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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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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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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...
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Check It Out: Kweli Says Kanye Is a Rascal
In interview, Talib Kweli describes being on tour with then-unknown Kanye West...
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Listen Up! More Colleges Look to Gov't for Student Loans
Who else smells a thinly-veiled Socialist conspiracy?
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Better Than Sears: Annie Liebovitz Snaps First Family Portrait
The world-renowned photographer took a photograph of Malia, Sasha, Michelle and Barack Obama in the Green Room of the White House.
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Listen Up! Olympic Concerns Raised by Rio Violence
Recent drug violence in Rio has raised security concerns for the 2016 Olympics...
