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Peyton Manning Picks Broncos

Source: ESPN Peyton Manning will become the next quarterback of the Denver Broncos, barring a snag during intensified contract negotiations that have commenced under the instruction of the four-time MVP to his agent Tom Condon, according to multiple sources. Once the Manning deal becomes official, Denver will try to trade Tim Tebow, according to sources. Manning instructed Condon [...]

College Students Rally At Courthouse For Trayvon Martin

Source: Rene Stutzman and Bianca Prieto, Orlando Sentinel / Orlando Sentinel SANFORD – Florida college students, angered by the shooting death of black teenager Trayvon Martin, are rallying this morning outside the Seminole County criminal courts building. Inside is the State Attorney's Office, where prosecutors will review the case and decide whether to file criminal [...]

Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County Sheriff, Says Media Conspiracy Against Birthers Is 'Bigger Than Watergate'

Source: The Huffington Post Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Maricopa County law enforcer who is leading an widely derided investigation into the authenticity of President Obama's birth certificate, believes that the media is purposefully downplaying birthers' efforts in a conspiracy "bigger than Watergate." In an interview with the Arizona Republic's E.J. Montini, Arpaio said he believes [...]

Chicago Weekend Shootings: 10 Dead, At Least 40 Wounded (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post At least 10 people were killed and 39 others wounded in one of the most violent Chicago weekends in recent history. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that most of the victims were in their mid-teens or early 30s, with the exception of 6-year-old Aliyah Shell, who was gunned down Saturday while playing [...]

LISTEN: Trayvon Martin 911 Tapes

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Police have released the 911 tapes in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed teenager killed by a neighborhood watch captain. George Zimmerman, while walking home from a store. Extended coverage of the Trayvon Martin case on RolandMartinReports.com. Washington Watch Exclusive: The [...]

Washington Watch Exclusive: The Parents Of Slain Florida Teen Trayvon Martin Speak Out

There's a troubling case drawing a lot of attention to Orlando, Florida. Seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martín was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain as he headed home from a convenience store in suburban Sanford, Florida. The shooter, George Zimmerman, said it was self-defense and was never arrested. Zimmerman is still free a month later. [...]

ROLAND S. MARTIN: An Admitted Killer Walks Free In Florida

By Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com Trayvon Martin should be getting ready this weekend to plop down in front of the television with his dad, Tracy, and enjoy tons of basketball games during March Madness. Instead, Tracy and Trayvon's mom, Sybrina, are left bewildered, trying to understand how their fun-loving and squeaky-clean 17-year-old son was [...]

Trayvon Martin Case: George Zimmerman's Father Tells A Newspaper His Son Is Not A Racist

Source: Julia Dahl / CBS News SANFORD, Fla. – The father of the neighborhood watchman who shot and killed a teenager last month has written a letter to a local newspaper saying his son is not a racist and has had to leave his home after receiving death threats. Robert Zimmerman delivered the letter Thursday to the [...]

Former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman On The 100th Birthday Celebration Of Dr. Dorothy Height

Roland Martin talks with former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman about the 100th birthday celebration of the late Dr. Dorothy Height.

THIS WEEK On Washington Watch: The Parents Of Slain Florida Teen Trayvon Martin, Alexis Herman, Crystal McCrary And More …

TRACY MARTIN AND SYBRINA FULTON, PARENTS OF SLAIN FLORIDA TEEN TRAYVON MARTIN, FORMER SECRETARY OF LABOR ALEXIS HERMAN AND AUTHOR CRYSTAL McCRARY ARE THE GUESTS ON WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN MARCH 18 - Topics to include the tragic case of a slain teen whose killer was never arrested, the ongoing battle being waged for [...]