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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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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?
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Was MJ Bleaching His Skin?
Investigators found marijuana, skin-bleaching and hair-growing ointments in Michael Jackson's home. Still no new insight into his death.
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How Kennedy Helped Ron Brown and Roger Wilkins
Michael Brown, son of the late Commerce secretary Ron Brown, remembers Ted Kennedy as a longtime friend of the family.
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AUDIO: Michael Steele Wants to Reform Medicare, Hates Government-Run Health Care
Michael Steele is being clear: We should preserve Medicare and still reject health care reform...
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Judge OKs Vick's Bankruptcy Plan
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank Santoro approved the plan on the condition that Vick retain a personal financial planner to manage his future earnings with the Eagles...
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Oui, Son! French Rap and the Politics of Free Speech
As France grapples with modernity and becoming a multiracial nation, the country's rappers and politicians are trying to find a way to co-exist...
