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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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Child-Support Laws: A Boon for Gold Diggers?
Experts say that flaws in the system punish poor parents and motivate others to have kids for money.
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Doggie Racism Is Real! Here's How to Deal
Race Manners: Maybe your friends' pets are doing you a favor? At least now your social circle can't ignore race.
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What Black High School Grads Need to Hear
Show Me the Numbers: Graduation speakers often opt for tough love. Here's what they should say instead.
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Happy Halloween from Iran! Nuke Negotiations Sandbagged
Iran insists on simultaneously exchanging its low-enriched uranium for nuclear fuel produced overseas...
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Asylum May Be Granted to Victims of Spousal Abuse
The US may consider allowing victims of spousal abuse to seek asylum...
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Regina Benjamin Confirmed as Surgeon General
After weeks of delay, the Senate voted unanimously to confirm Benjamin to the post of nation's top doc...
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Listen Up! The Afghan War Costs Serious Guap
Like, "we're already $243 billion in the hole" serious...
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Oops! Lawmakers Under Investigation Revealed Through Leak
The House ethics committee has an eyeball on, among others, Maxine Waters. And now everybody knows it...
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Roy DeCarava, Famed Photographer, Dies at 89
DeCarava made a name for himself depicting Harlem life in the 50s and 60s...
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Check It Out: Obama Says Health Care Reform Will Help Small Biz
In a press conference, President Obama responds to the health care reform rolled out earlier in the day by Dems...
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Interior Secretary Signs MLK Memorial Permit
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar approves Martin Luther King Tribute on the National Mall...
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Listen Up! MLK's Daughter in Running for SCLC Presidency
The two finalists for the SCLC's top post are former Arkansas Judge Wendell Griffen and the Rev. Bernice King...
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Economy Grows For First Time in Year
The U.S. economy grew at a 3.5% annual rate in the third quarter, ending a string of declines over four quarters that resulted in the most severe slide since the Great Depression...
