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THE HUFFINGTON POST: Kansas Drug Testing The Poor And Unemployed Next On The Docket Of ‘Ultraconservative’ Bills

Source: John Celock and Arthur Delaney / The Huffington Post Lawmakers seeking to abolish income taxes and stymie unions in Kansas think it might also be worthwhile to make the poor and unemployed pee in cups to prove they’re not wasting taxpayer money on drugs. A favorite policy of Republican legislators across the country, the latest drug-testing proposal [...]

LISTEN: Roland Martin Talks With StudentFirst’s Michelle Rhee About The 50 State Report Card On That Ranks The Quality Of Education Across America

Roland Martin Talks with Michelle Rhee, the founder and CEO of StudentFirst, about the recently released 50 state policy report card which ranks the quality of education students are receiving state-by-state.

Appeals Court Rules Obama Recess Appointments Unconstitutional

Source: Bill Mears / CNN Washington - President Obama’s recess appointments to a federal agency– made without Senate confirmation– have been struck down by a federal appeals court as an unconstitutional use of executive power. The three-judge panel unanimously concluded Friday three people named to the National Labor Relations Board lacked authority, because the presidential appointments were made [...]

Jindal Urges GOP To Stop Being ‘Stupid’ (VIDEO)

Source: Gregory Wallace / CNN “We must stop being the stupid party.” “We must stop looking backward.” “We must stop insulting the intelligence of voters.” Gov. Bobby Jindal held little back with his sharp words to Republicans Thursday evening, urging his own party to rethink their arguments against Democrats and appeals to voters in his remarks to [...]

Apple Stock Plunges 12%

Source: Maureen Farrell / CNN Money Apple’s stock bubble continued to deflate Thursday. Shares of Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) plunged more than 12%, as investors grew skeptical about the iPhone maker’s growth prospects. Despite reporting a record quarterly profit, Apple’s forecasts showed signs of slowing consumer demand for its products, particularly its iPhonesApple’s stock has [...]

Inaugural Official: Beyonce Decided To Lip-Sync The Night Before (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Soledad O’Brien and John Berman discuss the controversy surrounding Beyonce’s performance at President Barack Obama’s inauguration.

STARTING POINT: How Will The Manti Te’o Catfish Hoax Impact Him In The NFL Draft (VIDEO)

Soledad O’Brien, L.Z. Granderson, Chris Draft, Doug Eldridge, Will Cain and Roland Martin discuss how the “catfish” hoax will impact Manti Te’o in the NFL draft.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein Holds Press Conference To Introduces New Assault Weapons Ban (VIDEO)

Source: Tommy Christopher / Mediaite At a press conference in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Thursday morning, Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced an assault weapons ban that figures to improve on the 1994 ban that she co-authored, and which expired in 2004. In her remarks to reporters, part of an extensive program that included lawmakers and others, Senator Feinstein explained [...]

HUFFINGTON POST: New Mexico Bill Would Criminalize Abortions After Rape As ‘Tampering With Evidence’

Source: Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post A Republican lawmaker in New Mexico introduced a bill on Wednesday that would legally require victims of rape to carry their pregnancies to term in order to use the fetus as evidence for a sexual assault trial. House Bill 206, introduced by state Rep. Cathrynn Brown (R), would charge a [...]