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WATCH: Soledad O'Brien Grills Rep. Allen West About His 'Get The Hell Out' Of The United States' Comments

Source: Nando Di Fino / Mediaite Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) was a guest on Soledad O'Brien's Starting Point Tuesday morning, and was confronted with questions about his now-infamous, "get the hell out of the United States" comments from over the weekend, directed at DemocratsBarack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, andDebbie Wasserman Schultz.

Marine Gets 30 Days In Hazing Case Linked To Suicide

Source: MSNBC KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii — A Marine accused of hazing a colleague who later committed suicide in Afghanistan was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail and a reduction in rank. Navy Capt. Carrie Stephens, the judge in Lance Cpl. Jacob Jacoby's special court-martial, handed down the sentence after Jacoby pleaded guilty to assault. [...]

TJMS: Tim Wise Discusses His New Book, Dear White America: Letter To A New Minority

  Roland Martin talks with Tim Wise about his new book, Dear White America: Letter To A New Minority. Wise also discusses White Americans problems with having an African-American president, half of the country being of people of color and White anxiety. Follow Tim Wise on Twitter @timjacobwise

Senate Dems Push Buffett Rule Bill

Source: Jonathan Easley / The Hill Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said he's close to finalizing legislation codifying the "Buffett Rule" that would require individuals who make more than $1 million a year to pay a tax rate of at least 30 percent. The idea, named for the billionaire investor Warren Buffett, is central to President [...]

Florida Highway Terror That Killed 10: 'We Can't See' (VIDEO)

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Source: Matt Gutman / Matthew Rosenbaum /ABC News A 911 tape from a smoke and fog shrouded Florida highway revealed the terror of crashed motorists as they heard cars and trucks smashing into things around them, but unable to see what was happening. By the end of the call, one [...]

Washington Watch Roundtable: State Of The Union Address, Romney Fulfilling His Legal Tax Obligation

Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, plus Mitt Romney's money and fulfilling his legal tax obligation. This week's Washington Watch roundtable features Hilary Shelton, executive vice president of the NAACP, April Ryan, the White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks, Robert Traynham, MSNBC political [...]

theGrio: Black Churches Hit By Economic Downturn, To Tithe Or Not To Tithe? (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: Shartia Brantley / theGrio To tithe or not to tithe, that is the question. Tithing, or giving 10 percent of your income to support the ministries of your church, is vulnerable during the slow economic recovery. As the national unemployment rate trends [...]

FAMU Police Investigate Another Suspected Hazing (VIDEO)

Florida A&M University's President says police are investigating another suspected case of hazing and it's related to a spring 2011 initiation ceremony involving the university chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi.

Catholics Rally Against Obama Contraception Mandate

Source: Rick Jervis / Religion News ServiceThe / Washington Post NEW ORLEANS — From Maine to Arizona to southern Louisiana, Catholic churches across the country echoed with scorn for a new federal rule requiring faith-based employers to include birth control and other reproductive services in their health care coverage. Dozens of priests took the rare [...]

WATCH: Google+ Hangout With President Barack Obama

You asked the questions, and President Obama answered in the first-ever completely virtual interview from the White House, presented by YouTube and Google+.