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Herman Cain's Political Legacy, Who Will Show Up At Trump's GOP Debate? (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Will Cain and Wolf Blitzer discuss what Herman Cain's political legacy will be now that he is out of the race and the proposed Donald Trump GOP presidential debate.

State: Mom Who Shot Kids, Self During Standoff At Texas Welfare Office Denied Food Stamps

Source: AP / The Washington Post SAN ANTONIO — A Texas woman who for months was unable to qualify for food stamps pulled a gun in a state welfare office and staged a seven-hour standoff with police that ended with her shooting her two children before killing herself, officials said Tuesday. The children, a 10-year-old [...]

Washington Watch Audio & Video Podcasts 12.04.11

At the top of our agenda this week, the unemployment rate drops to 8.6 percent, its lowest level since March of 2009. 140,000 new, private-sector jobs were created in November. With the Herman Cain train derailed, the Newt Gingrich Express overtakes Mitt Romney – at least for now. The President and the Democrats back the [...]

FAA Head Resigns After DWI Arrest In Va.

Source: AP / CBS News WASHINGTON – Randy Babbitt says he will resign as head of the Federal Aviation Administration following his arrest over the weekend on charges of drunken driving. Babbitt said in a statement Tuesday that he didn't want to allow anything to "cast a shadow" on the work done by his colleagues [...]

TJMS: Is The BMI Scale Fraudulent? Filmmaker Darryl Roberts Takes The Body Mass Index Scale To Task In New Documentary, America the Beautiful 2

Roland Martin talks with Darryl Roberts about his new documentary, "American the Beautiful 2," America's unhealthy obsession with dieting and the alleged fallacies of the BMI calculator. For more information about the film and Darryl Roberts visit http://americathebeautifuldoc.com/2/a...

Punishment Awaits Ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich For Trying To Hock Obama Seat

Source: The Washington Post CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich was clearly the ringleader of the schemes for which he was convicted, and lied about his actions on the witness stand, a judge said Tuesday at the ousted Illinois governor's sentencing on charges that include trying to sell an appointment to President Barack Obama's former Senate seat. [...]

Former GOP Aide Faces Consequences For Trying To Suppress Black Vote

BALTIMORE – A Baltimore jury Tuesday convicted a political aide to former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich of conspiring to suppress black voter turnout during the 2010 gubernatorial election. Paul Schurick was found guilty of all four counts he faced, including conspiracy to violate state election laws and attempting to influence a voter's decision whether to [...]

Jon Stewart Says Goodbye To Herman Cain With His Own Pokémon Quote (VIDEO)

The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Source: Frances Martel / Mediaite It was a sad day for The Daily Show this Saturday, as Jon Stewart lost one of his favorite targets of humor: Herman Cain, who suspended his presidential campaign. "When I look at him, I don't see a presidential [...]

Bring On The Hate Mail! Keli Goff Schools Internet Commenters In Dylan Ratigan Show Rant (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Keli Goff of theloop21.com explains how she deals with "rant rage."

Report Says Romney Paid $100,000 To Purge Computer Records

Source: Sarah B. Boxer / CBS News White House hopeful Mitt Romney spent nearly $100,000 of taxpayer's money to replace staff computers when he left office as governor of Massachusetts, the news agency Reuters reported Tuesday, reprising questions about whether records of his tenure were properly preserved. The amount spent was well above levels reported [...]