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Protesters Hit Streets For May Day Rallies; Violence Flares In Oakland, Seattle (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: Miranda Leitsinger / MSNBC Protesters across the world hit the streets Tuesday on May Day to rally against austerity measures and call for higher wages and more jobs. Marches turned violent in Oakland, where protesters pounded on bank windows and went face-to-face [...]

Edwards Attorneys Go After Ex-Aide’s Wife

Source: AP / CBS News GREENSBORO, N.C. — The wife of a former aide to John Edwards rebuffed questions Tuesday about whether she had any incentive to lie to hurt the former presidential candidate. “Sir, I’m here to tell the truth about my experiences, about my life,” Cheri Young said in response to one of [...]

President Obama Speaks On Ending The War In Afghanistan (VIDEO)

President Obama Addresses the Nation
Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan

Hungry Homeless Man Intentionally Gets Arrested Hoping For ‘A Sandwich And Drink’

Source: Greg Bluestein / AP / The Huffington Post COLUMBUS, Ga. — Lance Brown was hungry and homeless, so he decided to get thrown in jail by hurling a brick through a glass door at the Columbus courthouse building. Brown, 36, spent nine months in jail before his April trial. On Tuesday, he was sentenced [...]

President Obama Lands In Afghanistan In Surprise Visit, Signs Partnership (VIDEO)

Source: CNN Kabul, Afghanistan - President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday, the first anniversary of the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden in neighboring Pakistan. On his third trip to Afghanistan since taking office, Obama and President Hamid Karzai signed an agreement outlining cooperation between their countries after the [...]

Texas Granted Stay By Federal Appeals Judge In Planned Parenthood Case

Source: Chis Tomlinson /  The Huffington Post AUSTIN, Texas — A federal appeals judge stepped into the fight over the Texas Women’s Health Program on Tuesday, saying he wanted to hear arguments on whether the state should be prevented from enforcing a law that bans Planned Parenthood from participating in the program. Less than 24 hours [...]

Pippen To Bulls: You’re Still The NBA’s Best Team

Source: ESPN Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen encouraged Chicago Bulls players, still dealing with the loss of Derrick Rose to a knee injury, that they are “still the best team in the NBA … so go out there and play like it” before Game 2 of their playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday. “Yes, you lost one of your brothers — [...]

BofA To Cut 2,000 Jobs

Source: The Wall Street Journal Amid the banking industry’s relentless belt-tightening, even Bank of America Corp.’s moneymakers aren’t safe. The Charlotte, N.C., company is planning about 2,000 staff cuts in its investment banking, commercial banking and non-U.S. wealth-management units, said people familiar with the situation. Those operations were vastly expanded with Bank of America’s 2009 [...]

Washington Watch with Roland Martin, 04.29.12, Video Podcast

At the top of our agenda this week, which candidate – Pres. Barack Obama, or Mitt Romney – has the best plan for educating our children? Do GOP budget cuts to the social safety net violate the teachings of Jesus Christ? Can a President be too cool? Our newsmaker guest Congresswoman Maxine Waters on winning [...]

Rajon Rondo Suspended For Game 2

Source: ESPN ATLANTA – Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended for Game 2 of an Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Atlanta Hawks for making contact with a game official, NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson announced Monday. Rondo chest-bumped referee Marc Davis with 41 seconds remaining in Sunday’s 83-74 Game 1 loss at Philips Arena, [...]