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US Peanut Butter Recall Expands To More Stores Including Whole Foods, Target

Source: CBS News In an ongoing recall of peanut and almond butter products over possible salmonella contamination, New Mexico-based Sunland Inc. announced Monday it expanded its recall yet again to include cashew butters, tahini and blanched and roasted peanut products sold at many U.S. supermarkets. New products recalled include varieties of cookies sold at Whole [...]

NBC NEWS: Households Could Face Average $3,500 Tax Hit If Congress Can’t Avoid ‘Fiscal Cliff’

Source: Tom Curry / NBC News Nearly 90 percent of Americans will see their taxes increase in 2013 if Congress and President Barack Obama can’t find a way to renew tax policies that are scheduled to expire at the end of this year, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center said in a report issued Monday. The average [...]

Hackers Hit White House Computer Network

Source: Devin Dwyer / ABC News The Obama administration has confirmed a report that unidentified hackers targeted an unclassified computer network for the White House Military Office in an cyber attack last month. The office handles all military related functions at the White House, including presidential transportation, communications, food service, and security of the so-called “nuclear football,” the [...]

Are You Kidding Me? Romney’s Garbage Man Blasts Him In New Political Ad (VIDEO)

Source: Andrew Kirell / Mediaite A new anti-Mitt Romney ad from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees features Richard Hayes, the garbageman who deals with the Romneys’ trash at their oceanfront mansion in La Jolla, California. Dubbed by AFSCME as one of the “people who make America happen,” Hayes talks about his laborious job, and criticizes [...]

Lee Malvo Described Himself As A ‘Monster’ In Exclusive Washington Post Interview

The Post’s Josh White describes his exclusive interview with convicted sniper Lee Boyd Malvo, who admits to feelings of guilt and details his relationship with John Muhammad.

DON’T MISS: Jack & Jill Politics Interview With Roland S. Martin

Source:  J. Christian Watts / Jack & Jill Politics   I spoke to Roland Martin of CNN, TV One Cable Network , and Washington Watch this past Monday. He is rolling out his fourth season of Washington Watch, a show that exists in a differentiated space. In many ways, Washington Watch exists because it fills a void [...]

LISTEN: Roland Martin, Cheryl Pearson McNeil Discuss African-American Behaviors With Smartphones And Social Media

Roland Martin talks with Cheryl Pearson-McNeil about African-American behaviors with smartphones and social media. For more information visit http://www.nielsen.com/africanamerican Subscribe to the Roland S. Martin Daily Podcast via iTunes. 

Paul Ryan’s Vague Tax Plan Answers Frustrate Chris Wallace: ‘You Haven’t Given Me The Math’ (VIDEO)

Source:  Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite During his interview with Paul Ryan this morning,Chris Wallace grew frustrated with the vice presidential nominee’s explanation of the Romney/Ryan economic plan. Tackling the issue of tax cuts, Wallace confronted Ryan with the Obama campaign’s calculations, which Ryan deemed false. Asked to provide his own math, Ryan reverted to generalizations.

‘Miss Bum Bum’ Pageant Seeks Brazil’s Best Butt (PHOTO)

Source: Hilary Hanson / The Huffington Post Crack addicts, get excited. Brazil is gearing up for the “Miss Bum Bum” pageant, a nationwide contest to find the best butt in the country. The nation’s cutest derriere will be chosen out of 27 competitors, one from each of Brazil’s Federative Units. Online voting will determine 15 finalists, who will travel to [...]

THIS WEEK On Washington Watch: Pres. Obama Leading In Key Swing States; Gen. Colin Powell On What It Takes To Be A Leader; Mitt Romney’s Dismissal Of The 47 Percent

–Topics include: President Obama’s growing lead in the polls and in key swing states; General Colin Powell discusses what it take to be a leader; and the new conversation on poverty resulting from Romney’s dismissal of the “47 percent” September 28, 2012, Silver Spring, MD – General Colin Powell and Iyanla Vanzant, host of “Iyanla, [...]