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Why Rand Paul is Not Ready for Prime Time
Lee Daniels, on the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s blog, dissects the Tea Party favorite’s language. You remember George Allen? He was the Republican Senator from Virginia, widely considered as late as mid-2006 the odds-on favorite to succeed George W. Bush as President –until he self-destructed in a “macaca” minute during the re-election contest that he…
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Supreme Court Says Black Firefighter Lawsuit Can Proceed
Firefighter candidates in Chicago say a discriminatory application process kept them from getting hired. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that a group of African Americans may sue the city of Chicago on their claim that the city’s discriminatory use of an application test kept them from being hired as firefighters. The justices rejected…
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Elin Want Three Quarters of a Billi, Tiger Considers with Conditions
Things are getting sporty in the Woods household. Gawker had this to say She’s demanding $750 million from Tiger Woods in divorce negotiations. That is some pricey misery. Plus, Elin isn’t agreeing to Tiger’s demands for a confidentiality clause that would prevent her from writing a book or devloping a mini-series or line of collectible…
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Perry Trying to Go Global
Tyler Perry has made less than a million overseas. He’s looking to change that. Hit movies like “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” and the TBS series “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” have long made Mr. Perry a household name in North America, where his films alone have racked up $450 million in ticket sales.…
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Venus Williams Wears Quiet Storm Outfit at French Open
On the way to winning her match at the French Open, Venus Williams has the Internets going nuts due to her choice of garb, especially when this image hit the wires. As you can see below, she is wearing skin-colored shorts under her outfit: She’s done it again. Venus Williams has caused another sartorial storm…
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Check It Out: Pregnant Mom Busted for Robbing Homes
Samanthan Brewer made robbery a family affair. An Ohio woman in her third trimester of pregnancy was arrested by police after they say she brazenly broke into and robbed several homes, sometimes bringing along her children for the ride. 26-year-old Samantha Brewer of Harrison, Ohio is in police custody after they say she robbed at…
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Jamaica in State of Emergency as Violence Engulfs Capital
The block is verrrrry hot in Jamaica. Men loyal to a drug lord stand guard against U.S. authorities who seek to take the Jamaican “don” into custody: The government declared a state of emergency as sporadic gunshots rang out in gritty West Kingston, stronghold of Christopher “Dudus” Coke, a Jamaican “don” charged in the U.S.…
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Some Skin Lightening Creams Chock Full o' Banned Mercury
Skin lightening, already a troubling cosmetic trend, can also be hazardous to your health depending on the product being used The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it will investigate skin-lightening creams for dangerous amounts of mercury. Responding to a Tribune investigation that found high levels of the toxic metal in some creams, the FDA…
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The Steele Calling the Paul Wack
Michael Steele is shaking a finger at Rand Paul over his civil rights remarks which the RNC chairman believes were ‘misplaced’ “I believe … his philosophy is misplaced in these times,” Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, told “Fox News Sunday.” “I don’t think it’s where the country is right now,” Steele said.…
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