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Rev. Fred Luter Elected As The 1st Black President Of The Southern Baptist Convention (VIDEO)

Rev. Fred Luter will officially become the first black president of the nation’s largest protestant denomination.
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Woman Has Over 1000 Butt Injections (VIDEO)

Author Vanity Wonder reveals the secret world of butt injections.
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Food Stamp Vote In Senate Blocks Bid To Restore $4.5 Billion In Aid

Source: Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly rejected a bid to preserve some $4.5 billion in food stamps funding, as part of the massive farm bill, on Tuesday.
The amendment to keep that spending in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, offered by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), failed 33 to 66. Sixty votes were [...]

Sandusky Trial: Testimony Ends Without Jerry Sandusky Taking The Stand

Source: Colleen Curry, Jim Avila / ABC News

Jerry Sandusky was willing to testify in his own defense, but his lawyers overruled him today and decided that Sandusky would not testify.
Sources had said Tuesday evening that they were leaning towards the unusual tactic of having Sandusky take the stand, but left the decision for today.
This morning [...]

LISTEN: Rep. Elijah Cummings Discusses The Possible Contempt Vote Facing Attorney General Eric Holder

Roland Martin talks with Rep. Elijah Cummings about the attacks on Attorney Eric Holder and the possibility of him being held in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over more Justice Department documents in the flawed gun-smuggling probe, Fast and Furious.

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ROLAND S. MARTIN: Romney Got Played, Should Not Have Commented On VP Search (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, John Avlon, Reihan Salam and CNN’s Erin Burnett discuss if Marco Rubio is being vetted by the Romney campaign to become the Republican vice presidential nominee.

1.5 Million Children In Imminent Danger Of Starvation In West Africa (VIDEO)

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Source: Rohit Kachroo / NBC News / MSNBC
One-and-a-half-million children are in imminent danger of starvation in West Africa, according to The United Nations Children’s Fund, despite recent pledges of international aid.
As world leaders gathered for the Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, aid workers warned there were [...]

Millions Of Americans May Still Go Without Health Insurance

Source: Tom Murphy / MSNBC
One of the biggest misconceptions about President Obama’s health care overhaul isn’t who the law will cover, but rather who it won’t.
If it survives Supreme court scrutiny, the landmark overhaul will expand coverage to about 30 million uninsured people, according to government figures. But an estimated 26 million U.S. residents [...]

Obama Executive Privilege Exerted Over Fast And Furious Documents

Source: The Huffington Post

President Barack Obama has exerted executive privilege in reference to requests made by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, who has embarked on a controversial investigation into the Department of Justice’s Operation Fast and Furious gun-walking program.
Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole addressed Issa in a [...]

Sandusky May Be Final Witness At Sex Abuse Trial

Source: Colleen Curry and Beth Loyd / ABC News
People in Bellefonte, Pa., lined up outside of the Centre County courthouse as early as 3:30 a.m. today to get one of the extra folding chairs that have been set up in the back of the court in hopes that former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky will take the [...]