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From Bloomberg.com: Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) — Verizon Communications Inc., coping with subscriber losses at its fixed-line phone business, plans to cut about 13,000 jobs at the division this year after posting fourth-quarter revenue that missed analysts’ estimates.

From HuffingtonPost.com: Two days before President Obama’s State of the Union speech, the president sat down with ABC’s Diane Sawyer for a lengthy and ranging conversation on health care, the economy, and whether “one term is enough.”

From MSNBC: WASHINGTON – President Obama is reconstituting the team that helped him win the White House to counter Republican challenges in the midterm elections and recalibrate after political setbacks that have narrowed his legislative ambitions.

Here's the Pat Robertson paradox: Maybe the overwhelming condemnation of his comments about Haiti following the earthquake is evidence of how much religion continues to matter to many Americans.

Kirk has pulled togther the Heavy Hitters in Gospel for a great cause!

Don't miss Roland Martin's exclusive interview with President Obama, airing on TV One January 17th at 11am and 5pm. Take a sneak peak of what Obama had to say about Harry Reid.

The World Evangelical Alliance is calling on Christians to pray for Haiti as aid agencies race to bring food, clean water and medical care to the thousands of survivors of Tuesday’s earthquake.

Soul Singer Teddy Pendergrass died tonight in a Philadelphia hospital after battling a tough recovery from colon cancer surgery. Our condolences to his family and loved ones.

The strongest earthquake that Haiti has seen since the 1700’s has rocked the island and may have affected up to 3 million people. The 7.0 magnitude quake destroyed the capital city of Port-au-Prince, leveling most of its buildings leaving turmoil as the sun went down Tuesday.