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SEC Charges Former Execs Of Fannie, Freddie

Source: Aaron Smith / CNN Money NEW YORK – The Securities and Exchange Commission charged six former executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with securities fraud on Friday for misrepresenting their holdings of high-risk mortgage loans. The SEC is targeting three former executives of Freddie Mac (FMCC,Fortune 500), including chief executive officer Daniel Mudd, chief [...]

GOP Debate No. 1,758: Final Faceoff Before The Iowa Caucuses, This Time Ron Paul Is Surging (VIDEO)

Roland Martin and Will Cain join T.J. Holmes in the CNN Newsroom to discuss tonights GOP debate. Ron Paul is now surging in the polls, does he have a chance to capture the GOP presidential nomination.

Census Data: Half Of U.S. Poor Or Low Income

Source: AP / CBS News WASHINGTON – Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income. The latest census data depict a middle class that's shrinking as unemployment stays high and the [...]

WATCH: FAMU President Responds To Hazing

CNN's Jason Carroll interviews Florida A&M's president on the alleged hazing controversy involving the school band. WATCH:

The Black Room: Cain Should Not Have Put His Wife In A Situation Like That (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Armstrong Williams and Deborah Mathis discuss Herman Cain's alleged infidelity, Gloria Cain being humiliated as a result of the scandal and the emergence of Ginger White.

The Black Room: In What World Do The Cowboys Have The Best Team? (VIDEO)

Roland Martin talks with Armstrong Williams about the talent level of the Dallas Cowboys and if they will make it to the Super Bowl.

LIVE VIDEO: President Obama Speaks On Home Care Rule

President Obama Speaks on Home Care Rule at the White House.

The Black Room: I Never Met A Sigma Under 55, Nobody Wants To Be A Sigma

Roland Martin talks with Armstrong Williams and Deborah Mathis about African-American fraternity, sororities and the Sigmas.

TJMS: Occupy Wall Street And The Black Church Join Forces To Occupy The Dream

Roland Martin talks with Pastor Jamal Bryant about an new initiative called Occupy the Dream. Civil Rights leaders and African-American clergy have partnered with Occupy Wall Street to address income inequality and economic injustice.

Fraternity Suspended For "Who Would You Rape?" Survey

Source: CBS News BURLINGTON, Vt. – The University of Vermont has suspended a fraternity after obtaining a questionnaire from the Greek house that asked members who they'd like to rape, CBS News affiliate WCAX-TV in Burlington reports. The school is investigating and has notified police. Women's groups are pushing for the fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, to [...]