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On Second Thought: Niger Delta Militants End Ceasefire
MEND has decided the niceties with the government are over. From Al Jazeera: The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) said the move to end the truce on on September 15 was in response to the government’s 60-day amnesty programme. The government has invited fighter groups to hand in their weapons in return…
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Um, Thanks, McDonald's?
Since they have such a low profile in the Black community, McDonald’s has decided to go all ‘Black in America’ on us and launch 365Black.com. Replete with references to pictures of Black nuclear families and eager college grads clutching their diplomas in celebration, the site wants to be a focal point of Black web interaction.…
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Report Alleges Interrogators Used Gun, Drill to Threaten Terror Suspects
A 2004 report from the CIA inspector general details coercion tactics employed when the CIA really, really wanted information. From CNN: The gun and drill were used in two separate interrogation sessions against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, one of the sources said. Al-Nashiri is accused of plotting the 2000 attack on the USS Cole, which left…
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Judge Keller, You're So Cool It Hurts
What’s worse is that this is NOT unbelievable. An editorial from the NY Times on Judge Sharon Keller and her decision to close the county clerk’s office thus eliminating Michael Richard’s last chance for appeal. From the Times: Judge Sharon Keller, the Texas appellate court judge who closed the clerk’s office before a death row…
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Donte' Stallworth Screwed Up and Did the Right Thing
Originally posted on ESPN: Count me among those who seriously questioned whether “justice” was properly meted out to Donte’ Stallworth, the NFL wide receiver who spent only 24 days in jail after pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter. Let me restate the obvious for the thousandth time: Michael Vick got almost two years in federal prison…
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The Color of Health Care
This article was original posted on The American Prospect: Last week, over 8,000 people lined up to be treated by medical volunteers at the Forum stadium in Inglewood, California. It was a rare moment of visibility for the hidden faces of the health-care debate — the 46 million Americans without health insurance, who have largely…
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The Block is Hot in Mogadishu: Dozens Killed in Fight Between Rebels and Army
Somali rebels and the government they are trying to remove have taken their bloody battle to the streets of Mogadishu. From Al Jazeera: At least 24 people have been killed in the Somali capital of Mogadishu after Islamist rebels fought Somali government and African Union troops for a second day. Residents hid in their homes as mortar…
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Michael Jackson Movie to be Released in October
Can’t get enough MJ? Well, September 27th, tickets will go on sale for “Michael Jackson: This Is It”, a film documenting Jackson’s final three months of rehearsal prep scheduled for a two-week release on October 27th. From CNN: “Audiences will be given a privileged and private look at the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, and genius…
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Are You Kidding? Bolt Breaks His Own World Record in 200M
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt continues to defy logic on what seems like a daily basis. From ESPN: BERLIN — Usain Bolt has set a world record of 19.19 seconds in the 200 meters at the world championships, adding to the gold he won in the 100. Exactly one year after taking gold at the Beijing Games…
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