Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 693

Michele Bachmann's Denomination Affirms That Pope Is 'Antichrist'

Source: Ben Smith / Politico Michele Bachmann recently left her longtime church after reports that the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, of which it's a part, has anti-Catholic views. WELS President Mark Schroeder has responded to the affair on the website of the Synod — a large, independent, conservative denomination — and affirms the holding that the Pope is the "anti-Christ," though he says it's not the church's particular focus. He writes that WELS draws its views from Luther's original revolt [...]

Reports: NFL, Players Agree To New Collective Bargaining Agreement

Source: Nate Davis / USA Today According to NFL Network, The Associated Press and Fox's Jay Glazer, NFL owners and players have agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement and are on the cusp of ending the 136-day old lockout, the longest labor stoppage in league history. USA TODAY's Jarrett Bell says the union will hold a press conference between noon and 2 p.m. ET today. The players executive committee and 32 team reps are expected to cast their final [...]

92 Dead In Norway Attacks: Officials Examine Political Motive For Oslo Attacks

Source: CNN Oslo, Norway – The death toll in the mass shooting and bomb attack in Norway rose to 92 Saturday, as leaders and the public alike tried to make sense of what the prime minister called the country's "worst atrocity" since World War II. New details emerged surrounding Friday's attacks, as a fuller picture of the suspect charged in the crimes came to light. The man faces charges related to terrorism, which carry a maximum sentence of 21 years [...]

Singer Amy Winehouse Found Dead In London Home

Source: MSNBC British singer Amy Winehouse was reportedly found dead in her home in north London, Sky News reported. She was 27. In June, the Grammy Award winner had checked out of a treatment program in London. Her spokesman Chris Goodman had said the entertainer had been looking forward to touring Europe this summer. Winehouse's breakthrough disc, 2006′s "Back to Black," won her five Grammy Awards and helped her achieve worldwide stardom, but her music had been overshadowed by drug [...]

Consumers Must Fight To Protect New Federal Financial Bureau

While President Barack Obama battles with Republicans and Democrats over raising the debt ceiling, Americans should be preparing themselves to take on the shady special interests and the members of Congress who carry their water in their effort to scuttle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Republicans already won phase one of their flat-out opposition to the CFPB by forcing the White House not to appoint Elizabeth Warren as the head of the agency. She came up with the idea for [...]

No Word Of Progress In Debt Talks After President Obama Meets With Leaders

Source: MSNBC President Barack Obama met at the White House for about an hour Saturday with House Speaker John Boehner and other congressional leaders in an attempt to revive negotiations over raising the debt ceiling, after Boehner ended the negotiations with Obama Friday night. Saturday's meeting ended with no announcement of any accord, or an agreement to keep bargaining, with less than two weeks left to avert a default on government bonds. But Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell issued a [...]

Ronald "Butch" Lewis Dies At Age 65

Source: Michael Marley / Examiner.com Ronald "Butch" Lewis, known in the fight industry for tenaciously landing his light heavyweight champion Michael Spinks a massive $13.5 million purse for what turned out to be a brutal, one round KO at the hands of Iron Mike Tyson, apprently suffered a massive heart attack. Lewis, age 65 and more active in recent years in the music and TV fields than in boxing, was in or around his stately home in Delaware when he went into [...]

President Obama: Can GOP Say Yes To Anything? (VIDEO)

The president speaks to reporters after House Speaker John Boehner abandons deficit reduction talks. WATCH:

Speaker Boehner: President Obama's Late Tax Adds Stalled Debt Deal (VIDEO)

House Speaker John Boehner addresses the current state of the US debt talks and responds to criticism voiced by President Obama. WATCH: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Shots Fired At Youth Camp In Oslo, Norway After Giant Blast Hits Government Buildings

Source: CNN Shots were fired at an Oslo youth meeting following the blast, police told Reuters, quoted by CNN TV. No further details were available. A reporter with State TV broadcaster NRK is reporting that there is mass confusion within the city. The cause of the blast remains unknown, and no one has claimed responsibility. CNN terrorism analyst Paul Cruickshank said it was far too early to draw any conclusions on whether it was terrorism and who would carry it [...]