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Steve Jobs Headlines Apple Event As It Unveils iCloud

Source: Brandon Griggs / CNN Three months after surprising observers by stepping onstage to introduce the iPad 2, the Apple CEO will headline the keynote at the company's annual developers' conference Monday. Jobs will join a team of executives in unveiling Apple's next generation of software, including iCloud, Apple's upcoming cloud services offering, the company said. Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003 and had a liver transplant in 2009. In January, he took an indefinite medical leave "so [...]

TJMS: Roland Martin Says Bishop Long Owes His Congregation A Truthful Answer About What Took Place

Roland Martin discusses Bishop Eddie Long's decision to privately mediate and settle the civil case filed against him by four young men who claim he sexually coerced them.

Conservative Website Posts Private Pictures Of Anthony Weiner

Source: Corbett B. Daly / CBS News Conservative activist and author Andrew Breitbart on Monday posted two pictures of Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner, which Breitbart alleges were emailed to a young woman he declined to identify. A spokesman for Weiner did not immediately respond to a request to confirm that Weiner had, in fact, sent the photos. Breitbart has promised to post more photos of Weiner later Monday. The first picture — posted on biggovernment.com and bigjournalism.com (two websites run [...]

Web Watch: Rep. Weiner Was Investigating Wife Of Justice Thomas Before Sex Scandal Began

Smokey Fontiane joins Roland Martin on Washington Watch via the HP SkyRoom to discuss the controversy surrounding Anthony Weiner. Fontaine details the very interesting circumstances surrounding the release of Weiner's questionable photo and an investigation involving Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' wife's financial records.

Rep. Weiner To Hold Press Conference At 4 P.M.

Source: Politico Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) has scheduled a press conference for Monday at 4 p.m., presumably in response to a series of shirtless photos of the congressman posted on the conservative website BigGovernment.com this afternoon. According to the site, the photos came from a woman who says the congressman sent them to her. Weiner is coming off a tough week of dancing around questions about a photo of a man's crotch that appeared on his Twitter account. He maintains [...]

LIVE VIDEO: Anthony Weiner Press Conference

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy The New York congressman is expected to discuss lewd photos allegedly sent from his Twitter account.

No, Bishop Long, We Cannot Ignore the Past

When Bishop Eddie L. Long stood before his congregation in Lithonia, Ga., May 29 to declare that he would be looking forward, not focused on the past, his supporters said that's the right thing to do. He had just settled civil lawsuits that alleged he had coerced young male followers into sex. Sorry, bishop, as a man of God who is the shepherd of an international ministry, we cannot simply let you off that easily. From the moment Bishop Long [...]

Plaxico Burress Released From Prison

Source: Ohm Youngmisuk / ESPN Rome, N.Y. – Plaxico Burress was released from prison Monday after serving nearly two years on a gun charge. As he left Oneida Correctional Facility in central New York Monday morning, he hugged agent Drew Rosenhaus and shook hands. He was wearing a black sweatshirt, black shorts, black sneakers and a Philadelphia Phillies hat. "I just want to thank God for bringing me through one of the most trying times in my life," he said [...]

Rick Santorum Says He Is Running For President

Source: Paul Steinhauser / CNN Saying "we're ready to get into this race, and we're in it to win it," all-but-declared Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is doing just that, officially jumping into the race for the White House. But the former two-term senator from Pennsylvania could face long odds and much better funded rivals in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Santorum made his comments Monday morning in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America." A few hours [...]

Governor Rick Scott Defends Welfare Drug Tests (VIDEO)

Florida Gov. Rick Scott defends recent legislation that requires adults applying for welfare to take a drug test. WATCH: