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D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown Is Charged With Bank Fraud

Source: Del Quentin Wilber and Tim Craig / The Washington Post D.C. City Council chairman Kwame Brown (D) was charged Wednesday with bank fraud, according to documents released this afternoon. Brown has been the subject of a long-running corruption investigation. The charges were filed in the District’s federal court in a “criminal information,” a document that can only be filed [...]

Report: Hacker Claims To Upload 6.5M LinkedIn Passwords

Source: Douglas Stanglin / USA Today A Russian hacker claims to have uploaded almost 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords, The Verge reports. LinkedIn in says in a tweet that “Our team is currently looking into reports of stolen passwords. Stay tuned for more.” In a second tweet two hours later, the company says it is still [...]

LISTEN: Gov. Scott Walker Survives Recall: Roland Martin, Rep. Gwen Moore Breakdown The Wisconsin Recall Election Results

Roland Martin talks with Rep. Gwen Moore about the Gov. Scott Walker winning the Wisconsin recall election. For more information visit Teach for America. Subscribe to the Roland S. Martin Daily Podcast via iTunes. 

First Lady Michelle Obama’s Top Ten Fun Facts About Gardening On The Late Show With David Letterman (VIDEO)

First Lady Michelle Obama presents the “Top Ten Fun Facts About Gardening.”

Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce Boost Celtics To 3-2 Lead Over Heat (VIDEO)

Source: ESPN Miami — the team that was constructed with hopes of supplanting Boston as the power in the Eastern Conference — is suddenly in big trouble. Kevin Garnett finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds, Paul Pierce scored 19 — including a huge 3-pointer over LeBron James’ outstretched arm with 52.9 seconds left — [...]

ABC News: Jerry Sandusky Allegedly Wrote ‘Creepy’ Love Letters to Victim

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Source: Jim Avila and Coleen Curry / ABC News On the first day of jury selection in the child molestation trial of former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, ABC News has learned that Sandusky allegedly wrote “creepy” love letters to his victims, eight of whom are set to testify against [...]

Raheem DeVaughn And Frederic Yonnet Perform At The Grand Opening Of The Howard Theatre (VIDEO)

Raheem DeVaughn and Frederic Yonnet performed at The Howard Theatre Grand Opening Gala and Benefit Concert.

Walker’s Wisconsin Win Big Blow To Unions, Smaller One To Obama

Source: John Helton and Tom Cohen / CNN In a vote that could have implications on both the November presidential race and for organized labor, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday successfully overcame a recall vote that would have removed him from office. With almost all of the votes in, Walker, a Republican hero for pushing [...]

BREAKING: Gov. Scott Walker Wins Wisconsin Recall

Source: CNN In a vote with possible presidential election implications, Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin will survive a bitter recall effort, CNN projects. To follow this topic visit CNN.

POLITICO: Jesse Jackson Likens Governor Scott Walker To George Wallace

Source: MJ Lee / Politico The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Tuesday that Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who is facing a historic recall election, is trying to do in Wisconsin what anti-civil rights and segregationist George Wallace tried to do as governor of Alabama. “Wallace tried to deny the right to vote and Walker’s trying to [...]