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Oklahoma and Defense of Big Government
The GOP's notion of "self-reliance" won't hold up after disaster hits one of the nation's poorest states.
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'Scandal' Withdrawal: It's a Real Thing
Here's what the ABC drama's obsessed fans plan to do with their time now that its second season is over.
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Yes, Fried-Chicken Jokes Are Racist
Golfer Sergio Garcia's jab at Tiger Woods is subtle racism at its finest.
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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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Chiefs' Johnson Uses Gay Slurs, Is Totally Sorry For It
Kansas City Chief Larry Johnson has been asked to stay away from the team while they and the NFL investigate Johnson's remarks...
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Up to 20 Present for Homecoming Gang Rape
As many as twenty people watched or participated in the 2 1/2 hour gang rape of a teen at Richmond High School in California...
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Listen Up! Toxic Chinese Drywall Creates Housing Risk
Toxic Chinese drywall has created a housing disaster across country, particularly in the Gulf Coast region...
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Bomb Attack Kills 8 US Troops in Afghanistan
This marks the deadliest month in the eight years of the Afghan War...
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Clippers Rookie Griffin Breaks Kneecap
Blake Griffin suffered the injury during the team's last preseason game
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Reid Says Public Option Will Be Included in Bill
Along with the public option provision is states' right to opt out...
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Pass the Rock, Barack: NOW Prez Questions Obama's All-Male Pick-Up Games
NOW President Terry O'Neill finds President Obama's all-male pick-up basketball games "troubling"...
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We Ain't Kin Folk: US Bans Kenyan Official
The US has banned a senior Kenyan official for "obstructing efforts to rid the government of corruption..."
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H1N1 with a Bullet: Obama Declares Swine Flu National Emergency
President Obama has declared the H1N1 virus a national emergency as doctors get to work trying to control its outbreak...
