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Mayor Michael Nutter: Occupy Philadelphia Has Changed (VIDEO)

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter expresses his concern over the changing mood of the Occupy Philadelphia protest. WATCH:

JACQUIE HOOD MARTIN: Standing on Pure Faith | Home for the Holidays

By Jacquie Hood Martin www.jacquiehood.com  Faith is one the four cornerstones of my and many believers' journey. And, even if you are not a believer there is some truth that you live by that gets you through each day of your life. When you face cancer.  When a soldier faces a bullet. When we face [...]

VALOIRE BURTON: Is It Time To Stop Complaining And Solve The Problem?

By Valorie Burton Dear Friend, "Do all things without grumbling, faultfinding, and complaining." - Philippians 2:14 Dear Friend, What do you find yourself complaining about in your day-to-day life? A moody client, boss, or employee? Messy spouse? Clutter? Poor service? When it comes to learning and growing, a useful tool for making meaningful changes can be [...]

POTUS On Chinese Economy: 'Enough's Enough' Of 'Gaming' The International System

Source: Reuters / The Huffington Post President Barack Obama served notice on Sunday that the United States was fed up with China's trade and currency practices as he turned up the heat on America's biggest economic rival. "Enough's enough," Obama said bluntly at a closing news conference of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit where he [...]

Gloria Cain: Husband Respects Women (VIDEO)

Herman Cain's wife says she doesn't believe the sexual harassment allegations against her husband.  WATCH:

ROLAND S. MARTIN: GOP Debate Ignores Wall Street's Role In Destroying Economy

By Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com All of the post-mortems on the CNBC Republican debate have focused on the sad but hilarious senior moment Gov. Rick Perry suffered when he couldn't remember the third federal agency he wants to eliminate. There's no doubt that it'll go down in history as one of the most embarrassing [...]

Penn State: Assistant Coach Placed On Leave

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: MSNBC STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary, a key witness in the child sex abuse scandal that has engulfed the school, has been placed on administrative leave. School president Rod Erickson announced the move Friday, a day after the school [...]

Cops: Chicago Man Kills Elderly Woman, Uses Her Wedding Rings To Propose To Girlfriend

Source: CBS News CHICAGO – A Chicago man who had been out of prison less than six months allegedly beat an elderly woman to death and then used her wedding rings to propose to his girlfriend five days later, according to CBS affiliate WBBM. Raymond Harris, 36, is now charged with first-degree murder and robbery [...]

BLACK IN AMERICA: Do Black Tech Entrepreneurs Face Institutional Bias? (VIDEO)

Source:  CNN "Why aren't there more black people in tech?" The vast majority of top executives at the leading Silicon Valley tech firms are white men. Women and Asians have made some inroads, but African-American and Latino tech leaders remain a rarity. About 1% of entrepreneurs who received venture capital in the first half of [...]

All 1,066 MF Global Brokerage Workers Laid Off

Source: Chris Isidore / CNN Money NEW YORK – The ax fell Friday for all 1,066 employees of bankrupt MF Global's brokerage unit, the trustee overseeing the liquidation of the company announced. While the terminations are effective immediately, the employees will be paid through Nov. 15 and will have health coverage through the end of the [...]