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THIS WEEK On Washington Watch: Rep. Maxine Waters, Van Jones, Columbus Short, WNBA’s Chamique Holdsclaw & More

U.S. REP MAXINE WATERS (D-CA), REBUILD THE DREAM CO-FOUNDER VAN JONES, FILM AND TELEVISON STAR COLUMBUS SHORT AND THE WNBA’s CHAMIQUE HOLDSCLAW ARE THE GUESTS ON WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN ON APRIL 29 - Topics to include the economy, taxes, women’s reproductive rights; grassroots solutions to help the “99 percent” make gains in wages [...]

LISTEN: Up To 78% Of NFL Players File For Bankruptcy Within Two Years Of Retirement

Roland Martin talks with Toi Salter certified financial planner about athletes signing multi-million dollar contracts and understanding how to manage their funds. & Subscribe to the Roland S. Martin Daily Podcast via iTunes.;

ROLAND S. MARTIN: GOP Voter Suppression Is Real And Must Be Stopped

By Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com When Americans salute the nation’s military at ball games in airports and in churches nationwide, we do so with a sense of pride for those who are putting their lives on the lines for the tremendous freedoms we enjoy. One of those that we cherish the most is the [...]

Paul Ryan Suddenly Does Not Embrace Ayn Rand’s Teachings

Source: Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) tried to send the message this week that, contrary to “urban legend,” he is not obsessed with philosopher and author Ayn Rand. “I reject her philosophy,” Ryan told National Review on Thursday. “It’s an atheist philosophy. It reduces human interactions down to mere contracts and it is antithetical [...]

Joel Ward And The Hypocrisy Of Racism In Sports

Source: Sheila C. Johnson / The Huffington Post In 1958, winger Willie O’Ree became the first African American athlete to play in the NHL. Which team was responsible for breaking the color barrier? The Boston Bruins. The second and third black players in the NHL were Mike Marson and Bill Riley, both signed by the [...]

Lawyer: George Zimmerman Raised $200,000 (VIDEO)

George Zimmerman’s lawyer tells CNN’s Anderson Cooper exclusively that his client raised more than $200,000 on his site. WATCH:

Joe Biden: Obama ‘Has A Big Stick. I Promise You’ (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post Vice President Joe Biden spoke at length in defense of President Obama’s foreign policy on Thursday, managing to draw snickers for a comment about the commander in chief’s “big stick.” “I promise you, the president has a big stick,” Biden said, after quoting President Teddy Roosevelt’s enduring foreign policy advice to [...]

Roland Martin On GOP Complaints About POTUS Travel: Stop Being Stuck On Stupid (VIDEO)

Roland Martin and Tom Blair joined Kyra Phillps in the CNN Newsroom to discuss Republican complaints about President Obama’s recent travels. Plus Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant’s comments about the left’s “one mission in life is to abort children”.

Report: Secret Service Agents Partied With Strippers Ahead Of Obama El Salvador Visit (VIDEO)

Source: CBS News As the fallout continues from revelations that Secret Service agents took prostitutes back to their hotel in Cartagena, Colombia, just days ahead of President Obama’s recent trip there, it appears others may have done the same with strippers in El Salvador in 2011, CBS affiliate KIRO-TV in Seattle reports. In El Salvador, KIRO-TV [...]

Rick Scott Drug Testing Executive Order Ruled Unconstitutional By Federal Judge

Source: Arthur Delaney / The Huffington Post A federal judge has ruled that Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) violated the Constitution last year when he ordered drug testing for state government workers. U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro ruled on Wednesday that suspicionless drug testing testing for state workers violated the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable [...]