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ROLAND S. MARTIN: GOP Blows off Latinos in CNN/Tea Party Express Debate

While the media's political high priests go gaga over Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's lying about the effects of the HPV vaccine and Texas Gov. Rick Perry's cozy role with pharmaceutical giant Merck, the biggest issue to emerge from the CNN/Tea Party Express debate is virtually being ignored. On Monday, a basic question about what the GOP should do to appeal to Latinos turned into a vicious discussion about building a wall along the Mexico-U.S. border, about how the DREAM Act [...]

President Obama Proposes $1.5 Trillion In New Taxes (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: MSNBC Washington — President Barack Obama, setting up another clash with Republicans, has proposed $1.5 trillion in new taxes aimed primarily at the wealthy as part of a deficit reduction plan. The president pitched his plan Monday morning from the Rose Garden at the White House. "Today, I'm releasing a plan which details how to pay for the jobs bill, while also paying down our debt over [...]

Bill Clinton: GOP Argument On Taxing Wealthy Americans 'An Insult To Those People' (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: AP / The Huffington Post Washington — Former President Bill Clinton on Monday dismissed Republican criticism of a debt-reduction proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy, and predicted President Barack Obama will see greater cooperation in the upcoming election year. Republican leaders already are lining up against Obama's proposal to end Bush-era tax cuts and to increase taxes on the nation's wealthiest people. But Clinton told NBC's [...]

Netflix To Split DVD And Streaming Services

Source: MSNBC Netflix Inc is separating its movie streaming business and its DVD by mail service, which will be called Qwikster, Chief Executive Reed Hastings said in a company blog post. Andy Rendich, who has worked at Netflix's DVD service for 12 years and has been leading it for the last four years, will become the CEO of Qwikster, Hastings said. The streaming business will retain the brand "Netflix," according to the blog post. Netflix's move follows the company's decision [...]

Troy Davis' Legal Team Finishes Making Its Case Before Parole Board

Source: Bill Rankin / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Anthony Davis' legal team has finished presenting its case to the state Board of Pardons and Paroles in a last-ditch bid to win clemency. "We believe we have established substantial doubt in this case," Stephen Marsh, one of Davis' lawyers, said after a three-hour hearing. The execution should not be allowed to go forward, he said. The five-member board will now hear from prosecutors and surviving relatives of Savannah Police Officer Mark [...]

34% Polled Want Pres. Hillary Clinton

Source: Gabriella Schwarz / CNN She lost the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, but over a third of Americans said the U.S. would be better off now if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were president, according to a new poll. The Bloomberg survey released Friday showed 34 percent of those questioned said America would be superior under a Hillary Clinton administration, while 47 percent said it would be about the same and 13 percent said it would be worse. A [...]

James Carville To White House: Panic (VIDEO)

In a CNN.com article, James Carville warns the White House that the president's approach isn't working. WATCH:

LIVE VIDEO: President Obama Signs The America Invents Act

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President Obama: My Odds Are Better In 2012 Than In 2008

Source: Stephanie Condon / CNN As the economy continues to sputter, some are questioning President Obama's re-election chances. But the president on Thursday insisted, "The odds of me being re-elected are much higher than the odds of me being elected in the first place." The president acknowledged his supporters' concerns at a high-ticket Democratic fundraiser Thursday night, hosted by Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, the former U.S. Ambassador to Portugal. "But we remain very confident about our ability to win a contest [...]

House Republicans Seek Auto Industry Cuts To Cover For Disaster Relief Funds

Source: Tyler Kingkade / The Huffington Post Washington- House Republicans rolled out their plan to fund disaster relief in Majority Leader Eric Cantor's (R-Va.) district, but at the cost of almost half of remaining loans set aside to help the American auto industry. Included in their plan for a continuing resolution to fund the government past Sept. 30 is a provision to cut $1.5 billion of the $3.4 billion in remaining funds for low-cost loans — sometimes referred to as [...]