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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onDecember 7, 2011
The former Illinois governor was sentenced today for crimes including attempting to sell Obama's Senate seat.
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by Nsenga Burton onJune 28, 2011
You won't be seeing the former Illinois governor on a reality show anytime soon.
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January 22, 2010
Race relations have gotten a little crazy lately. An all-white basketball league. Glenn Beck's black-history lesson. An over-the-top flight attendant. The Root takes a look at those who claim "blackness" and those we think make the cut -- whether they like it or not ...
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January 11, 2010
According to the former governor, the president isn't as Black as he is...
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