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Jon Embree Speaks At An Emotional News Conference At Colorado (VIDEO)

An emotional Jon Embree on Monday spoke to media , CU staff and an overflow crowd of current CU football players after being fired from the job with a 4-21 record after just two years.

Pres. Obama Sells Budget Plan To Middle Class, Biz Leaders

Source: USA Today For President Obama, it’s another day of focus on the “fiscal cliff.” Selling his plan to reduce the federal debt in part by raising taxes on the wealthy, Obama meets Wednesday with selected members of the middle class and the business community. Obama will speak during the event with middle class Americans, [...]

Republican Tom Cole: Join With President Obama On Quick Deal

Source: Jonathan Allen / Politico Republican Rep. Tom Cole urged colleagues in a private session Tuesday to vote to extend the Bush tax rates for all but the highest earners before the end of the year — and to battle over the rest later. The Oklahoma Republican said in an interview with POLITICO that he believes [...]

Report: Afghan Bank Sent Millions Abroad In Fraud

Source: CBS News KABUL, AFGHANISTAN Hundreds of millions of dollars from Kabul Bank were spirited out of Afghanistan — some smuggled in airline food trays — to bank accounts in more than two dozen countries, according to an independent review released on Wednesday about massive fraud that led to the collapse of the nation’s largest [...]

Priebus: It’s Time For A ‘Full Autopsy’ Of 2012 (VIDEO)

Source: Ashley Killough / CNN While many Republicans have already diagnosed their party’s problems after the presidential loss earlier this month, the chairman of the Republican National Committee is saying not so fast. “I don’t think you can draw any quick conclusions other than the fact that we lost and we know that,” Reince Priebus said Tuesday [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH: President Obama – The First Four Years Photo Montage 1 (VIDEO)

Behind the scenes photos from the first four years of President Obama’s administration.

WASHINGTON WATCH: President Obama – The First Four Years Photo Montage 2 (VIDEO)

Behind the scenes photos from the first four years of President Obama’s administration.

Former Florida GOP-Chair Jim Greer Accuses Republicans Of Using Voter Suppression Tactics (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Noelle Nikpour and CNN’s Erin Burnett discuss former Florida GOP-Chair Jim Greer’s claims of voter suppression.

Washington Watch with Roland Martin, 11.25.12, Video Podcast

This week on “Washington Watch”: What’s the Matter with White People? author Joan Walsh on the end of white dominance in America. Actor Charles Dutton on his new film “The Obama Effect” and what he learned in his 12 years in prison. Actress Kerry Washington on her new film with Jamie Foxx “Django Unchained,” plus [...]

GOP Lawmakers Still Troubled by Susan Rice (VIDEO)

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Watch More News Videos at ABC | 2012 Presidential Election | Entertainment & Celebrity News Source:  Sunlen Miller / ABC News United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice’s attempts to “make nice” with a trio of Republican senators who have criticized her response to the Sept. 11 terror attack on the [...]