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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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Money in the Bank: The Big Business of Torture
As you're probably aware, the government will pay top dollar to build prisons you're not supposed to know about...
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Suspect Apprehended in Vernon Forrest Murder
Charman Sinkfield was picked up by US marshals on the interstate wearing a dreadlock wig...
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Anti-Prop 8 Legislation Moved to 2012 Ballot
Some wanted it on the ballot as soon as 2010, but the leaders from Equality California put the kibosh on that...
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Ex-Nebraska Star Lawrence Phillips Faces Up to 25 Years in Prison
With all the health care "debate," you might forgot some Black folks can be crazy as well...
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Women of the Ivy Persuasion Get Offers for Eggs
Jennifer Anyaegbunam writes that a joke among cash-strapped co-eds of the Ancient Eight is considered a very lucrative business with real medical risks...
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Racists Stay Classy with Georgia Rep. David Scott
Why break a sweat over being civil when you can just spraypaint a swastika on something?..
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Clinton Tries Telling Nigeria What to Do
Secretary Clinton on Wednesday urged oil-rich Nigeria to embrace broad political reform and ease tensions that have led to sectarian violence and disrupted energy production in the Niger Delta...
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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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