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Washington Watch Roundtable: POTUS Infrastructure Bill Blocked, Income Inequality, Class Warfare And The 99%

Heck of a week this week in the – the – in Congress.  They vote down the President's infrastructure jobs bill.  Hey – and – and explain this.  How can folks sit here, Republicans and Democrats – because in the Senate, you had some Democrats who joined the GOP – talk about putting America back [...]

Washington Watch Roundtable: Herman Cain On The Hot Seat For Alleged Sexual Harassment, Was Race A Factor?

The heat is on for Republican presidential frontrunner Herman Cain.  The facts:  Politico broke the story this week of allegations of sexual harassment and financial settlements during the time Cain was head of the National Restaurant Association.  Other news outlets advanced the story with more women coming forward and details on the thousands of dollars [...]

Rush Limbaugh Calls Sharon Bialek A 'Babe,' Makes Slurping Sound (AUDIO)

Source: The Huffington Post Rush Limbaugh discussed Sharon Bialek, the fourth woman to come forth with sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain, during his show Monday. Bialek, who Limbaugh referred to as "a blonde bombshell," addressed press on Monday afternoon about the sexual harassment allegations. Her lawyer Gloria Allred stood at her side. Limbaugh reported [...]

Dr. Conrad Murray Has Been Found Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter In Michael Jackson's Death

Source: Jim Avila and Christina Ng / ABC News Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. The prosecution triumphed after six weeks of impassioned arguments and witness testimonies. Murray did not flinch and showed no emotion as the verdict was read. The Jackson family arrived at the courthouse an hour [...]

Watch The Verdict: Murray Guilty In Michael Jackson's Death

Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Watch the verdict.

LIVE VIDEO: Verdict Reached In Conrad Murray Case

Watch KNBC Los Angeles coverage of the Dr. Conrad Murray trial, where a verdict has been reached and will be announced at 4 pm EST.

ROLAND S. MARTIN: Cain, Conservatives Look Foolish Blaming Scandal On Race

By Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com If you're Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Brent Bozell, Sean Hannity, and yes, even Herman Cain, you must feel pretty stupid for trying to fool the American people by blaming the reporting on sexual harassment complaints against the GOP presidential candidate on his race. Cain has tried to make his [...]

Sharon Bialek Accuses Cain Of Sexually Inappropriate Behavior

Source: Corbett B. Daly / CBS News A fourth woman said Monday that presidential candidate Herman Cain engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior with her more than decade ago, though Cain was not her supervisor at the time. Sharon Bialek, the first woman to publicly accuse Cain of inappropriate behavior, said Cain was "sexually inappropriate" with [...]

TJMS: TV One Sues BET Over Bootlegged Version Of The Essence Music Festival

Roland Martin talks wtih Karen Wishart, Executive Vice President and Chief Leagal Officer of TV One about BET allegedly using TV One's exclusive footage of the Essence Music Festival.

Rep. Frederica Wilson Has A Plan To Circumvent Voter Suppression In Florida (VIDEO)

  We intend to continue to shine a bright light on efforts by Republican-controlled states to roll back those rights – rights won with blood, sweat and tears by the heroes and sheroes of the Civil Rights Movement.  We've had guests every week on this program to tell you what you can do to make [...]