Harris-Perry Launches New MSNBC Show

The Melissa Harris-Perry Show will debut on MSNBC February 4th and is set to air on Saturdays and Sundays between 10AM-12PM. It will be the only politically-themed show hosted by an African-American woman on a cable news network.

MSNBC President Phil Griffin made the announcement and explained how he is thrilled to have her join the expanded weekend line-up.

The MSNBC audience is familiar with Melissa Harris-Perry. Perry is a frequent guest of PoliticsNation with Reverend Al Sharpton and Up With Chris Hayes. She also serves as an occasional host of The Rachel Maddow Show along with the The Last Word.

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Nevada Presidential Caucus-January 21, 2012

"Hope is that thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us if we have the courage to reach for it and to work for it, and to fight for it."
Barack Obama

The Nevada Presidential Caucus is scheduled for January 21, 2012. Some voters maybe unfamiliar with the caucus process, particularly if you are accustomed to a primary with private voting as I was coming from Chicago. Here's a quick primer I'll call Caucus 101.

A caucus is a meeting of local Nevadans of a political party to show support and select delegates to a convention for candidates running for office. The caucus is the first step in Nevada's presidential nominating process and a simple gathering of neighbors to meet and discuss grassroots politics. Each political party is responsible for selecting its own presidential nominee. President Barack Obama will be the 2012 Democratic nominee.

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