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New York City To Ban Big Sodas At Restaurants, Food Carts

Source: Ronni Berke and Josh Levs / CNN New York - New York City is poised to ban the sale of large-sized sodas and other sugary beverages in an effort to combat rising obesity rates, a city official said Thursday. The ban would outlaw the sale of such drinks larger than 16 ounces from restaurants, [...]

Florida Democrats Push Back Against Voter Purge

Source: AP / CBS News Amid continued controversy surrounding a recent purge of potential non-citizens on Florida voting rolls, a handful of Democratic Florida lawmakers are pushing back, arguing in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott that the process “fails to meet the basic standards of accountability” and that proceeding with it would be “irresponsible.” [...]

Jim Messina: There’s ‘A Billion-Dollar Fund’ To Beat Obama

Source: Byron Tau / Politico Obama campaign manager Jim Messina is, once again, sounding the alarm bells about conservative groups spending a billion dollars to defeat President Obama in an email to supporters. Citing Wednesday’s POLITICO report by Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei, Messina writes, “these people are trying to buy our democracy and the White House to [...]

HUFFINGTON POST: Fox News Airs Ridiculous Anti-Obama Video… Throws ‘Associate Producer’ Under The Bus (VIDEO)

Source: Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post “Fox and Friends” aired a remarkable four-minute video on its Wednesday show. The video, which the hosts of the show advertised as taking a “look back” at President Obama’s four years in office, could easily be mistaken for a Republican attack ad. It was aired multiple times throughout [...]

Exonerated Football Star Brian Banks Gets NFL Tryout

Source: AP / CBS News A former high school football star whose rape conviction was thrown out last week told ESPN that several NFL teams have called him and he already has a tryout scheduled next month. Brian Banks, who spent five years in prison after pleading no contest to rape before a judge threw [...]

Tiger’s Niece, Cheyenne Woods, To Make Pro Debut At LPGA Major

Source: Ryan Ballengee / Golf Channel Cheyenne Woods will make her professional debut next week at the Wegmans LPGA Championship, a tournament official confirmed to GolfChannel.com. It is the tour’s second major of the season. Woods, the niece of Tiger Woods and the 2011 ACC individual champion, recently graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree [...]

LISTEN: Rev. James Meeks Discusses The Outbreak Of Gun Violence In Chicago And How To Stop It

Roland Martin talks with Rev. James Meeks about the recent uptick in gun violence in Chicago. This past weekend 40 individuals were shot and 10 were killed. Subscribe to the Roland S. Martin Daily Podcast via iTunes.

Charles Taylor Sentenced To 50 Years For Supporting Rebels In Sierra Leone

Source: AP / CBS News LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands – International judges sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison Wednesday, saying he was responsible for “some of the most heinous and brutal crimes recorded in human history” by arming and supporting Sierra Leone rebels in return for “blood diamonds.” The 64-year-old warlord-turned-president is [...]

First Lady Michelle Obama Promotes Her Anti-Obesity Campaign On Good Morning America (VIDEO)

Source: Andrew Kirell / Mediaite During Tuesday morning’s edition of ABC’sGood Morning America, First LadyMichelle Obama sat down with Robin Roberts for an interview that touched upon her new book American Grown, her “Let’s Move!” anti-childhood obesity campaign, Beyonce, and gardening in an urban environment. Roberts started out by asking Obama about the critics of her “Let’s Move!” campaign [...]

Michelle Obama On The View: ‘I’m Not Interested In Politics, Never Have Been’ (VIDEO)

Source: Sarah Devlin / Mediaite Michelle Obama continued to make the morning show rounds Tuesday with an appearance on The View, where she was candid about her occasional doubts about being a “proper First Lady,” particularly given that she’s been known to do some hula-hooping on the White House lawn and her anti-obesity initiative involved working in a garden on the [...]