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Sharpton: Perry's Vision Is A Bit 'Blurry' (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Politics Nation's Rev. Al Sharpton comments on Rick Perry's plans for America.

Waters Urges President Obama To Go After 'Gangsta' Banks (VIDEO)

Source: Justin Sink / The Hill Rep. Maxine Waters(D-Calif.) urged President Obama Tuesday night to use his bully pulpit to demand that "gangsta" banks offer mortgage modifications that would enable people to stay in their homes or face withering taxation. "It's time for the bully pulpit of the White House to bring the gangstas in, put them around the table and let them know that if they don't come up with loan modifications and keep people in their homes that [...]

Rep. Andre Carson: Tea Party Wants Blacks 'Hanging On A Tree'

Source: Jake Sherman / Politico A top lawmaker in the Congressional Black Caucus says tea partiers on Capitol Hill would like to see African-Americans hanging from trees and accuses the movement of wishing for a return to the Jim Crow era. Rep. Andre Carson, a Democrat from Indiana who serves as the CBC's chief vote counter, said at a CBC event in Miami that some in Congress would "love to see us as second-class citizens" and "some of them in [...]

Check out the @FtLiveWin on Twitter: Getting Ready To Run Your First 5k Or 10k Race Will Prepare You For Anything

Source: Roy Johnson / Fit! Live! Win! First and most importantly, Dr. C, ask your doctor if you're healthy enough to race. Presuming you are, congratulations! By signing up and taking on the challenge, you've already won! This morning at the gym, I asked a friend who's a runner how she would recommend someone prepare for a 5k (3.1 miles) or 10k (6.2 miles) race. The key is working your way up to the distance, giving yourself enough time (at [...]

Katt Williams Apologizes For Rant Directed At Mexicans

Source: CNN Comedian Katt Williams has apologized for a rant he directed at Mexicans during a show in Phoenix over the weekend. "My remarks were not meant to be offensive," Williams said. "I want to apologize if my comedy act was taken out of context." "I sincerely appreciate my fans within the Mexican community and would never intentionally go out of my way to offend them," he added. The rant, more than seven minutes long, was delivered during a performance [...]

Pima County Repubs Raffle Glock As Fundraiser; Same Gun Type Used In Tucson Shooting

Source: Alex Brant-Zawadzki / The Huffington Post An Arizona Republican fundraiser is offering as a prize the same type of gun used in the attempted assassination of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. On August 26 the Pima County Republican Party sent out its regular online newsletter, e-Tracks [PDF]. It contained your standard newsletterisms – an intro from the chairman, a description of local candidates, a calendar of upcoming events, and so on. But this particular issue also featured an eye-catching giveaway [...]

Condoleezza Rice Blasts Cheney's "Attack On My Integrity" (VIDEO)

Source: Lucy Madison / CBS News Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she does not "appreciate" the attack on her integrity implicit in former Vice President Dick Cheney's comments about her in his forthcoming book. The book, which has already ruffled the feathers of a number of former Bush administration officials, alleges that Rice acted with "naïveté in the efforts to forge a nuclear weapons agreement with North Korea," according to a report by the New York Times. Rice [...]

Al Sharpton Incensed About POTUS Jobs Speech Moving (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: The Huffington Post A fired up Al Sharpton angrily criticized John Boehner for rejecting President Obama's request to address Congress next Wednesday. Sharpton spent two segments of his Tuesday show on the controversy. (Obama and Boehner eventually agreed to have the address next Thursday instead.) In the second segment, he brought on liberal radio host Bill Press and GOP consultant Matt Mackowiak to discuss the rejection. Sharpton [...]

Venus Williams: What Is Sjogren's Syndrome? (VIDEO)

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Source: Katie Moisse and Dan Childs / ABC News The autoimmune disease that forced tennis star Venus Williams out of the U.S. Open caused debilitating joint pain, swelling, numbness and fatigue, she told Good Morning America's Elizabeth Vargas today. Williams announced her withdrawal from the tournament Wednesday after being diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome — a condition in which the body's immune system attacks its own healthy tissues. Williams said she has struggled for years with [...]

President Obama Moves Speech After Showdown With Boehner

Source: CNN Washington - President Barack Obama on Wednesday agreed to move his scheduled special address to a joint session of Congress back one day — from September 7 to September 8 — after consultations with House Speaker John Boehner, the White House said Wednesday night. "Today, the President asked to address the Congress about the need for urgent action on the economic situation facing the American people as soon as Congress returned from recess," the White House said in [...]