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US President Barack Obama speaks during an event on June 17, 2013 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. US President Barack Obama arrived in Northern Ireland on Monday for the first day of the G8 summit and potentially vexatious talks on Syria with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Obama's Air Force One jet landed at Belfast International Airport outside the capital shortly after 8:35am (0735 GMT). He is due to give a speech in the city centre before meeting President Putin for talks.

The Company Memo: Monday, June 17, 2013

President Obama meets with Russian President Vladamir Putin Monday afternoon to talk about how to stem the bloodshed in Syria, on the heels of last week's White House decision to send small arms and ammunition to the Syrian rebel coalition. Read More

In this May 11, 1999 file photo, South African President Nelson Mandela, is photographed in Cape Town, South Africa. (AP Photo, File)

Mandela exhibit captures ‘face of the anti-apartheid struggle’

As former South African President Nelson Mandela undergoes treatment for a recurring lung infection, MSNBC'S Chris Jansing toured the Apartheid Museum's exhibit in his name to learn more the nation's first black president. Read More

A picture taken on April 26, 2013 shows smoke rising after shelling in Houla in Syria's Homs province. The opposition National Coalition has accused the regime of using chemical weapons in the northern province of Aleppo, in Homs in central Syria, and in rebel-held areas near Damascus. (Photo by Maysara Al-Masri/AFP/Getty Images)

The Company Memo: Friday, June 14, 2013

President Obama announced Thursday that the U.S. will arm the Syrian opposition forces... but the question remains, how deeply will the U.S. get involved? Read More

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks at a press conference prior to the first vote on gun reform in the U.S. Senate surrounded by members of families of victims of gun violence at the U.S. Capitol April 11, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Senate voted to approve the procedural motion allowing further debate on the gun reform legislation pending before Congress and sought by the Obama administration.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

‘Momentum’ still favors gun control as Newtown families head to Hill

Connecticut Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal told Jansing & Co. he believes gun control advocates still have momentum, six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Read More

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The List: Most affordable cities for summer travel

If you're planning a summer vacation, Trip Advisor took a look at the most affordable cities for a night out and an overnight stay for two. Read More

Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of Medgar Evers, right and Roslyn M. Brock, chairwoman of the NAACP national board of directors, left, carry the wreath to be placed in front of the former home of the slain civil rights leader, Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Jackson, Miss. Evers, a Mississippi NAACP leader, was assassinated in 1963 in his driveway, and the house is now a museum maintained by Tougaloo College. The activity is one of several marking the 50th anniversary of his death and coincided with the National NAACP board meeting in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

50 years after his death, Medgar Evers’ legacy lives on

On the 50th anniversary of the death of her husband, Myrlie Evers-Williams joined MSNBC's Jansing & Co. to talk about the legacy her late husband, Medgar Evers, left behind. Read More

The uptick in military sexual assaults was deemed a "crisis" on Thursday by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Setback to military sexual assault bill

Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat, on Tuesday dropped a proposal to give military prosecutors, rather than the commanders, the power to decide which sex assault crimes to try. Read More

Jeanne Shaheen, Patrick Binns

The Company Memo: Wednesday, June 12, 2013

MSNBC's Richard Lui interviews Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., about legislation to address the cirisis of sexual assault in the military. Read More

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The List: Delicious summer food festivals

If you love food, you might want to schedule your summer vacation around one of the many festivals around the country. Here are a few, Read More

Sen. Ted Cruz has a new supporter in Congress for his suggestion we "abolish the IRS."  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Democratic senator diagnoses Ted Cruz with ‘Obamaphobia’

"I think he has Obamaphobia," New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said on Jansing & Co. Tuesday. "The reality is that it is the 'Gang of Eight' that came together—four Democrats, four Republicans—and said that we need a path to citizenship." Read More

A protest rally against the US military in 2008 (Photo by Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images)

‘The Invisible War’ impacting efforts to combat military sex assault

The Academy-Award nominated film "The Invisible War" is having an impact on the effort to address the epidemic of sexual assault in the military. Read More

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in San Jose, Calif. , Friday, June 7, 2013. The president defended his government's secret surveillance, saying Congress has repeatedly authorized the collection of America's phone records. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Company Memo: Tuesday, June 11, 2013

President Obama makes a public call for immigration reform Tuesday morning ahead of a Senate vote on the bipartisan legislation in the afternoon. Read More

File Photo: U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Government House on November 15, 2012 in Adelaide, Australia. Secretary Clinton is in South Australia to tour the Techport maritime defense facility and meet with the Governor and Premier of the state. (Photo by David Mariuz-Pool/Getty Images, File)

The List: Changes to Hillary Clinton’s Twitter bio

While Hillary Clinton had a Twitter profile as of April, she never actually tweeted -- until now. Even more curious were some of the changes made to the bio on her Twitter page. Read More

A man and woman use their mobile phones as commuters walk past the columns of the Bank of England in the City of London, July 3, 2012.  (Photo by Andrew Winning/Reuters)

NSA leaks: Who has clearance for top secret information?

A 2012 report on security clearance determinations showed 4.9 million people had security clearance and, of those, 483,263 contractors hold top secret clearances. Read More

Edward Snowden identified himself as the man responsible for a series of NSA leaks related to American surveillance in an interview with The Guardian. (via The Guardian).

The Company Memo: Monday, June 10, 2013

Twenty-nine year old Edward Snowden identified himself as the person responsible for leaking the top secret documents about the NSA's surveillance programs. Read More

Chris' Must Read (Jansing)

Must read: Restaurants charging for skipped reservations

Let's say you make a restaurant reservation and the baby-sitter doesn't show, or you aren't feeling well, or it’s raining and you figure, let’s just order in pizza and watch a movie instead. Well, what if that cancellation cost you $50... or more? Read More

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Chris’ list: Most famous whistleblowers

The source of the NSA leak, Edward Snowden, now joins the list of the country's most famous whistleblowers. Read More

President Kennedy is seen during a ceremony at the White House in which he signed into law a bill aimed at assuring women of paychecks equal to those of men doing the same work on June 10, 1963 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Bettmann/Corbis)

50 years on, women still fighting for equal pay

On the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, women still earn 77 cents to every dollar earned by a man. But while a national conversation on "leaning in" dominates media headlines, progress on pay equity has stalled on the Hill. Read More

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Second child gets chance for adult lung transplant

A judge has intervened in the case of a second child looking to be moved to the adult transplant list for a new lung. Eleven-year-old Javier Acosta was moved to the list temporarily. The same judge on Wednesday ordered that 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan temporarily be put on adult list as well. U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson wrote a scathing ruling calling the current transplant policy discriminatory. Read More

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Chris’ list: National Donut Day

Friday is National Donut Day, and not only are donuts delicious, but they're a big business! Read More