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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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NPR Doesn't Care About Black Music, Sorta
Our buddies over at Slate have a few questions on why NPR's DORF Matrix lacks a certain ... blackness ...
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Don't Call It a Comeback: Egypt in Row Over Artificial Virginity Device
Egypt is up in arms over a device which claims to restore a woman's "purity" before her wedding night...
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94 Years Later, S. Carolina Pardons Two Death Row Inmates
Two great-uncles of radio show host Tom Joyner were pardoned after being wrongfully accused of murder...
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Ghosts of Katrina Await Obama in New Orleans
The president is set to speak at a town hall in New Orleans and see the uneven rebuilding process taking place following Hurricane Katrina...
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Who Doesn't 'Swastika' Obama?
The Secret Service and local police are investigating an odd message carved into the green of a Massachusetts golf course...
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UCLA Chem Lab Stabber Pleads Not Guilty
Damon Thompson pleaded not guilty to premeditated attempted murder on a fellow student in UCLA's chemistry lab...
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Morehouse Takes a Page Out of GQ
Morehouse College enforces stricter dress code to bring a touch of professionalism back to the classroom...
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Roger Goodell Likes Mike Vick More than Rush Limbaugh
Apparently, the NFL commish is none-too-keen on having a public intellectual such as Limbaugh having anything to do with owning a team of any kind. Not even the Rams...
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Baucus Bill Passes Senate Finance Committee
Bill passed by 14-9 vote, Sen. Olympia Snowe the lone Republican to vote in support of the bill...
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Has Hip-Hop Come "of Age"?
"We were tired of the drugs, the gangs, the burning buildings. This was our way to say: We're going to do what we want."
