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  • Forget 'Black' Barbie

    A plastic Barack Obama action figure can’t save the world with his six points-of-articulation alone. So next month, Jailbreak Toys is expected to release a Michelle Obama doll with just as many flex points to create a White House action duo. The doll, scheduled for release Nov. 20, comes with three clothing options based on…

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  • TRANSCRIPT: Obama Gay Rights Speech

    Thank you so much, all of you. It is a privilege to be here tonight to open for Lady GaGa. (Applause.) I’ve made it. (Laughter.) I want to thank the Human Rights Campaign for inviting me to speak and for the work you do every day in pursuit of equality on behalf of the millions…

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  • White House is Sick of FOX

    It only took nine months, but the Obama Administration has finally gotten the memo that Fox News Network is in fact, not their friend. “We’re going to treat them the way we would treat an opponent,” Anita Dunn, the White House communications director, told the New York Times Sunday. “As they are undertaking a war…

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  • Jump Out Boys, Inc.: Kidnapping Big Business in Kenya

    Kidnapping is becoming big business in Kenya with often horrific results. From the New York Times: Little Emmanuel Aguer was one of the most recent victims. A month ago, he was snatched on the way to his grandmother’s house. Four days later, after his middle-class family received calls asking for $70 or else — calls…

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  • AUDIO: New MJ Single Released; Tupac Shakur Calls Him "Show Off"

    Let the post-mortem ducats start rolling in. According to CNN,  ‘This Is It’, the single from which the upcoming movie derives its name, is the first single featured of a double album slated to be released October 26th. Early Monday, fans were able to take a listen to the full song, though leaked snippets have…

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  • The Confab — Oct. 9, 2009

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  • While You Were Out: Sen. Panel Approves Patriot Act Extension

    Have you heard? While we’ve been busy discussing whether or not President Obama deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved an extension of the Patriot Act in order to protect terror investigations. As you might imagine, some people are not terribly thrilled. From the Washington Post: But several Democrats and civil…

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  • Searching for Water, NASA Busts Out Moonraker Laser

    So, in the “moon bombing”, a project launched by NASA which planned to investigate whether or not there was water beneath the moon’s surface, the satellite and rocket necessary for the mission have crashed into the moon. This crash was intentional—thus people going around talking about “moon bombing.” From CNN: NASA televised live images of…

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  • Charlie Rangel'd? The Ethics Investigation Expands

    The Charlie Rangel saga continues. The House ethics committee announced yesterday that the further plan to put their shoe in the Democrat from New York who heads up the Ways and Means Committee and who seems to have and extra $500K laying around, which is a cause for concern. MSNBC’s First Read has a very…

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  • Butcher Blocked: Uganda Arrests Rwandan Genocide Suspect

    Idelphonse Nizeyimana, a former intelligence officer, was arrested in a Ugandan guest house after a tip was sent to Interpol. Nizeyimana is suspected of having taken part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. From Al Jazeera: Nizeyimana is wanted for genocide, complicity to commit genocide and direct and public incitement to commit genocide. … Nizeyimana, nick-named…

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