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Study Finds Growing Number Of Americans Can't Afford Food

Source:  Alexander Eichler / The Huffington Post More Americans said they struggled to buy food in 2011 than in any year since the financial crisis, according to a recent report from the Food Research and Action Center, a nonprofit research group. About 18.6 percent of people — almost one out of every five — told Gallup pollsters that they [...]

Rodney King Gets House Arrest For Reckless Driving

Source: AP / MSNBC RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Rodney King has been sentenced to 20 days of house arrest and fined $500 for misdemeanor reckless driving in Southern California. King is the black motorist whose beating by white Los Angeles police officers was videotaped in 1991. Four officers were acquitted of charges in state court a [...]

Online Bible Study w/ Jacquie Hood Martin Replay

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Romney: 'We Didn't Win By A Lot, But We Won By Enough' (VIDEO)

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins both the Michigan and Arizona primaries and tells supporters his experience as a governor and as a business leader make him the right candidate to "restore America's promise."

Chicago Street Named After Comedian Bernie Mac (VIDEO)

Source: AP / theGrio CHICAGO – A sign bearing the name of the late comedian Bernie Mac has been raised over a street in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. About 200 people, including his widow Rhoda McCullough, daughter Je'Niece McCullough and civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, gathered Tuesday on a corner near the home where he [...]

James Murdoch Resigns As News International Exec

Source: AP / CBS News LONDON – James Murdoch, the executive at the epicenter of the phone hacking scandal at his father's British newspapers, is stepping down as executive chairman of News Corp.'s U.K. newspaper arm, the company announced Wednesday. News Corp. (NWSA) said James, the youngest son of 80-year-old media mogul Rupert Murdoch, has [...]

President Obama Suggests Romney Shoveling 'A Load of You-Know-What' (VIDEO)

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Source: ABC News As Michigan Republicans headed to the polls Tuesday morning, President Obama delivered an aggressive defense of the bailout of the auto industry and his presidency in general, harshly criticizing GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney – though he never mentioned him by name. "I've got to admit, it's been [...]

Feds: Texas Doctor Among 7 Accused In $375 Million Health Care Scam

Source: MSNBC DALLAS — The owner of a Texas-based medical service provider is among seven people indicted in what authorities say is the largest health care fraud scheme in U.S. history, bilking Medicare and Medicaid of nearly $375 million. The federal indictment alleges Dr. Jacque Roy, who owns Medistat Group Associates in DeSoto, of leading a scheme [...]

LISTEN: Roland Martin, Dr. Jeff Gardere Discuss Ohio School Shooting, Bullying And Monitoring Children Online

Roland Martin talks with Dr. Jeff Gardere about the recent school shooting in Ohio that has claimed the lives of three students, bullying and parents monitoring messages that children post online.

GOP Controlled Legislatures Continue To Push Voter Suppression Efforts (VIDEO)

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