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Wisconsin Spa Shooting: Estranged Wife Of Suspect Radcliffe Haughton Among The Dead

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Watch More News Videos at ABC | 2012 Presidential Election | Entertainment & Celebrity News Source:  Alex Perez, Matthew Jaffe and Alyssa Newcomb / ABC News The estranged wife of a Wisconsin man who barged into a Wisconsin spa and allegedly shot seven women before killing himself is apparently [...]

Join Roland Martin For The Last Presidential Debate Viewing Party At Crimson Lounge in NYC

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ROLAND S. MARTIN UNFILTERED: Vote Or Shut The Hell Up (AUDIO)

Roland Martin explains during a recent speech if you have not voted you have no reason to complain. So either vote or shut the hell up.  

THIS WEEK On Washington Watch: Presidential Debate Recap; Economic Development Through Small Business; Voter Suppression Update

Topics Include: Analysis of the second Presidential Debate; Economic Development through Small Business, which candidate has the best plan; the weekly update on voter suppression; and keeping the candidates honest Martin compares comments made with facts October 19, 2012, Silver Spring, MD – This week on Washington Watch with Roland Martin, David Harewood featured as [...]

First Lady Michelle Obama Makes Case For Early Voting (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post WAUSAU, Wis. — First lady Michelle Obama was in Wisconsin on Friday, revving up supporters just three days before Badger State residents can go to the polls for early voting. “I mailed in my ballot early. I voted for Barack Obama,” she said to loud cheers from the crowd gathered in [...]

Samuel L. Jackson Threatens Lawsuit Over Candidate’s “Uncle Tom” Ad

Source: Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones Randall Terry, who is concurrently running for president of the United States and for Congress in Florida, is suffering the wrath of actor Samuel L. Jackson, who is going after the anti-abortion activist. With a vengeance. Jackson, you may recall, made an ad for a pro-Obama super-PAC, in which he implores voters to “Wake the [...]

Pres. Barack Obama: Romney Suffering From ‘Romnesia’ (VIDEO)

President Barack Obama told a Virginia college crowd Friday that when it comes to issues important to women’s health and jobs, Mitt Romney is distancing himself from past stances and suffers from a case of “romnesia.” (Oct. 19)

Missouri Father Sues School District, Alleging Coach Made Racist Video of Daughter With Monkey Face

Source: Jennifer Abbey / ABC News A Missouri father is suing his daughter’s school district after her basketball coaches allegedly made a video showing the African-American student with a monkey over her face. Fred Lane, of Blue Springs, Mo., filed a lawsuit in Jackson County Circuit Court accusing the Blue Springs School District of discrimination. [...]

Judge Rules Zimmerman Lawyers Can Access Trayvon Martin’s School Records And Social Media Accounts (VIDEO)

Economist Larry Summers Slams Romney Tax Plan: ‘It’s Just Not Possible’

Source:  Bonnie Kavoussi /  The Huffington Post Harvard economist Larry Summers says that Mitt Romney’s tax plan fails the basic test of arithmetic. “It’s just not possible to do what he says,” Summers, who served as a top economic adviser to President Barack Obama, told CNNMoney in a recent interview. “The reality is that every expert who’s looked at [...]