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ROLAND S. MARTIN: Speaker Boehner Is Going To Have To Lead His Caucus To Reach A Fiscal Cliff Deal (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Reihan Salam and CNN’s Brooke Baldwin about Speaker John Boehner’s press conference about the looming fiscal cliff and the 2012 election.

House Speaker Boehner Opens Door To ‘New Revenue,’ To Halt Debt

Source: Lori Montgomery / The Washington Post Republicans are “willing to accept new revenue” to tame the soaring national debt and avert an ugly battle over the approaching “fiscal cliff,” House Speaker John A. Boehner said Wednesday in a speech that offered a potential path to compromise in year-end budget negotiations. With President Obama reelected and Republicans returned [...]

LIVE VIDEO: House Speaker Boehner On Fiscal Cliff, Election

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Nor’easter Threatens ‘Flying Debris,’ Up To Foot Of Snow In Sandy’s Wake

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: Miguel Llanos / NBC News A nor’easter dubbed Athena moved Wednesday into areas battered by Superstorm Sandy, causing new power outages and threatening to dump up to 12 inches of snow, flood coastal areas again and even turn debris from Sandy into [...]

Jesse Jackson Jr. Wins Re-Election Despite Criminal Probe

Source: theGrio CHICAGO – U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., who has made no public appearances since for several months amid illness and who faces a criminal probe into alleged misuse of public funds, easily won re-election to his Chicago-area district on Tuesday. Jackson, a Democrat who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1995 [...]

Karl Rove Argues With Fox News About Whether Obama Won Ohio (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post Fox News had what can only be described as an insane argument with itself over whether or not President Obama had won Ohio, and the presidency. The network seemed quite confident in its projections at first, but suddenly, pundit Karl Rove — who, as leader of a huge conservative Super PAC has something of [...]

LISTEN: Roland Martin Breaks Down The 2012 Presidential Election Results

Roland Martin breaks down the 2012 presidential election results.

President Obama Wins Re-Election; Says ‘The Best Is Yet To Come’ (VIDEO)

President Obama Celebrates Win, Plans Romney Meeting (VIDEO)

President Obama thanked his supporters, spoke about unity and said he wants to work with Republicans and Democrats to move the country forward. He also said he plans to meet with Mitt Romney to discuss how they can work together. (Nov. 7)

LIVE VIDEO: One Vote Matters 2012 Election Night Coverage With NBC News’ Craig Melvin And Roland Martin On TV One

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy TV One has teamed with NBC to bring you unprecedented LIVE Election coverage as the nation votes for the next president. Leading the coverage is NBC’s Craig Melvin and TVOne’s own Roland Martin as they break down the latest results and talk with [...]