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Legendary Chanel Designer Karl Lagerfeld's Misquote Of First Lady Michelle Obama A Major Misstep

Source: BlackAmericaWeb.com Contrary to what a renowned fashion designer claims – and just to set the record straight – First Lady Michelle Obama did not refer to herself as having a "big black ass." The media – and blogosphere – is buzzing this week after legendary Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld, 78, misquoted the first lady [...]

Rick Santorum Warns Of 'New Boogey Man' (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post Rick Santorum took aim at environmental regulations Thursday at a campaign stop in Oklahoma, a hub of the domestic energy industry. The presidential hopeful told voters that opposition to fracking is nothing more than political fear-mongering, according to CNN. "We have to have all sorts of government regulations because of the threats [...]

FDA Investigates Vending Machine For Morning-After Pills

Source: Dave Warner / Reuters / MSNBC PHILADELPHIA — Federal authorities are investigating the use of a vending machine to dispense morning-after pills to students at a university in Pennsylvania. The Food and Drug Administration's probe is aimed at determining whether the vending machine at Shippensburg University is in line with a federal requirement that any female under age 17 have a prescription [...]

Gonorrhea Resistant To Antibiotics On The Rise

Source: Mikaela Conley / ABC News A new editorial published in the New England Journal of Medicine highlighted the concern for the rising rate of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea in the U.S.  The increases were most prominent in people living in the western United States and in men who have sex with men. "There is much to do, and the threat [...]

Accused Cop Killer Tells NYPD: 'I Panicked' (VIDEO)

Source: Jonathan Dienst, Shimon Prokupecz and Joe Valiquette / MSNBC The man accused of shooting and killing a veteran NYPD officer at point-blank range in December said in videotaped statements obtained exclusively by NBC New York that he pulled the trigger by accident, explaining: "I was so nervous and I panicked." The videos are the first time the public [...]

House Passes Insider Trading Bill

Source: AP / USA Today WASHINGTON – The House passed a bill banning Congress and executive branch officials from insider trading, but brushed aside a provision aimed at reining in those who pry financial information from Congress and sell it to investment firms. Thursday's 417-2 vote likely sends the legislation to a House-Senate conference, where [...]

Obama Mandate On Birth Control Coverage Stirs Controversy (VIDEO)

Source: Richard Wolf and Cathy Lynn Grossman / USA Today WASHINGTON – Congressional leaders and Republican presidential candidates joined Catholic religious groups on Wednesday in denouncing the Obama administration's mandate requiring health insurers to offer birth control coverage, but the White House stood its ground. House Speaker John Boehner called it "an unambiguous attack on [...]

LIVE VIDEO: President Obama Speaks On The $26 Billion Housing Settlement

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TJMS: April Ryan Breaks Down The Controversy Over President Obama's Birth Control Mandate

Roland Martin talks with April Ryan, White House Correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks about the controversy surrounding the Catholic Church, contraception and President Obama's birth control mandate.

Income Taxes: 30 Million May Be Hit By AMT This Year (VIDEO)

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Source: ABC News / Alan Farnham Get ready to start paying higher taxes—$3,900 to $8,000 more a year on average. Unless Congress acts, some 30 million Americans will have to pay the dreaded Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), whose rates, depending on your income, are either 26 percent or 28 percent. [...]