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Suspect Arrested In Shooting Of Brooklyn Mom Who Died Shielding Children; 11-Year-Old Girl Was Target

Source: New York Daily News UPDATE: 5:50 EDT Gang member Andrew Lopez, 18, confessed to the slaying after his arrest, admitting he pulled the trigger last Friday afternoon on a Brooklyn street packed with children, sources told the Daily News. The slender shooter's target was an 11-year-old girl, and the motive was a fight over a [...]

Bizarre Herman Cain Ad Features Chief Of Staff Smoking (VIDEO)

Source: Brian Montopoli / CBS News There is an ad up on Herman Cain's official YouTube page that really needs to be seen to be believed. The web spot features the Republican presidential candidate's chief of staff Mark Block, who is standing outside, offering fairly standard endorsements of the candidate. "I really believe that Herman [...]

Netflix Stock Plunges After 800,000 Members Quit

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Source: Ned Potter / ABC News Are you still a Netflix subscriber? Didn't think so. If you were angry enough at the company to cancel your membership, it now says there are 810,000 people just like you. Do you own Netflix stock? If you haven't sold it, you've missed your [...]

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed On The GOP's Attempt To Suppress The African-American Vote (VIDEO)

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed joins Roland Martin on Washington Watch to discuss attempts to suppress the African-American vote in preparation for the 2012 presidential election.

Fack Check: Rick Perry's Flat Tax (VIDEO)

CNN's Tom Foreman examines GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry's tax reform plan that includes an optional 20% flat tax. WATCH:

Perry: You Can File Taxes On A Postcard (VIDEO)

Gov. Rick Perry proposes giving Americans a choice between their current income tax rate or a 20% flat tax rate. WATCH:

GOP Presidential Candidate Herman Cain's New Campaign Ad Targeting President Obama (VIDEO)

GOP Presidential Candidate Herman Cain's new campaign ad. SOUND OFF: What do you think about this new ad targeting President Barack Obama?

Rick Perry Proposes 20 Percent Flat Tax

Source: Alex Roarty and Rebecca Kaplan / CBS News Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry unveiled a sweeping economic agenda Monday highlighted by a plan to level a voluntary 20 percent "flat tax" on all taxpayers who will accept it in place of what they're paying now. The plan, outlined in a Wall Street Journal op-ed [...]

BREAKING NEWS: NBA Lockout Continues, League Will Cancel At Least Two More Weeks, Source Says, Announcement Tuesday

Source: Frank Isola and Mitch Lawrence / New York Daily News The NBA will be cancelling at least two more weeks of its season, according to a person familiar with the league's plans. The source told the Daily News that the announcement will be made by the league on Tuesday. With talks broken off between [...]

Washington Watch Roundtable Pt. 2: POTUS Foreign Policy, The Economy & Maxine Waters Criticizing The W.H. (VIDEO)

The Washington Watch "roundtable," theGio.com columnist Sophia Nelson, Politico's White House Correspondent Joseph Williams, ConservativeBlackChick.com's editor Crystal Wright, Democratic pollster and CNN contributor, Cornell Belcher discuss President Obama's foreign policy approach, the struggling economy and Maxine Waters criticizing the White House.

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