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  • Goodluck Jonathan Sworn in As Nigerian President

    Nigeria has new leadership in Goodluck Jonathan, who was sworn into the presidential office yesterday Oil-rich Nigeria’s acting leader Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in Thursday as president of Africa’s most populous nation, as officials buried the flag-draped corpse of his Muslim predecessor before sundown. The power shift to Jonathan, a Christian, peacefully ended a profound…

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  • Gilbert Arenas' Halfway House Stint Coming to Close

    Gilbert Arenas is nearing the end of his 30-day stint in a Montgomery County halfway house The Wizards star, who pleaded guilty this year in D.C. Superior Court to a felony handgun violation stemming from a locker room incident at Verizon Center, has been serving a 30-day sentence inside the facility, near White Flint mall…

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  • With Immigration Push, Obama Seeks to Woo Latino Vote

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  • Woman Fired from Non-Profit for Blog About Sexy Time

    A St. Louis-based sex blogger, The Beautiful Kind, was canned from her day job for her blog and Twitter exploits The blogger – a single mother whose blog is called “The Beautiful Kind” – says she “really was Clark Kent” about keeping her office and her extracurricular life separate (and the extracurricular life was anonymous).…

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  • Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua Dies at 58

    Nigerian president Umaru Yar’Adua died Wednesday having battled kidney problems and an inflamed heart issue for quite sometime. While Yar-Adua was sick, his vice president assumed control of Nigeria, a controversial transition of power that has been discussed here, on The Root.  The president will be buried today in accordance with his Muslim faith. SOURCE: Huffington Post

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  • Lawrence Taylor Charged with Rape of 16-Year-Old Girl

    Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor has been arrested and charged with the rape of a 16-year-old girl in Ramapo, New York. The 51-year-old former New York Giants linebacker was taken into custody by Ramapo police at the Holiday Inn off Airmont Road, Ramapo Police Detective Lt. Brad Weidel said Taylor was being held in…

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  • Blog Noir: "The 'Keeping America Safe' Myth"

    The Janitor over at The Urban Politico takesa a look of the civil rights unfriendly turn many take when questions of terrorism are raised. Where does the Constitution come into play? Below is an excerpt Over the past 10, 15, even 20+ years, we can cite to numerous attacks and attempted attacks by terrorists that…

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  • Halliburton Cementing Job Focus of Oil Spill Probe

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  • Ohio Man Cleared of Rape Charges After 29 Years

    There is no statute of limitation on justice. Raymond Towler of Ohio found this out recently as he was cleared of rape charges that had him imprisoned for nearly three decades. “It finally happened, I’ve been waiting,” Raymond Towler, 52, said as he hugged sobbing family members in the courtroom. He walked from the courthouse,…

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  • Barbara Ransby Responds to Dr. Gates' Reparations Article

    On Colorlines, Barbara Ransby weighs in on Dr. Gates’ reparations positions and takes exception to it. Below is an excerpt of her thoughts. Gates essentially absolves Americans of the guilt, shame and most importantly, financial responsibility for the horrific legacy of slavery in the Americas. How does he do this—through a contrived narrative that indicts…

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