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by Nsenga Burton onJune 9, 2011
Hancock rose above a childhood of immense poverty to beat the son of a three-term governor, becoming the city's second black mayor.
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by Martin Johnson onOctober 2, 2009
After only three weeks can we really tell anything important about the NFL's undefeated teams or the ones who have yet to win a game?
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by Marjorie Valbrun onDecember 17, 2008
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by Terence Samuel onDecember 17, 2008
History aside, Obama's path to the nomination is a miraculous political story.
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