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ESPN: NBA Finals Preview (VIDEO)

ESPN’s NBA Finals preview hosted by ESPN anchor Sage Steele.

Jerry Sandusky Penn State Abuse Secret File Points To Institutional Cover-up

Source: The Huffington Post
Allegations of an institutional cover-up of the Penn State sexual abuse scandal reached a fever pitch on Monday after sources at the Attorney General’s Office indicated that former Penn State vice-president Gary Schultz kept a secret file on Jerry Sandusky’s alleged abusive incidents, casting doubt on his previous grand jury testimony, KDKA-TV reports.
“Only recently [...]

Gangs In Government? Jesse Ventura On The DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans (VIDEO)

Will Cain, Margaret Hoover, Christine Romans and Roland Martin talk with former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura about his new book DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans: No More Gangs in Government.

ABC News: ‘Victim 1′ In Sandusky Trial Brings Penn State Jurors To Tears

Source: Colleen Curry, Beth Loyd and Jim Avila / ABC News

The 18-year-old man who launched the sex abuse investigation into Jerry Sandusky wept on the stand today and brought some jurors to tears as he recalled the first time the former Penn State coach allegedly performed oral sex on him, when he was about 12 [...]

MEDIAITE: GOP Senator John Cronyn Tells Eric Holder To Resign To His Face (VIDEO)

Source: Noah Rothman / Mediaite

In a Senate committee hearing today in which Attorney General Eric Holder was asked to testify over his Department of Justice’s investigations into the botched Fast and Furious gun walking scandal and recent intelligence leaks from the Obama administration, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) called on Holder to resign. He appeared on [...]

Oscar Duncan: Two Suspects Arrested In Shooting Of 23-Year-Old Youth Pastor

Source:  Kathleen Miles / The Huffington Post
Two men have been arrested as suspects in the shocking murder of 23-year-old youth pastor Oscar Duncan in Venice Beach, Calif.
Kevin Dwayne Green, a 28-year-old black male, was arrested on June 8, and Hopeton Bereford Parsley, a 22-year-old black male, was arrested on June 9, the LA Weeklyreports. Green has no option for bail, [...]

Automakers Get Siri-ous With ‘Eyes Free’ Button

Source: Paul A. Eisenstein / MSNBC
It’s hard to find a new car, these days, that doesn’t offer a USB port. Make that a USB port specifically equipped with the specific cord designed to link an iPhone or some other Apple device to your vehicle infotainment system.
Based on plans announced by Apple at its annual software developer’s conference [...]

Family Net Worth Plummets Nearly 40%

Source: Charles Riley / CNN Money
NEW YORK – The average American family’s net worth dropped almost 40% between 2007 and 2010, according to a triennial study released Monday by the Federal Reserve.
The stunning drop in median net worth — from $126,400 in 2007 to $77,300 in 2010 — indicates that the recession wiped away 18 [...]

Florida Sues Department Of Homeland Security For Immigrant-Citizens Database To Help With Purge List

Source: Marc Caputo / Miami Herald

Gov. Rick Scott’s top elections official sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday, accusing the agency of unlawful “recalcitrance” for refusing Florida access to a database that could help the state spot and remove noncitizens from the voter rolls.
“We have a right to this database,” Scott said Monday [...]

Mitt Romney VP Stakes: Who Is Leading In The Race To Become The GOP VP Nominee (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Ana Navarro and CNN’s Erin Burnett discuss the race to become the Republican vice-presidential nominee.