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ROLAND MARTIN: We Have an Epidemic Of Gun Violence In America; Passing A Law Will Not Solve It (VIDEO)

Maria Cardona, Roland Martin, Amy Kremer, Rich Galen and Carol Costello discuss gun violence and the Las Vegas Strip shooting which left 3 dead, several others wounded.

POLITICAL BUZZ: Who’s To Blame For Forced Spending Cuts; Are Gay Rights The Same As Civil Rights? (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Will Cain and Carol Costello discuss who is to blame for the sequester; is gay rights the same as civil rights and if the White House Correspondents Dinner passe?

TALK BACK: Are Gay Rights The Same As Civil Rights? (VIDEO)

LZ Granderson, Maria Cardona, Roland Martin, Amy Kremer, Rich Galen and Carol Costello discuss if the fight for gay rights are the same as the Civil Rights movement.

Lead Investigator Booted In Pistorius Case

Source: Robyn Curnow, Michael Pearson and Ed Payne / CNN   Pretoria, South Africa – The bail hearing for Oscar Pistorius wheeled toward the bizarre Thursday with the revelation that the lead investigator in the case against the famous Olympic sprinter is facing attempted murder charges. The South African Police Service pulled lead investigator Hilton Botha from the case after [...]

Jesse Jackson Jr., Wife Plead Guilty To Charges Involving Campaign Funds

Source: Carol Cratty and Tom Cohen / CNN Washington – With moist eyes and soft voices, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife pleaded guilty to federal charges on Wednesday related to years of using campaign funds for personal expenses that included purchases of Michael Jackson memorabilia and a Rolex watch. “Guilty, your honor,” [...]

Ex-NOLA Mayor Ray Nagin Pleads Not Guilty To Corruption Charges

Source: Daniel Arkin / NBC News Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin pleaded not guilty to a slew of federal corruption charges Wednesday afternoon, including bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering. Nagin, 56, who gained national prominence after Hurricane Katrina devastated his city, is accused of accepting bribes or kickbacks from three prominent city contractors while New Orleans struggled to recover [...]

Beyoncé’s HBO Documentary Breaks HBO Ratings Records

Source: Carrie Healey /theGrio Beyoncé’s HBO documentary Life Is But A Dream may have garnered mixed reviews, but it pulled in record ratings for HBO. The superstar’s documentary had the “largest audience for a HBO doc since Nielsen revised its method of measuring viewership in 2004,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Beyoncé’s documentary premiere drew 1.8 million viewers, breaking [...]

Ex-Johns Hopkins OB/GYN Kills Self Amid Patient Photo Investigation

Source: WABLTV BALTIMORE —Baltimore City police said a Johns Hopkins Hospital gynecologist who was facing a criminal conduct investigation involving inappropriate photos that were taken of patients killed himself Monday. Johns Hopkins officials said in a statement that they launched an investigation on Feb. 4 into Dr. Nikita Levy, 54, after an employee alerted them of the [...]

Mitt Romney To Speak At CPAC 2013

Source:  Nick Wing / The Huffington Post Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is set to return to the Republican spotlight next month, when he delivers a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, National Review reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with the event’s itinerary. “This is really an opportunity for Governor Romney to thank all his supporters [...]

30 Million In Path Of Winter Storm

Source: Michael Pearson and Ben Brumfield / CNN In all, about 800,000 square miles in 18 states were under some form of watch or warning Wednesday related to a major storm pouring out of California and into the Central Plains and the Midwest, CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller said. One of the places that could be hit [...]