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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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BREAKING: Nidal Malik Hasan Charged
Nidal Malik Hasan, the lone gunman in the Fort Hood shooting, charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder...
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Check It Out: Rep. Steve King Calls Out Jarrett, "Gangster Government"
Sure; he totally cribbed this from Michael Barrone Michele Bachmann but, you know, whatever...
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BREAKING: Obama Announces December Job Creation Summit
The president is hopeful about the downturn in unemployment claims but joblessness remains one of the administration's primary focuses...
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Condi's Comeback? Rice Rumored to Be Launching Consulting Firm
Condi Rice and former National Security Advisor are taking the momentum from the glory of the Bush years into the private sector...
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Fort Hood: Who Messed Up?
As officials investigate the Fort Hood shootings, questions arise concerning possible agency missteps...
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Chicago Woman Charged with Murder After Running Teen Over with Car
After her son got in a minor scuffle, Timera Branch decided to take matters into her own hands...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Battling Leukemia
The basketball great says the prognosis is encouraging...
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Check It Out: Obama Honors Fallen at Fort Hood
President Obama gave a speech today in memory of the servicemen and women killed at Fort Hood...
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Dropped Call: White House Communications Director Steps Down
Calling Fox News a wing of the Republican party probably expedited the stepping...
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Check It Out: D.C. Sniper's Wife Speaks Out
So the wife of John Allen Muhammad wasn't surprised that he was the D.C. sniper? This shouldn't be funny. But it is.

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