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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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Twitter Hi-Jinks: How Black Are You?
"This Week in Blackness" funnyman Elon James White wants to know...
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AKAs: Get Your Girl Post Haste
In a skeewee heard 'round the world, the sorority is looking to fire its national president for a $900,000 dalliance of the wax figure persuasion...
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Nigeria Tracking Down Islamist Fighters While the Block Cools Down a Bit
With the block a little less hot, Nigeria's army hunts members of the Islamist group Boko Haram...
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UPDATED VIDEO: Generally Speaking: Colin Powell on Arrest of Dr. Gates
Powell sat down with Larry King and, among other things, shared his thoughts on the arrest of Dr. Gates...
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12-Year-Old Boston Girl Hit By Stray Bullet
She was watching television when a round from an AK-47 came through the siding of her home...
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Many Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Turks and Caicos
"At least 85 people are missing in open water off the Turks and Caicos islands after a boat with up to 200 Haitian migrants on board capsized, killing at least two..."
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UPDATE: Sotomayor Passes Preliminary Confirmation Vote
The judge's nomination will now move on for Senate confirmation...
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Nadya Suleman Steals a Page from Joe Jackson's Pimp Chronicles
As the Octomom prepares for a reality television show featuring her basketball team, a judge has appointed a financial guardian for the octuplets...
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Woman Dismembers Infant Son, Eats Brain
Naturally, the woman in question said the devil made her do it...
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Clinton to Get Up with Somali President
Concerned with the country's heavy fighting, The Secretary of State wants to see what's really good...

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