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TJMS: Marc Morial And Ben Jealous Address African-American Economic And Jobs Crisis In Meeting With President Obama

Marc Morial President and CEO of the National Urban League joins Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning Show to detail his meeting with President Barack Obama. Morial explained the issues brought to President Obama during the meeting and emphasized the need for jobs and job creation in the African-American community.

California Woman Who Cut Off Her Husband's Penis, To Be Arraigned Today (VIDEO)

Source: Mikaela Conley and Kim Carollo / ABC News The California woman accused of cutting off her husband's penis and throwing it down a garbage disposal is scheduled to be arraigned today on two felony counts of torture and aggravated mayhem. The Orange County District Attorney's office says it expects attorneys for Catherine Kieu Becker to request that the arraignment be postponed. She will also have a bail review at the hearing. Becker, 48, was charged last week with the [...]

BEWARE: Breaking Cell Phone Security Codes Can Be Easy

Source: Mikaela Conley and Kim Carollo / ABC News The phone hacking scandal that led to the demise of News of the World and put News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch in the hot seat highlights just how easy it is for predators to break into cell phones. Your phone can be hacked two ways: "hacking into your cellphone as you're on the phone or hacking into your voicemail," says Mark Rasch, director of cybersecurity and a privacy consulting at Computer [...]

Boehner Hopes Debt Deal Could Hit House Floor By Wednesday

Source: Paul Kane / The Washington Post President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are close enough to a debt-deficit deal that Boehner told Republican lawmakers Friday that he hoped the deal would come together soon enough for the House to consider by Wednesday of next week, according to GOP staff who were in the room. If all goes according to plan, that time-frame would allow Congress to approve an increase in the debt ceiling and an accompanying set of [...]

Looming Partial FAA Shutdown Could Lower Airline Ticket Prices – For Now

Source: Carter Yang / CBS News Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood sought to reassure airline passengers that they won't notice any difference at the airport as a result of the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that will commence at midnight tonight because of a political fight on Capitol Hill over the agency's funding. "They'll still be able to buy a ticket, they'll still be able to fly, air traffic controllers will be in the towers guiding planes in and [...]

New York Jets Braylon Edwards Guilty Of DWI

Source: Jane McManus / ESPN New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated on Friday to resolve a case stemming from a Sept. 21 police stop. As part of the agreement with the court, his case will be closed without jail time or probation if he pays a $500 fine. He must continue in an NFL alcohol counseling program that he's been in since November. He also gets a six-month driver's license suspension. "I feel [...]

Man Allegedly 'Force-Fed' iPhone To Girlfriend

Source: Rosa Golijan / MSNBC You may have visualized cramming someone's cellphone down his or her throat out of sheer frustration on occasion, but odds are that you've never acted on such a violent thought — unlike one New York City patent attorney. Apparently 37-year-old Brian Anscomb was recently arrested after accusations that he'd "force-fed" an iPhone to his girlfriend during an argument. According to court papers referenced by the New York Post, this attack bruised and cut the mouth [...]

President Obama Certifies Repeal Of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Source: USA Today President Obama has certified the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," clearing the way for gays to serve openly in military, the Associated Press reports. The certification takes effect in 60 days. Obama signed the congressional repeal in December. To follow this topic visit the USA Today.

Mom Gave 10-Month-Old Cocaine, Let 4-Year-Old Chug Beer

Source: The Huffington Post Bridgeport mom Juliette Dunn, 29, and Lisa Jefferson, 33, were arrested after witnesses told cops they saw Dunn's 4-year-old son chugging from a 40-ounce bottle of Steel Reserve at a Bridgeport Park, the The Connecticut Post reported. His 10-month-old sister's baby bottle was also full of booze, police told the paper. Down in Orange County, Fla., dad Elvin Garcia was arrested after neighbors called 911 to report seeing his 18-month-old sipping from beer bottles strewn across [...]

Jon Huntsman's Campaign Manager Resigns

Source: Sarah Kunin / ABC News Jon Huntsman's campaign manager, Susie Wiles, officially resigned from her post today, ABC news has confirmed. Wiles will be replaced by Huntsman's current communications director Matt David. "Susie has served the campaign well and was vital in getting it off the ground in such a short time-frame," said the campaign's chief strategist John Weaver in a statement. "Now the campaign is moving into phase two which will be more aggressive from a messaging and [...]