Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 635

Sen. Schumer: Buy A House, Get A Visa (VIDEO)

Sen. Schumer explains why offering a "residency visa" to foreign home buyers will help improve the U.S. mortgage market. WATCH:

'Heroin For Sale' Sign Prompts Drug Raid (VIDEO)

Police break up a suspected drug house in Portland, Oregon, thanks to a sign put up by its owners. KPTV reports. WATCH:

Republicans Criticize President Obama Over Iraq Withdrawal

Sourc: Michael O'Brien / MSNBC Mitt Romney issued a scathing rebuke Friday of President Obama's decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by year's end, joining a chorus of Republicans critical of the president's decision. Romney sharply criticized the announcement this afternoon by Obama that all troops would leave Iraq by the end of 2011, [...]

Gadhafi Body In Meat Locker While Burial Battle Rages (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: MSNBC MISRATA, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi's blood-streaked body has been stashed in a commercial freezer at a shopping center as Libyans try to keep it away from crowds as they figure out where and when to bury the hated leader. The Libyan [...]

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Incomes Fall For All But Wealthiest Americans

Source: AP / CBS News WASHINGTON – Fifty percent of U.S. workers earned less than $26,364 last year, and those earning less than $200,000 per year – roughly 99 percent of Americans – saw their earnings fall a collective $4.5 billion. There were fewer jobs, and overall pay was trending down — except for the [...]

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Herman Cain Tweaks 9-9-9 Tax Plan

Source: Catalina Camia / USA Today GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain tweaked his 9-9-9 tax plan, eliminating the tax burden on people living in poverty and creating "opportunity zones" to boost economically depressed areas . Cain's changes to the plan come amid growing criticism that the proposal — calling for a 9% income tax, 9% [...]

President Obama: All US Troops Out Of Iraq By End Of Year

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: MSNBC WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday declared an end to the Iraq war, one of the longest and most divisive conflicts in U.S. history, announcing that all U.S. troops would be withdrawn from the country by year's end. The president made the [...]

Tyler Perry Honored By Sharpton's National Action Network

Source: AP / theGrio NEW YORK – Tyler Perry has gotten plenty of criticism from some who feel his popular movies don't reflect well on the black community. But Al Sharpton says Perry's critics are "proper Negroes" who don't understand regular black folk. Sharpton's National Action Network honored the filmmaker Wednesday night in New York [...]

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BET Launches New Sitcom Starring Malcolm-Jamal Warner & Tracee Ellis Ross (VIDEO)

'Cosby Show' actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Tracee Ellis Ross, of 'Girlfriends' fame, talk about 'Reed Between the Lines,' their new TV show on BET. (Oct. 20)

Cain Clarifies Abortion Position

Source: David Brody / CBN.com Herman Cain just released a clarifying statement regarding his pro-life comments on CNN's Piers Morgan show last night: Herman Cain Statement: "Yesterday in an interview with Piers Morgan on CNN, I was asked questions about abortion policy and the role of the President. I understood the thrust of the question to [...]

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