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CBS News: Fannie, Freddie Halt Foreclosures For The Holidays

Source: Alain Sherter / MoneyWatch / CBS News Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) said Monday that they will suspend some foreclosures during the holidays. From December 19 through Jan. 2,  2013, Fannie will halt evictions of homeowners in a single-family property and in apartments with up to four units that are financed by a mortgage [...]

LeBron James Is Sports Illustrated’s 2012 Sportsman Of The Year

Source:  Kelly Dwyer / Yahoo Sports Cynics should be taking Sports Illustrated’s choice to award LeBron James with the Sportsman of the Year award as their initial instinct suggests. Other athletes, other bad dudes and dudettes, have taken in more scorn. Other athletes have been the focus of all-out cable TV marathons, daytime television dedicated to their potential and little [...]

Photo Appears To Show Zimmerman Bleeding After Trayvon Martin Killing

Source: CNN A photo posted online Monday shows George Zimmerman with blood on his nose and lips. His attorneys say it was taken the night unarmed teen Trayvon Martin was killed in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense. Martin’s attorneys say he was shot and killed “in cold blood.” Prosecutors have charged Zimmerman with second-degree murder [...]

Boehner, House GOP Leaders Offer ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Counterproposal

Source: Lori Montgomery / The Washington Post House Republican leaders endorsed a far-reaching plan Monday to rein in the national debt that would raise $800 billion in new tax revenue, slice $600 billion from federal health programs and apply a stingier measure of inflation to Social Security benefits. In a letter to President Obama, House Speaker John [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH: A Reflection On The Life Of The Late Lawrence Guyot (VIDEO)

Last month, in the same month America reelected a black man as President, one of the most important organizers of the Civil Rights Movement passed away. His name was Lawrence Guyot, and he died on November 23rd, at the age of 73. He was not the most famous civil rights leader, but he played a [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH: Poor Treatment Of Black Coaches At The College Level (VIDEO)

If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that college football is a damn big business. Just the 15 highest-grossing schools brought in a billion dollars in 2010. At many big football schools, the head coach makes more than a million dollars. In fact, some make as much as 5 million — and, [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: Why Hasn’t The GOP Mentioned Sec. Clinton, Gen. Petraeus As It Relates To The Benghazi Attack? (VIDEO)

Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss what Republicans are doing with their attacks against Ambassador Susan Rice and are they so afraid to talk about Sec. Clinton and Gen. Petraeus. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features aren Finney, MSNBC political analyst. Dr. Chris Metzler, political scientist from Georgetown University, Michelle Bernard, president and [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH: Former Florida GOP Head Admits To Voter Suppression; Protecting The Right To Vote (VIDEO)

Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss if President Obama has regained his mojo since winning re-election. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features aren Finney, MSNBC political analyst. Dr. Chris Metzler, political scientist from Georgetown University, Michelle Bernard, president and CEO of The Bernard Center for Women; and Rashad Robinson, executive director of Color [...]

Dionne Warwick’s Golden Celebration: Anniversary Album Celebrates 50-Year Music Career (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Will Cain, Ron Brownstein, Soledad O’Brien talk with Dionne Warwick about her 50-year music career and her new album, “Now.”

President Barack Obama, Mitt Romney To Meet At The White House Thursday (VIDEO)

Source:  Julie and Steve Peoples / AP / Yahoo News WASHINGTON  — President Barack Obama will host his former political rival Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the White House Thursday, their first meeting since the election. Obama promised in his victory speech earlier this month to engage with Romney following their bitter campaign and consider the Republican’s ideas. “In the weeks ahead, [...]