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Soyinka on 'Obscene' Push for Achebe Nobel
A Nigerian Nobel laureate wants fans of the late fellow writer to table calls for a posthumous prize.
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Child-Support Laws: A Boon for Gold Diggers?
Experts say that flaws in the system punish poor parents and motivate others to have kids for money.
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Doggie Racism Is Real! Here's How to Deal
Race Manners: Maybe your friends' pets are doing you a favor? At least now your social circle can't ignore race.
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What Black High School Grads Need to Hear
Show Me the Numbers: Graduation speakers often opt for tough love. Here's what they should say instead.
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Police Find 4 Bodies in Rapist's Home; 10 Overall
Authorities on Tuesday charged Anthony Sowell with five counts of aggravated murder after unearthing the bodies of women at his home last week
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BREAKING: Bob McDonnell Takes Virginia Gubernatorial Race
Is this election a referendum on Obama's presidency?
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Check It Out: Cosby Says His Album Would Body 50's
Bill Cosby and the Cosnarati bring the real with "State of Emergency"...
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Some Dems Concerned Over Abortion Provision in Health Care Bill
The passage of the bill is in question as Dems debate insurance-covered abortion...
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Select 10: The Ten Races Worth Watching This Election Day
Virginia and New Jersey's gubernatorial races are just a few the several key races this year...
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Good News for Detroit: Ford Racks Up $997M in Profit
the Dearborn-based automaker today reported net income of $997 million, or 29 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $161 million, or 7 cents per share, a year ago...
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The Fourth Horseman: TwitterPeek
TwitterPeek is a new device out for Twitter. It's purpose? To tweet. That's it...
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Keflezighi, Tulu Take New York City Marathon
Meb Keflezighi and Ethiopia's Derartu Tulu took the mens' and women' NYC marathon crowns respectively...
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Check It Out: Lawyer Wants South Africans Who Fought in Gaza
A South African lawyer wants to prosecute nationals who fought on the side of Israel during the Gaza War...
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Check It Out: Karzai Declared Afghan Prez, Again
Afghanistan's election commission has called off the November 7th run-off, declare Karzai the victor...
