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Ask Rev: Sharpton reveals his favorite Bible verse, answers other viewer questions

Rev. Sharpton's latest installment of Ask Rev, in which he answers questions from viewers that range from the Benghazi scandal and the apology owed to Susan Rice to his favorite Bible verse. Read More

First lady Michelle Obama dances with a pre-K class at Savoy Elementary School in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2013. The Savoy School was one of eight schools selected last year for the Turnaround Arts Initiative at the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.  Turnaround Arts Schools use the arts as a central part of their reform strategy to improve low performing schools  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

WATCH: Michelle Obama dances to James Brown (plus: cute kids)

James Brown, the hardest-working man in show business, would probably approve of the Michelle Obama's message--and her moves. Read More

President Barack Obama signs a bill designating the Congressional Gold Medal commemorating the lives of the four young girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing of 1963, Friday, May 24, 2013, in the Oval Office of the White House. Standing, from left are, Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., and Lisa McNair. Seated at right is Thelma "Maxine" Pippen McNair, the mother of Denise McNair. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama signs bill honoring four little girls killed in Birmingham bombing

Nearly five decades after they perished in one of the most pivotal moments of the civil rights movement, the four girls killed in the Birmingham church bombing will receive the highest honor Congress gives to civilians. Read More

President Barack Obama speaks at the commencement ceremony for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 24, 2013. The president urged new graduates to exhibit honor and courage in tackling incidents of sexual assault as they assume leadership positions in the military. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Sexual assault ‘has no place in the greatest military on Earth’

President Obama, in a commencement address to the U.S. Naval Academy, urged graduates to "constantly strive to remain worthy of the public trust." Read More

George Zimmerman, defendant in the killing of Trayvon Martin, stands in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Florida, with his attorney Mark O'Mara, right, for a pre-trial hearing on April 30. (Joe Burbank / Pool via Reuters file)

Trayvon Martin case: Martin family lawyer on defense team’s photo release

An attorney for Trayvon Martin's family discussed photos and text messages that George Zimmerman's defense team wants to show to a jury at trial. Read More

ASKREV052313

Ask Rev: Sharpton answers viewer questions on sleep, contacting Congress, and supporting Obama

Rev. Sharpton's latest installment of Ask Rev, in which he answers questions from viewers on topics ranging from his sleep schedule to how to contact your lawmakers. Read More

US President Barack Obama speaks about his administration's drone and counterterrorism policies, as well as the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, at the National Defense University in Washington, DC, May 23, 2013. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

WATCH: Heckler interrupts Obama drones speech

"This is part of free speech, is you being able to speak, but also you listening, and me being able to speak," the president said after more than a minute of interruptions. Read More

Charles Ramsey talks to media as people congratulate him on helping some women get out of a home in the 2200 block of Seymour Ave on May 6, 2013. (Scott Shaw / The Plain Dealer)

Cleveland kidnapping hero Charles Ramsey gets burgers for life

Charles Ramsey was enjoying a burger when he stopped to help the Cleveland kidnapping victims escape. Now he'll never have a problem getting another burger. Read More

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Ask Rev: Sharpton answers viewer questions on GOP, weight loss, scandals, and perseverance

On Wednesday's show Rev. Sharpton debuted a new segment, Ask Rev, in which he answers questions from viewers on topics ranging from weight loss to political perseverance. Read More

MOORE, OK- MAY 20:  Damaged vehicles are piled up in front of the Moore Warren Theater after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado, reported to be at least EF4 strength and two miles wide, touched down in the Oklahoma City area on Monday killing at least 51 people. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)

Oklahoma relief funding splits GOP

Will Republicans demand offsets for the relief spending needed for Moore, Ok., residents digging out from Monday's tornado? After all, many GOPers opposed the Sandy relief bill. Read More

Then-House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., listens to testimony during a hearing on legal issues relating to football head injuries on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Anthony Weiner makes NYC mayor bid official in video

The former congressman, disgraced by a Twitter scandal in 2011, announces his plans to run for mayor of New York City in a web ad released early Wednesday. Read More

Moore Medical Nurse Cheryl Stoepker explains how she helped protect her patient and newborn from the tornado that ripped through town on Monday.

Hero nurse protects newborn from tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

How one nurse protected an infant and mother from the tornado that destroyed the main hospital in Moore, Oklahoma. Read More

A federal officer watches as tea party activists demonstrate outside the John Weld Peck Federal Building, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Cincinnati. The building houses the main offices for the Internal Revenue Service in the city and is tied to the targeting of conservative groups. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

Tea party groups protest across the nation to ‘rein in the IRS’

Demonstrators organized by the Tea Party Patriots groups rallied in front of IRS offices across the country Tuesday to protest the recent revelations of improper targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups, arguing that the agency's actions "stole the election." Read More

President Barack Obama laughs with former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush, prior to the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, April 25, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

New behind the scenes photos from the White House

The best photos from April, a month full of highs and lows for President Obama, from the aftermath of the Boston bombings and West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion to meeting Jackie Robinson's widow Rachel Robinson and reuniting with his fellow presidents at the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas. Read More

Barack Obama, Robert Davidson, ohn Silvanus Wilson Jr.

Obama to ‘Morehouse men’: no time for excuses

President Obama touched on issues of race, inequality, and "breaking the cycle" of absent fathers in his commencement address to the Morehouse College class of 2013. Read More

President Barack Obama looks to see if it is still raining as a Marine holds an umbrella for him during his joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, not pictured, Thursday, May 16, 2013, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama’s latest scandal? Umbrella-gate.

LOOK: The newest version of "Obama's Watergate" is Umbrella-gate. But he's not the only president to have gotten protection when the skies opened. Read More

House Speaker  John Boehner of Ohio, right, accompanied by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas. Also pictured: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif.  (Photo: AP file/J. Scott Applewhite)

Heritage warns GOP leadership to focus on scandal, while Obama focuses on jobs

With their latest marching orders, House Republicans could make the 113th Congress even less productive than the 112th, quite an achievement. Read More

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice leaves following a General Assembly vote granting Palestinians non-member observer status on November 29, 2012 in New York City. The resolution was approved by the 193-member body by a vote of 138-9, with 41 abstentions. The United States, Israel, Canada and a handful of others voted against Thursday's historic UN resolution.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Where’s the apology for Susan Rice?

Emails released by the White House this week make clear that Susan Rice was not the main player in a Benghazi cover-up that Republicans claimed. So where's the apology? Read More

A volunteer for the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics helps a patient. (Image via NAFC)

Sharpton announces MSNBC’s free clinic in New Orleans – we need your help

While Republicans work to block Obamacare from providing coverage to Americans who need it most, MSNBC and PoliticsNation are stepping up to help offer free health coverage. Read More

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. chair of the Tea Party Caucus speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2013, during a news conference with Tea Party leaders to discuss the IRS targeting Tea Party groups. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas is at left.   (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Will the IRS scandal renew Tea Party clout?

Flanked by her fellow Tea Party leaders, Michele Bachmann on Thursday linked the IRS scandal over targeting conservative groups to suspicions on how the agency administers the financial aspects of Obamacare. Read More