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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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Remember the War in Afghanistan? There's a Progress Report Coming Out
And President Obama will have that as light reading as he continues his vacation...
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Rwandan Genocide Trial Begins in Finland
Francois Bazaramba is accused of planning and carrying out the murder of Tutsis, many of whom were women and children...
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VIDEO: AZ Pastor Doesn't Want President Obama Killed, Sort Of
He just hates him and hopes he dies of brain cancer like Ted Kennedy, preferably today...
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AG Holder, Justice Department Not Playing When It Comes to Civil Rights
Seven months on the job and Attorney General Eric Holder is commissioning the Civil Rights division of the DOJ to get back into the fray...
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Ethiopian Troops Enter Somalia to Help Out
Ethiopian troops entered the town of Beledweyne to help subdue Islamist forces...
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Chris Brown Claims He Doesn't Remember Mollywhopping Rihanna
Mother claims her son has never in his life been a violent person...
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Obama Supporters Trying to Get Tough on Health Care
Between bus tours and campaign style events, supporters of health care reform are doing a little shouting of their own...
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Whitney Houston's "I Look to You" Celebrates Singer's Arc
The road to this album has been rocky and the time has come to see if it was worth the wait...
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Semenya's Testosterone Test Results
Although the levels proved to be higher than usual, Caster Semenya's test results from three years ago are within range for a woman. Can the debate end now?
