WASHINGTON — In a blunt challenge to Republicans in Congress, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that elimination of selected tax breaks for oil companies and the super-wealthy must be included in any deficit reduction plan. At his first White House news conference in three months, Obama also called on Congress to renew a payroll tax […]

It seems that no one has learned from the Anthony Weiner scandal. A Louisiana councilman is now under fire for sending pictures of himself in his underwear to a city employee. Kenner City Councilman Joe Stagni sent the illicit picture over two years ago. “I had an inappropriate but consensual relation (sic) with an adult […]

CHICAGO — At the brink of the tumultuous fall of former Chicago governor Rep. Rod Blagojevich, Javier E. David from The Grio poses the question of whether Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. can overcome his host of scandals, including the initial accusation that he offered Blagojevich money for former Sen. Barack Obama’s congress seat and his […]

(Undated)  —  Opponents of Maryland’s “DREAM Act” to offer in-state tuition to some illegal immigrants, say they are on track to submit a combined 100-thousand signatures by tomorrow to put the issue to a referendum vote.  According to the “Washington Post,” state elections official have certified most of the 56-thousand signatures needed to suspend the […]

(Washington, DC)  —  Metro says about ten-percent of the terrorism threats it receives, lead to arrests.  The threats include calls about suspicious people, packages or possible bombs.  According to the “Examiner,” Metro Transit Police responded to nearly 340 such calls in the first half of 2011 and about 30 of them led to a police […]

(Silver Spring, MD)  —  An investigation is underway in Montgomery County after a man Tasered by police there died.  Police say a vial of suspected liquid PCP was found in his car, and a woman who was with him admitted they had been using drugs.  It started shortly before 10:30 last night when authorities were called to […]

Roland Martin discusses the importance of breaking the shackles of debt, establishing good credit and personal finance.