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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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VIBE Ain't Dead Yet
Let's be honest: It's not like they could end with that Christina Milian/The Dream cover, right?
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Lost in Translation: Hillary Ethered Student Due to Poor Translation
It appears the person translating for the Secretary of State PUNK'D her...
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US Urges Justice for Congolese Women
The number of reported rapes in the east of the country has risen dramatically since January, when the government launched a joint operation with Rwanda against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda...
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VIDEO: Hillary Justifies Her Thug in Q&A Session
The Secretary of State got a little froggy after a university student asks her husband's opinion of foreign policy matters...
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dies at 88
Shriver devoted her life to improving the welfare of the mentally disabled and founded the Special Olympics as a showcase for their abilities...
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Katherine Jackson Objects to Estate Executor's Plans with AEG Live
The dispute between Michael Jackson's mother and the men Jackson chose to run his estate after his death threatens to delay or derail plans for a documentary of the pop singer's last days...
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Torture Prosecutions May Target Low-Level Offenders
Because, obviously, the higher-ups didn't know nothin' about it...
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Mentally Ill Offenders Burden Juvenile System
As cash-starved states slash mental health programs in communities and schools, they are increasingly relying on the juvenile corrections system to handle a generation of young offenders with psychiatric disorders...
