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LISTEN: Roland Martin Talks With The Woman Who Leaked The Westgate 'Warning' Email: Defeat Obama Or Else

Roland Martin talks with the woman who leaked the “warning” email sent from David Siegel, the CEO of Westgate resorts, who told his employees they were at risk of losing their jobs if President Obama is re-elected this upcoming November.

WASHINGTON WATCH: Dissecting The 2012 Presidential Race And What Must Pres. Obama Do In The Next Debate (VIDEO)

Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss the 2012 presidential race and what must President Obama do in the next debate. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features Rodell Mollineau, president of American Bridge, a Democratic super PAC; Angela Rye, executive director and general counsel for the Congressional Black Caucus; Armstrong Williams, political commentator and [...]

GOP Senate Candidate Tommy Thompson’s Son Apologizes For Birther Remarks Against Pres. Barack Obama

Source: Chicago Sun-Times MILWAUKEE — The son of U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson was caught on video suggesting voters this fall should send President Barack Obama back “to Kenya,” but later apologized through the campaign. Jason Thompson, the son of the former governor, made the comments Sunday during a brunch hosted by the Kenosha County [...]

Wisconsin GOP Senate Candidate Tommy Thompson’s Son On Obama: ‘We Have The Opportunity’ To Send The President Back To Kenya (VIDEO)

Source: Chris Gentilviso / The Huffington Post Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate Tommy Thompson’s son delivered some head-turning thoughts on the presidential election Sunday morning. In a clip posted on YouTube from a Republican Party Of Kenosha County brunch event, Jason Thompson commented that “we have the opportunity” to send President Barack Obama “back to Chicago — or Kenya,” drawing applause from the crowd. [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH: Actress Kerry Washington Discusses 2012 Election, Voter Suppression, Support Of Pres. Obama (VIDEO)

In this segment of Washington Watch, Kerry Washington discusses politics, voter suppression, support of Pres. Obama and the importance of the arts in education. Of course, last week we had an opportunity to chat with Kerry Washington. She is the star of ABC’s “Scandal.” Here is the second part of our interview with her. [ON [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: Breaking Down The Vice Presidential Debate (VIDEO)

Remember that nice lead President Obama had coming out of the Democratic Convention? Gone. Now it’s Mitt Romney leading in the national polls – or, some national polls – though the President still has a narrowing lead in key battleground states and a bit bigger lead in Ohio. Now, all eyes were on the V.P. [...]

NBC 5 CHICAGO: Jesse Jackson Jr. Accused Of Misusing Funds To Decorate Home

Source: Anthony Ponce & Mary Ann Ahern / NBC 5 Chicago A new federal investigation into Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s finances alleges the Illinois congressman misused campaign funds to redecorate the inside of his Washington, D.C. home. Three weeks before the election, the feds also are looking into whether Jackson Jr. used money from his House spending [...]

ACLU Accuses Morgan Stanley Of Predatory Lending

Source: Reuters / The Huffington Post NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union is filing what it says is the first lawsuit against an investment bank, Morgan Stanley, alleging discrimination for packaging subprime mortgage loans into securities. The ACLU and other plaintiffs will file the case on behalf of five Detroit residents and its [...]

Softbank, Sprint Nextel: Japanese Mobile Operator Announces $20 Billion Deal To Acquire 70 Percent Of U.S. Telecom

Source: Yuri Kageyama / The Huffington Post TOKYO — Softbank Corp. has reached a deal to buy 70 percent of U.S. mobile carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. for $20.1 billion in the largest ever foreign acquisition by a Japanese company. The agreement, announced Monday at a joint news conference in Tokyo by Softbank President Masayoshi Son [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Sen. Arlen Specter Has Died At 82

Source: Philip Rucker / The Washington Post Former senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, one of the nation’s most durable political figures, who during three decades in the Senate became known for his command of constitutional law, died of cancer Oct. 14 at his home in Philadelphia. He was 82. His son Shanin Specter confirmed his death to the [...]