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SFC: Six Members of Family Die in Murder-Suicide [12]
WP: Surprise, Surprise: Israeli Military Finds No Misconduct in Gaza War [13]
FOX: White House Not Super Into Auto Industry Plan [14], Says 'Try Again'
NYT: Cholestrol Drug May Cut Risk of Clots [15]; Not a License to Eat More Bacon
DS: Dallas Cop Apologizes to Moats [16] (That Should Just About Square Things Up, Right?)
TS: Why No GM Treatment for Wall Street? [17] 30 to 1, Frank, 30 to 1
BET: CDC Reminds Us Salt Is Not Our Friend [18]
J&J: Blacklisted: Health Insurance Still Not in the Business of Helping People [19]
DB: Obama Screws Up Rotation, Decides to Pass on Legalizing Weed [20]
Bossip: Given the Choice, You Should Take Jail Chris [21]
AFP: Eight Killed In Nursing Home Attack [22]
CNN: GM CEO Resigns ASAP for BHO [23]; Buzz Response TBD
AJE: Never to Late to Get a Shoe: First Khmer Rouge Trial Begins [24]
ESPN: Tiger at Bay Hill Says: Every 4th Quarter, I Like to Mike Jordan 'Em [24]
USAT: Obama Heads Oversees to Tackle Global Economy [25], Separates Shoulder
BB: In Shocking About-Face, Treasurer Tim-Tim (tm) says Some Banks Need 'Large Amounts' of Assistance [26]
BET: Duffel Bag Boys Rejoice! NY to Reform Rockefeller Drug Laws [26]
DB: Looking to Go 0 for 3 Against the Good Guys, Germany Plans to Oppose Global Stimulus [27]
Politico: Never One to Miss Out on Black Appropriation, Europe Just Giddy Over First Lady's Arrival [28]
BAW: Minor Arrested for Posting Nude Pics [29]; Asks to Stay in Clink When Mom Arrives at Station
TUESDAY
BBC: Iran, US Have 'Cordial' Chit-Chat [30]; Exchange Baby Pics, Nuclear Schematics
UPI: British Hand Over Basra Command to US [31], Don't Let Door Hit Behind on Way Out
AP: Netanyahu Wants 'Full Peace' [32]; Says 'We Can Do This the Easy Way or the Easier Way'
LAT: 200 Migrants Feared Drowned in Mediterranean [33]
Reuters: Record Drop in Home Prices Continue [34]; Market Looking for a Tip Drill
CNN: Ford, GM Get Their Keith Sweat On [35], Offer Incentives to Boost Sales
ABC: US Struggling Economically and People Like Us More [36] (Hmmm...)
BET: Oprah's School Faces New Sex Scandal [37], Whether She'll Interview Herself Unknown
ESPN: Plaxico Gun Case in June [38]; With Dead Horse Beaten Sufficiently, Buzz Remains Silent
Bossip: Ever the Gentleman, Diddy Will Be Cassie's Prom Date, Let Her Wear Varsity Jacket* [39]
BET: Man Fatally Stabs Sister, Then Beheads 5-Year-Old Sister [40]
Reuters: Lonely at the Bottom, Americans Applaud Obama Chin-Checking Auto Industry [41]
USAT: Under a Third of Men at Black Colleges Earn Degree in Six Years [42]; Really Not Funny In Any Way
AP: Congressional Black Caucus Rails for Diversity in Bailouts [43]; Politicians Say 'Hey, You Got Your One!'
WebMD: 5-in-1 Pill May Prevent Heart Disease, [44] Open Canned Goods
WP: Nut Community Hit Hard Again As Pistachio Falls to Salmonella Fever** [45]
AFP: Netanyahu to Be Sworn In As Israeli PM [46]; Palestine, for One, Is Thrilled
AJE: Arabs Leaders Opt Not to Arrest Bashir [47]; Ask 'Why Ruin the Doha Vibe, Ya Know?'
AP: White Pro-Civil Rights Journalist Honored [48] (The Buzz Smells An Oscars...)
ESPN: Louisville Women Reach Their First Final Four [49], In Running to Lose to UCONN
*If you find out The Buzz got beaten with champagne bottles, see Sean Combs first.
**We realize a peanut technically isn't a nut, but it was too choice to throw away.
WEDNESDAY
Reuters: Taliban Spokesmen Say the Darnedest Things! [50]
WFAA: Police Misconduct Is for Quitters: Officer in Moats Incident Resigns [51]
ABC: Rio Plans to Wall in Slums [52], US: "Just Call it a 'Housing Project' and You're Set"
USAT: Calipari: ' I Do Not Walk On Water', [53] Leaving Feat to Obama, Jesus
The Job: Conservation Can Be Deadly! [54]
J&J: Jack and Jill Went Down a Hill to Reform the Rockefeller Drug Laws [55]...
TH: The Nation's Problem Is Immorality [56]. Hm. Thanks for clearing that up.
CNN: Clever Office Pranks [57] (to Take Your Mind Off the Fact Your Job Makes You Sad)
FOX: US, Russian Will Reduce Number of Nukes [58] (Not the Ones Being Kept Secret of Course)
BBC: Not Even Nice Rich People Pay Taxes: Another Nominee Has Tax Troubles [59]
AJE: Regional Bloc Suspends Madagascar [60], Says Saturday Morning Detention 'Not Doing the Trick'
ABC: Black Folks Still Can't Get Cabs?! [61] Obama Needs to Get on His J-O!
AP: Pardon Sought for 1st Black Heavyweight Champ [62]; Buzz Wonders "Why the Mass Assuaging of Guilt?"
BBC: Without Conficker Worm to Worry About [63], Everything Right in the World. Everything.
ESPN: Cleveland LeBrons Evade Pistons for 13th Straight Win [64]
RS: Weezy Abandons Rap [65], Mos Def Anticipates Company in "We Shouldn't Have Done That" Crew
BET: Andre 3000 Tossed in the Clink [66]; Says it Smells Like 'Boo-Booooo'
THR: Wanda Sykes Gets Show [67], Might Not Join David Alan and DL in Breadline
THURSDAY
WP: Blago Expected to Be Indicted Today [68] (Did You Hear that Roland?)
CNN: Michelle Obama Hugs Queen [69], (White) People Freak Out
Reuters: Sarkozy Gives G20 Presser [70], Asked If Obama Hug Freaked Him Out Too
BBC: G20 Seals $1T Deal [71]; Media Asks, "No, But for Real, Did You See That Hug"?
NYT: China Looks to Own Electric Car Game [72]; US Wonders 'Any Interest in GM Stock'?
AJE: Mexico Arrests Wanted Drug Suspect [73]; 1 Down, 3748293748293 to Go
BET: NY Eateries Don't Want Black Staff [74], Mention "But We Totally Voted for Obama"
BS: A Tome on Working That Should Probably Be Shorter But Is OK [75] Written By a Black Dude
CK: Someone Keeps It Real About Madame Cray-Cray's 'ANTM' Debacle [76]
PCM: Twitter Reworks Search Feature [77], Twittered Fact Long Before This Posting
WSJ: G20 Looks to Raise a Trilli for the IMF [78], Says It's Easier to Give Dough to Acronyms
NYT: Palestinian Kills Kid in West Bank with Ax [79]; Netanyahu to Go Kuffiyeh Slapping*
AJE: Zimbabwe's Prisons 'Death Camps' [80], Says 'It's Africa. We Figured No One Else Would Notice'
AP: House, Senate Poised to Adopt Pared-Down Budget [81]; GOP in Lab Trying to Stir Reagan
Forbes: Gene Mutation Doubles Risk of Colon Cancer in Blacks [82]
NYDN: CBS Cancels 'Guiding Light' [83]; Your Grandmama and 'Em Devastated
ESPN: Negative YAC: Donte' Stallworth Charged with Manslaughter, DUI [84]
DB: Hollywood Slashing Salaries [85]; Buzz Only Got $200K for 'Do the Right Thing II: Radio's Revenge'
BET: Recalling She Was Indeed Mollywhopped, Rihanna Continues Cooperating with D.A [86].
CNN: Obama's Aunt 'Knows People', Gets Reprieve in Asylum Case [87]
*And he should.
FRIDAY
CNN: Casualties, Up to 40 Hostages in Upstate New York Siege [88]
AP: Jobless Rate at 8.5% [89]; 91.5% of America Real Shook Right Now
American Prospect: Terence Samuel Discusses New $1T Man, the IMF [90]; Ted DiBiase Jealous
AJE: Sarkozy Rejects Obama's Afghan Plan, [91] Forgets French Could Have Been His 2nd Language
NYT: Iowa Courts Lifting Ban on Gay Marriage Good [92]; Being Located in Iowa? Not So Good
TRB: Ryan Westen's Satire FAIL [93]
AP: Madonna's Hypnosis Through Voguing Fails, Malawi Courts Reject Adoption Request [94]
CK: The Buzz Could Be Mad at This [95], But to Do So Would Be to Hate Freedom
J&J: The Dutch Pass Themselves to the Left Hand Side Regarding Slavery [96]
CNN: Obama Budget Passed [97]; Prez Say "Y'all Musta Forgot..."
LAT: Blago Gets Indicted [98], Charges Include 'Treacherous Coiffing'
FOX: Google Close to Acquiring Twitter [99] (RT@TheRootBuzz)
NYT: His Excellency Mayor for Life Bloomberg Likes Black People (Votes) [100]
BBC: Crikey! Australia Backs Rights of People Who Rightfully Own the Land Anyway [100]
AJE: BHO to Show NATO Afghan Intinerary [101]; NATO Wonders How Many Are in His Party*
BET: Report Details 'Abuse' in St. Louis Jails [102]; Possible Link to St. Lunatics Album
ESPN: Cutler Traded to Bears [103], Vows to Continue Not Winning Anything in Particular
THR: It's Hard Out There for a Pip: Gladys Knight Joins Cast of Tyler Perry Flick [102]
USAT: Cigarette Prices Soar [104]; Dave Chappelle Right: These Are Crack Prices
*If you get that one, you know The Buzz very well.
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