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MC Hammer Launching His Own Search Engine

Source: Doug Gross / CNN The venerable rapper, who helped usher hip-hop into the pop mainstream in the early '90s, has rolled out a search engine he hopes will outperform Google, Bing and other established tools. The project, called WireDoo, has been two years in the making, said Hammer (real name Stanley Burrell) Wednesday at the Web [...]

TJMS: Johnny DuPree, The Democratic Nominee For Miss. Governor Discusses His Campaign For Office

  Roland Martin talks with Johnny DuPree, the Democratic nominee for Mississippi Governor about his bid to become the governor of Mississippi. For more information about Johnny DuPree visit www.johnnydupree.com.

President Obama's Statement On Libya And Gadhafi (VIDEO)

For 42 years, Muammar el-Qaddafi ruled Libya, but today, he died a fugitive — chased from power by his own people. Just after 2:00, President Obama delivered remarks from the Rose Garden: [This] is a momentous day in the history of Libya. The dark shadow of tyranny has been lifted. And with this enormous promise, [...]

Granny Allegedly Ran $10 Million Purple Drank Scheme, Smuggling Ring

Source: Dane Schiller / Houston Chronicle Federal authorities say they have cracked a ring that banked at least $10 million and used its own renegade pharmacies to purchase 97,000 pints of prescription-strength cough syrup and smuggle them from California to Houston to make a deadly potion wildly popular in the hip-hop world. The syrup used in "Purple [...]

Jackson Family 'Pleased' With The Prosecution's Case (VIDEO)

Source: CNN Prosecutors are quickly nearing the end of their case and we wanted to know: How does the Jackson family think they've done so far? HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell caught up with Joe, Katherine and Rebbie Jackson as they were making their way into the courthouse this morning. Joe said, "They're doing okay." Katherine and Rebbie both [...]

Senator Bernie Sanders: Fraudulent Defense Contractors Paid $1 Trillion

Source: Senator Bernie Sanders / Sanders.Senate.Gov WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 – Hundreds of defense contractors that defrauded the U.S. military received more than $1.1 trillion in Pentagon contracts during the past decade, according to a Department of Defense report prepared for Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sanders (I-Vt.) called the report "shocking." He said aggressive steps must be [...]

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Marriage Rates Declining For Blacks, Less Educated: Study

Source: The Huffington Post Marriage rates in the United States have been declining steadily across races over the last decade, with those who do marry doing so much later in life. African Americans and those with less than a high school education, however, have been marrying far less and much later in life (if at all) than [...]

Sources: NBA Stars Plan Exhibition Tour (VIDEO)

Source: ESPN While NBA commissioner David Stern and players' union executive Billy Hunter meet with a federal mediator in hopes of saving the NBA season, the league's top players are finalizing plans for a two-week exhibition tour during what would have been the first two weeks of the regular season, according to sources with knowledge [...]

Secy. Clinton Reacts To Gadhafi News (VIDEO)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reacts to preliminary reports of Moammar Gadhafi's possible capture. WATCH:

Biden To Reporter: 'Don't Screw With Me' (VIDEO)

Vice President Joe Biden berates a reporter who asked about his reference to rape in a speech. WATCH: