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My Man Wants Me to Drop My Male Bestie
Ask Demetria: A suddenly insecure boyfriend may mean that something's changed in your relationship.
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Obama at Morehouse: Try Another Listen
You might find that attacks on his commencement speech -- a hit among graduates -- missed the mark.
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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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VIDEO: Chicago Honor Student Fatally Beaten
Derrion Albert, a 16-year old honor student, was was walking home from school when he was apparently dragged into a vicious brawl...
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Loves School, Hates Freedom: Obama Wants Longer School Days
President Obama wishes to infringe upon the civil rights of youth by insisting on more hours to educate them...
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Just in Time for Elections, Al-Bashir Lifts Media Censorship in Sudan
Newspapers are now allowed to dispense information without government pre-screening...
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Obama, Others Set to Put Shoe in Iran Over Its Nuclear Program
Iran's newly unveiled uranium enrichment facility "is inconsistent with a peaceful (nuclear) program," President Obama said today...
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Black Lawmakers Adjust to Post-Inauguration Politics
Some believe the president must work from a centrist position for change while others see his presidency as an opportunity to push through Democratic initiative beneficial to the Black community...
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Something to Shout About: Serena Williams Pens Book
'On the Line' details coming up in the shadow of Venus, the star's failures and her triumphs...
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The (No) Nuclear Option: UN Rez Aims for Nuke-Free World
The next order of business: Regulating transcontinental pig flight...
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Vaccine Shows Promise in HIV Prevention
Researchers found that people who received a series of inoculations of a prime vaccine and booster vaccine were 31 percent less likely to get HIV, compared with those on a placebo...
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Federal Worker Hanged, 'Fed' Scrawled Across Chest
The FBI is investigating the hanging death of a U.S. Census worker near a Kentucky cemetery. A law enforcement official says the word "fed" was scrawled on his chest...
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Complexion for the Rejection: Philly Swim Club Fined for Racism
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission issued a finding of probable cause Tuesday that racism was involved in the decision last June by a suburban Philadelphia swim club to revoke privileges of a largely minority day care center...
