial, the son of his predecessor clearly unnerves him...
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