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How To Keep Your Food Safe If Hurricane Sandy Cuts Electricity

Source: Michelle Castillo / CBS News With Hurricane Sandy threatening to cut power, many people are worried how long their food can last in the refrigerator and freezer without electricity. But, there’s other food safety issues that people should be concerned about. The USDA has compiled a list of tips to help you sort through what is [...]

Sandy Swamps Coastal Towns, Cuts Power To 700,000

Source: NBC News Hurricane Sandy churned its destructive path toward the Northeast on Monday, flooding beach towns and tearing up beaches, piers and boardwalks ahead of its expected landfall in New Jersey. About 700,000 homes and businesses had already lost power, while schools, offices, roads and transit systems shut down across an area of 50 [...]

THE CHOICE: A Look At Pres. Obama And Mitt Romney’s Plans For National Defense (VIDEO)

It’s time now for our special election report, “The Choice,” where we look at the plans of President Obama and Mitt Romney on issues important to all Americans, but with focus on their effect on African-Americans. This week, national defense. There’s a lot of money spent on defense — $670 billion this year, which amounts [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: Will The 2012 Election Be Like 2000; AP Poll Finds Majority Of US Has Prejudice Against Blacks (VIDEO)

Will this election be like 2000? 2004? 2008? New AP poll indicates that the majority of the US has prejudice against Blacks. Plus, Romney surrogate John Sununu believes Gen. Colin Powell endorsed Pres. Barack Obama as a result of race. MR. MARTIN:  Will this election be like 2000?  2004?  2008? Well, one thing that Pre- [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: The Battle For Women Voters (VIDEO)

The debates are over; and in just nine, short days it’s up to the voters to decide. This race is extremely tight. Mitt Romney has been doing slightly better in the national polls, but the President is slightly ahead in battleground states like Nevada, as well as Wisconsin; also Ohio. But you also have to [...]

Transit Shuts And Schools Close As New York City Prepares For Sandy

Source:  WABC New York NEW YORK - Subway, bus and train service will be shut down and New York City public schools will close Monday in advance of Hurricane Sandy. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered the transit system to be suspended starting at 7 p.m. Sunday, when the last subways and final Metro-North and Long [...]

Sandy Could Wreak Havoc Across 800 Miles Of U.S.

Source: CBS News Hurricane Sandy, the mammoth storm that has already claimed nearly five dozen lives in the Caribbean, could potentially affect some 60 million people in the Eastern United States, where it will meet with two other powerful winter storm systems, to create an even more threatening hybrid. Sandy is expected to afflict a [...]

THIS WEEK On Washington Watch: The Race For Female Voters; Plans For National Defense; Voter Suppression Update And The Story Behind Barack Obama

THE RACE FOR FEMALE VOTERS AND PLANS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE SPENDING EXPLORED ON THIS WEEK’S WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN –Topics to include: Analysis of the third Presidential Debate, the race for women voters, the impact of both candidates’ plan for national defense spending, the weekly update on voter suppression and the story behind President [...]

Jon Stewart Tears Into GOP Over Richard Mourdock’s Rape Comments (VIDEO)

Source: Josh Feldman / Mediaite Jon Stewart hammered away at the Republican party for continuing to support Senate candidate Richard Mourdock, despite his controversial remarks about rape and abortion. He highlighted the fact that Romney recently endorsed Mourdock’s Senate candidacy, but marveled at how that endorsement has not faded away as quickly as Romney’s support [...]

Bill Maher Warns Voters: If You Elect Romney, ‘You’re Electing Every Right Wing Nut He’s Pandered To’ (VIDEO)

Source: Josh Feldman / Mediaite Bill Maher used his final New Rule of the night to warn voters unhappy with President Obama of the political and social consequences of the other guy winning. Maher argued that Mitt Romney winning the presidency would not just be a victory for him, but for every Republican extremist Romney [...]