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UCONN Football Player Fatally Stabbed
UCONN cornerback Jasper Howard was stabbed following an incident outside a school-sponsored dance early Sunday morning. A fire alarm in the building where the function was being held was pulled and a fight broke out after the students had emptied. From CNN: Howard, a 20-year-old cornerback who started in every game for the team last…
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Rap Responds to Derrion Albert's Murder
Big news for the Chi. Tuesday, MTV will be bringing Sway and the rest of their crew to Chicago to film a two-hour segment to help curb violence in Chicago. As part of this segment, David Banner, 9th Wonder, Naledge, Twista, Rhymefest and Skooda Chose are teaming up to shoot a video for their collaboration…
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Breaking the Last Racial Taboo?
There’s nothing more traditional in American politics than the wholesome family portrait: a beaming candidate, beaming spouse,reluctantly beaming teenagers. But when Bill de Blasio, a candidate for public office in New York City this fall, put his family in hiscampaign mailings and TV ads, there was nothing routine about it. De Blasio’s wife of 15…
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Chris Brown Is Back on the Charts
Chris Brown is officially back on the Billboard Hot 100 thanks to “I Can Transform Ya.” The Lil Wayne-assisted single debuted at No.52 on Thursday’s Hot 100 update, just a week after its debut. “I Can Transform Ya” signals Brown’s official return to music after a several month break due to a felony assault case,…
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Obama Too Cautious, Slow on Judicial Posts?
President Obama has not made significant progress in his plan to infuse federal courts with a new cadre of judges, and liberal activists are beginning to blame his administration for moving too tentatively on what they consider a key priority. During his first nine months in office, Obama has won confirmation in the Democratic-controlled Senate…
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Listen Up! DC School Layoffs Spark Union Ire
Washington D.C.’s public school system haas been under intense scrutiny for years now and as it chancellor, Michelle Rhee, attempts to right the ship, the system’s most important asset—the teachers—are wondering if her attempts are infringing upon their collective bargaining rights.
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Four Troops Killed in Afghanistan
Four US troops and two civilians were killed in a roadside bomb today in the country’s southern region. More civilian deaths were recorded in the ghazni region on Friday as well. From CNN: n Ghazni province Friday, a woman and a school-age girl were killed in crossfire during a raid by security forces against militants,…
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Judge Crawls Out of Medieval Times, Denies Marriage License to Mixed-Race Couple
In a move straight out of 1949, Louisiana Judge Keith Bardwell has denied a marriage licence to a young couple, one partner white, and the other black. His reasoning? It’s for the kids. From the AP report: NEW ORLEANS – A white Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license…
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A Child Asks Barack Obama, 'Why Do People Hate You?'
President Obama went to New Orleans for the first time as president Thursday to visit a charter school and hold a town hall meeting, where he told the people of the city that his administration is committed to helping them rebuild their city four years after Hurricane Katrina. Obama said the disaster on the Gulf…
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