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IRS Apology for Tea Party Racists?
If any other group called for the government's demise, the GOP would have a fit.
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Which Slave Sailed Himself to Freedom?
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: Life took him from a daring sea escape to a stint in Congress.
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I'm Creole. Why Do I Have South Asian DNA?
Tracing Your Roots: Several reasons could explain a questioner's surprising genetic testing results.
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School a Beacon of Hope in Nigeria
At a university in Yola, graduates offer a glimpse of a promising future in a strife-torn region.
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Greed Ain't Good: Comrade Obama Sets Sights on Wall Street
Now that everyone likes his health care reform plans, President Obama lends his attention to financial reform...
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VIDEO: ACORN Workers Allegedly Giving Streetwalking Advice
We know it's a recession but come on people...
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Results Back for South African Track Star
Though refusing to comment officially on Caster Semenya's test, the IAAF general secretary had this to say: "“It is clear that she is a woman but maybe not 100 per cent...”
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Jeter Ties Gehrig on Yankees' All-Time Hit List
Jeter tied the hits record Gehrig held for nearly 70 years...
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VIDEO: Degrade Inflation - Darfur Group Says Genocide Numbers Falsified
A group of former Sudanese activists says some of the figures of those reported dead and displaced in the conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region were exaggerated...
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So a Birther in a Joe Wilson Costume Heckled the President...
What's that? It really was Rep. Joe Wilson from South Carolina? Geez...
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Peaceful Resolution to Aeromexico Hijacking
Five to seven men are in custody after hijacking a flight out of Cancun....
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Sudanese Woman, Imprisoned for Wearing Pants, Freed
Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein was released after the Sudanese journalist union paid a $200 fine...
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Honoring Dead Son's Wish, Parents Wed at the End of His Funeral
Asa Hill, who sustained fatal injuries in car wreck, had his wish fulfilled...
