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Blacks Get Weave; Can Whites Get Locks?
Race Manners: You can, but it's not the same. Don't expect to enjoy the style without the scrutiny.
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America: More Diverse yet Less Equal?
A decline in white births comes at a time when two key civil rights programs may be dismantled.
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Bill Clinton Needs to Shut Up
The ex-president's willingness to speak out on Syria spells disaster for Obama in more ways than one.
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Alabama County May Change Voting Rights
Shelby, which is challenging Section 5, has changed, but voter advocates say work is still needed.
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Check It Out: Playwright Hopes Quake Can Unite Island
David Lamb hopes tragedy can unite Haitian and Dominican alike...
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Supreme Court Fights for Rich People's Rights!
For years, federal campaign spending limits prevented corporations from influencing elections. Those days are over...
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Read/ React: "How to Help Rebuild Haiti"
Five experts weigh in on what can be done to get Haiti on its feet...
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Prez Blames Economic Pain for Senate Loss
President Obama feels a sense of "middle class detachment" led to Scott Brown's win in Massachusetts...
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Pay Up, Kwame!
Detroit judge orders disgraced mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to pay almost $320,000 to the court...
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Remember When Gitmo Was Supposed to Close?
Guantanamo Bay was supposed to close this week. What happened?
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White Men *Can* Jump
New basketball league wants to feature white American players exclusively...
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Read/React: "The Novocaine Presidency"
That's author Kevin Alexander Gray's description of Obama's White House...
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DC Council Bill Proposes Up to Five Marijuana Dispensaries
The District would have up to five medical marijuana dispensaries where seriously ill patients could go to obtain the drug from a licensed vendor...

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