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Washington Watch Roundtable: Romney Thinks You Might Be Envious Of His Money, Is FLOTUS An Angry Or A Strong Black Woman?

Has President Obama put free enterprise on trial, does Mitt Romney think you are envious of him and is First Lady Michelle Obama a strong or an angry Black woman? This week's roundtable discussion features Heather McGhee, Washington director of DEMOS, Dr. Cornel West, Princeton University professor, Deborah Simmons, senior correspondent for "The Washington Times" [...]

Washington Watch Roundtable: Republicans Attack Capitalism, Who Will "Broke" Americans Support In 2012

Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss Republicans attack capitalism and who will angry poor people support in 2012. This week's roundtable discussion features Heather McGhee, Washington director of DEMOS, Dr. Cornel West, Princeton University professor, Deborah Simmons, senior correspondent for "The Washington Times" and Politico's White House correspondent, Joseph Williams. MR. MARTIN:  Lots [...]

India Reports New Strain Of 'Totally Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis'

Source: AP / MSNBC Indian doctors have reported the country's first cases of "totally drug-resistant tuberculosis," a long-feared and virtually untreatable form of the killer lung disease. It's not the first time highly resistant cases like this have been seen. Since 2003, patients have been documented in Italy and Iran. It has mostly been limited [...]

Hackers Hit Zappos: 24 Million Users Information May Have Been Compromised

Source: Ned Potter / ABC News There are a few jokes going around the web already — they're nipping at our heels, they've caught them flat-footed, etc. — but this really isn't funny. It appears that hackers who attacked Zappos, the giant online shoe store, may have gotten their hands on customers' names, email and billing [...]

JOHN AVLON: The MLK Whitewash

By John Avlon Senior columnist for Newsweek and The Daily Beast The Daily Beast  This Martin Luther King, Jr. Day finds our nation rightly united in honoring the man who challenged America to live up to the promise that all men are created equal. But it's also worth remembering that it was not always this way. King was widely reviled [...]

TJMS: Ambassador Andrew Young Says We Don't Really Understand Dr. King's Message, We Can Love Our Enemies, Made No Progress On Poverty

Roland Martin talks with Ambassador Andrew Young about how Americans should celebrate Martin Luther King Day and understanding his message.

Nigeria Unions Suspend Strike Over Gas Prices

Source: AP / CBS News LAGOS, Nigeria — Unions suspended their nationwide strike on Monday, hours after Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan partially reinstated subsidies to keep gasoline prices low and deployed soldiers in the streets to halt widening demonstrations. Union leaders described their decision as a victory for labor, allowing its leaders to guide the country's [...]

Perspective: Hollywood Claims It Does Not Know How To Market A Movie Like Red Tails (VIDEO)

We will see this week the opening of "Red Tails" all across the country, telling the story of the Tuskegee Airmen. Who would've thought the Tuskegee Airmen would've had to fight bigotry, fight racism to be able to show their skills? Yet, they now face the exact, same thing when it comes to just getting [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Jon Huntsman To Drop Out Of The GOP Presidential Race

Source: The Huffington Post Jon Huntsman is dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, according to campaign officials. Developing …

Barbour Unapologetic About Pardons

Source: CBS News Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is defending his controversial decision to pardon more than 200 people, including 17 convicted murderers, as one of his last acts in office this week. Barbour says he believes in second chances, and that he is totally at peace with his decision. But, reports CBS News correspondent [...]