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Romney On Debunked Welfare Ad: ‘We’ve Been Absolutely Spot-On’ (VIDEO)

Source: Elise Foley / The Huffington Post WASHINGTON – Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Tuesday scoffed at questions about whether his advertisements are misleading, saying an ad with a debunked claim about President Barack Obama’s welfare policy is “absolutely” true. “We’ve been absolutely spot-on, and any time there’s anything that’s been amiss, we correct [...]

Romney Campaign Volunteer Says She Works For Clerk’s Office, But Only Registering Romney Voters (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post A video uploaded to YouTube on Friday depicting a young woman registering voters in El Paso County, Colorado claiming she works for the clerk’s office, but is only registering voters who support Mitt Romney has gone viral over the weekend. The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Wayne Williams disavowed the young [...]

Victims In La Puente High Sexual Hazing Say There Are More Attackers

Source: Los Angeles Times Two boys among several students allegedly attacked as part of a soccer team hazing ritual that involved sexual assault at La Puente High School said they were grabbed in a storage room by as many as 10 older team players and assaulted. The boys, whose identities and voices were altered, appeared Monday night on Headline News [...]

HUFFINGTON POST: Hurricane Katrina Flood Damage Lawsuit Decision Reversed

Source: Michael Kunzelman / AP / The Huffington Post NEW ORLEANS  — A federal appeals court reversed itself Monday and threw out a judge’s landmark ruling that the Army Corps of Engineers was liable for billions of dollars in Hurricane Katrina flood damage that property owners blame on the corps’ maintenance of a New Orleans [...]

Setting The Record Straight: Roland Martin Debunks AP Article Alleging Black Pastors Told Their Members To Stay Home On Nov. 6

Roland Martin talks with CNN’s Radi Kaye about a recent Associated Press article that alleges African-American pastors are telling their congregations to stay home on election day in a protest over President Barack Obama’s support of same-sex marriage and not vote for Mitt Romney because he is Mormon.

National Voter Registration Day: The Time To Register Is Now

Source: Dan Froomkin / The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Haven’t registered to vote? Do it now. Haven’t gotten around to updating your voter registration? Do it now. Aren’t absolutely sure you’re registered correctly? Reregister now. Tell everyone else to do it, too. And consider today your deadline. Those are the core messages behind National Voter Registration Day, a broad-based, [...]

MEDIAITE: President Obama Condemns Both ‘Disgusting’ Anti-Islam Video And ‘Mindless’ Violence Before The U.N.

Source: Andrew Kirell / Mediaite During his speech before the United Nations on Tuesday morning, President Barack Obamaeulogized the murdered U.S. AmbassadorChristopher Stevens, reiterated American values of freedom and tolerance, and condemned both the “crude” Innocence of Muslims video and the “mindless” violent protests that have swept across the region in the last few weeks.

Pres. Obama: U.S. Will Do ‘What We Must’ To Block Iran Nukes

Source:  Mary Bruce / ABC News President Obama warned Iran before the U.N. General Assembly today that the U.S. will “do what we must” to prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon. “Time and again, it has failed to take the opportunity to demonstrate that its nuclear program is peaceful, and to meet its obligations to the United [...]

LISTEN: Roland Martin, Ben Crump Discuss The Stand Your Ground Laws On The Ballot In 21 States In November

Roland Martin talks with Ben Crump, the attorney for the Trayvon Martin family, about the Stand Your Ground Laws on the ballot in 21 states in November. Subscribe to the Roland S. Martin Daily Podcast via iTunes. 

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