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Bodies Hanging From Bridge In Mexico Are Warning To Social Media Users

Source: Mariano Castillo / CNN It was a chilling message: Two bodies with signs of torture found hanging from a pedestrian bridge in the border town of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Two posters left near the bodies declared that the pair — a young man and woman — were killed for denouncing drug cartel activity on a social network. Bloggers who specialize in sharing news about trafficking have been threatened in the past, but this could be the first time that [...]

Can Rick Perry Take Credit For Job Creation In Texas? (VIDEO)

Roland Martin joins Anderson Cooper on AC360 to detail Gov. Rick Perry's record as it relates to job creation and balancing Texas' budget.

Perry Slammed For Texas DREAM Act, Tea Party Forgets Reagan Immigration Reform Act (VIDEO)

Roland Martin joins Anderson Cooper on AC360 to analyze the CNN GOP Republican Debate.

CBO To Debt Committee: Cutting Now Could Hurt U.S.

Source: Jeanne Sahadi / CNN Money New York – Cutting spending and raising taxes now could put a drag on the economy. That was the message Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf delivered Tuesday to the new congressional debt committee, which is in week two of its hurry-up assignment to propose ways to slash deficits. The good news? There are fiscally responsible ways to spur the economy while simultaneously bringing down long-term deficits, Elmendorf told the 12-member panel. The "most [...]

Government Aid Keeps Millions Out Of Poverty

Source: Tami Luhby / CNN Money New York – Without help from the federal government, millions more people would have sunk below the poverty line in 2010, U.S. Census data shows. Unemployment insurance helped keep 3.2 million Americans out of poverty in 2010, according to new statistics released Tuesday. Without this vital lifeline, which lasts up to 99 weeks, these jobless folks would have joined the roughly 46.2 million people now considered in poverty. Other government assistance programs, such as [...]

President Obama: 'This Isn't About Me' (VIDEO)

President Obama stumps for his jobs bill in Raleigh, North Carolina, saying some in Congress are "purposely divided." WATCH:

GOP Presidential Candidates Fail To Offer Solutions On American Education Crisis (VIDEO)

Roland Martin appears on AC360 to analyze the GOP Debate and discuss some of the major issues that should be addressed by the Republican presidential candidates.

CNN Poll: More Americans Trust Pres. Obama On Economy Over Republicans In Congress

Source: CNN Washington – President Obama's disapproval ratings may be at an all-time high, but in a new CNN/ORC International poll, more Americans say they trust him on economic matters more than they do Republicans in Congress. The survey released on Wednesday shows that although a lot of Americans are still unsure what's in the president's new jobs bill, they like most of the major proposals offered in the plan that was sent to Congress Monday. Full results (pdf) "By [...]

Check out @FtLiveWin on Twitter: Back-to-School = Gut-Bustin' Time

Source: Roy Johnson / Fit! Live! Win! If you have kids, you're probably still adjusting to the new chaos of the first few weeks of school: forcing the kids to go to bed earlier than they have in months; morning who-wants-what-for-breakfast-and-where's-my-notebook chaos, then the mad rush out the door followed by the staggering (and blissful) silence of the season. Your body's adjusting, too. Your summer clock has been obliterated and it can leave you a bit disoriented-particularly when it comes to [...]

LIVE VIDEO: President Obama Speaks on the American Jobs Act In Columbus, Ohio

JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV President Obama Speaks on the American Jobs Act Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School, Columbus, Ohio