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  • DC Mystery: Where is Pam Butler?

    Pam Butler and her boyfriend, Jose Rodriguez-Cruz, were supposed to treat her mother to a Valentine’s Day meal. Butler never showed. From The Washington Post: “Romance is for younger folks, Thelma Butler said. Until she noticed a cluster of heart-shaped red balloons on sale at a grocery store one morning, it hadn’t occurred to her…

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  • Check It Out: Dana Perino Apparently Missed Last 8 Years

    Stumbled across this gem on Urban Politico which got The Buzz’s Irish up. Did homegirl really just say there were no terror attacks under President Bush? Does she mean besides the worst one in the history of our country for which some of perpetrators are set to go to trial for? Maybe Perino meant of…

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  • Check It Out: The Unemployment Outbreak!

    Found this ‘Geography of a Recession’ map by Latoya Egwuekwe on American Observer. It is a terrifying representation of unemployment and the deterioration of the economy since January 2007. Prepare to shake your head. The Unemployment Map

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  • Tyler Perry Drops a Milli on NAACP

    All complication aside, this is worthy of a hat tip. From Yahoo News “Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People says the gift announced Monday is the largest donation from an individual in…

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  • Check It Out: Swine Flew – Paula Deen Takes a Ham to the Face

    That H1N1, son. During a charity food drive, someone inexplicably tossed a ham to Deen who was not expecting it to be delivered through the air. All jokes aside, Deen is fine and joked later that there hasn’t been a ham that beat her yet. #Trill.

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  • Check It Out: Palin Supporters Back Her for Reasons They Can't Identify

    Stumbled across this on Insanity Report.

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  • 34.5% of Young Black Men Unemployed

    34.5% of Black men between the ages of 16-24 are unemployed and, yes, those are Depression-level numbers. From the Washington Post: These days, 24-year-old Delonta Spriggs spends much of his time cooped up in his mother’s one-bedroom apartment in Southwest Washington, the TV blaring soap operas hour after hour, trying to stay out of the…

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  • Afghan Troop Decision Expected Next Week

    President Obama is expected to make an announce concerning his Afghan troop decision next Tuesday. From the Washington Post: “After completing a rigorous final meeting, President Obama has the information he wants and needs to make his decision and he will announce that decision within days,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said in an…

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  • Casino to Build Shrine to MJ's Glove

    The glove gets a home. From Reuters: “A casino in the Chinese gambling haven of Macau will open Asia’s first Michael Jackson shrine after its owners bought the late King of Pop’s iconic white rhinestone glove for $350,000 at a U.S. auction. The shrine will be located in the lobby of the casino-resort Ponte 16,…

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  • High Times: Support for Marijuana Legalization Growing

    No stems, no seeds, no sticks, no penalty? Support for marijuana legalization grows around the country as more states approve it for medical use. From the Washington Post: The same day they rejected a gay marriage ballot measure, residents of Maine voted overwhelmingly to allow the sale of medical marijuana over the counter at state-licensed…

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