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LISTEN: Roland Martin, Bomani Jones Breakdown Lance Armstrong's Interview Oprah Winfrey

Roland Martin talks with sports and popular culture commentator Bomani Jones about Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Lance Armstrong Reveals Details Of His Doping Scheme (VIDEO)

Code words. Private jets. Secret blood transfusions. For almost a decade, Lance Armstrong was involved in a systematic doping ring that spanned several countries. How did it work? Watch as Lance shares details and reveals which banned substances went into his cocktail.

Armstrong’s Reckless Behavior And Ruthless Desire To Win (VIDEO)

Lance Armstrong opens up about his reckless behavior; his association with controversial Italian sports trainer and medical consultant, Dr. Michele Ferrari; and his flaws that were magnified by fame. Watch as he reveals how his desire to “win at all costs” and his arrogance made him willing to risk it all.

Lance Armstrong’s “Inexcusable” Attacks (VIDEO)

After Emma O’Reilly, a former masseuse for Lance Armstrong’s cycling team, told the media that a doctor backdated a cortisone prescription for Lance, the champion cyclist went on the attack. Lance sued Emma, even though he now says she was telling the truth. Watch as Lance reveals how his desire to control every outcome made [...]

Why Lance Armstrong Says He Had to Dope to Win (VIDEO)

Between 1999 and 2005, Lance Armstrong led the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team and, later, the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team to the top of the podium at the Tour de France seven consecutive times. Find out why Lance believes he and some of his teammates had to dope in order to win.

Lance Armstrong’s Confession (VIDEO)

For the first time since cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from elite competition by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, he sits down for a no-holds-barred interview, with Oprah. For years, he’s denied that he used banned substances to enhance his cycling performance. Will he finally come [...]

ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Five Americans Escaped From Algeria Terrorists (VIDEO)

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Source: Brian Ross, Martha Raddatz and Megan Cuchmach / ABC News Five Americans who were at an Algerian natural gas facility when it was raided by al Qaeda linked terrorists are now safe and believed to have left the country, according to U.S. officials. At least three Americans, however, [...]

More Lives Being Saved: Cancer Death Rates Drop 20% (VIDEO)

Source: Dr. Otis Brawley / CNN The death rate from cancer in the United States has dropped dramatically in the last two decades, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society. American cancer death rates have risen consistently since the 1900s; they peaked in 1991 at 215.1 deaths per 100,000 in the population. The [...]

Chris Christie Slams ‘Reprehensible’ NRA For ‘Dragging People’s Children’ Into Gun Control Debate

Source: Noah Rothman / Mediaite New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie slammed the National Rifle Association’s latest ad in which they accuse President Barack Obama of hypocrisy for sending his children to a school where they are protected by armed guards. Christie called the ad “reprehensible” and said that the NRA should not be “dragging people’s children” into the gun control debate. “I think [...]

LISTEN: Roland Martin Talks With Sonya Ross About Pres. Obama's Gun Control Initiatives

Roland Martin talks with Sonya Ross about President Barack Obama’s latest initiatives on gun control.