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  • The Confab — Apr. 10, 2009

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  • Friday's Headlines

    ABC: Fires in Southwest ‘Like a War Zone’; People in Gaza: “Define ‘War Zone’ Exactly.” USAT: BHO: “Hey America, Remember that $83B I Didn’t Want Bush to Use for Iraq? I’ma Need that Right Quick…” LAT: License to Il: Kim Jong Spends $0 Campaigning, Keeps Job Anyway NYT: Standoff with Pirates Shows US Has Limits;…

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  • Thursday's Headlines

    NYT: It’s Foreign Night at Club US! Obama Pushes for Drink Specials, Immigration Before 11 BBC: ‘Good’ Baby Fat Keeps Adults Slim; America Chock Full of Naughty Babies AP: In a Move Not to Be Confused with a Vendetta, French Agency Accuses Armstrong of Doping NYDN: Obama Gets His Lost Tribe On, Will Celebrate First…

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  • What’s Up With Waxy Michelle?

    No doubt about it, Michelle Obama’s on a roll right now, coming fresh off her triumphant G-20 It Girl World Tour: Hugging the Queen. Swarmed by schoolgirls in London. Air-kissing Carla Bruni Sarkozy. The Daily Beast’s Tina Brown asks, “Is Michelle the New Oprah?” and compares her to Princess Di. She’s been dubbed the hugger…

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  • Wednesday's Headlines

    AP: 4 Shot, 1 Dead at Korean Retreat Center in California BBC: With Death Count at 250, Aftershocks Hamper Italian Rescue BET: The Few, The Shameful: Four Marines Face Murder in Race Murder Reuters: Somali Pirates Continue to Get Their Flying Dutchman On AJE: World ‘Ignored Rwanda’; Buzz: “True. But We Talked About It A…

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  • Tuesday's Headlines

    Reuters: Obama To Troops: ‘Yes We Can (Stay in Iraq Another 18 Months)!’ Reuters: ’09 Hurricane Forecasts—If You’re Black and/or Poor, Please Take Note BJ: Lockheed Assesses Sec Def’s Spending Plan, May Take Bombs and Go Home AP: Vt. Cool with Adam and Steve, Legalizes Gay Marriage CW: Recessions Hurt What Matters Most: Apple to…

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  • Leave Madonna Alone!

    Hell hath no fake fury like a blogosphere confronted with Madonna trying to adopt an orphan from the Motherland. It’s as if the Material Mama were some winged she-devil sweeping down on Malawi, armed with moneybags and hell-bent on stealing cute, little black babies. The horror! And so it is with glee that bloggers are…

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  • Monday's Headlines

    AP: High Court Upholds Abu-Jamal Conviction; Black Militants Still Have ‘Free Mumia’ to Fall Back On AJE: Israeli Army Won’t Shoot Messenger, Will Shoot Medic According to Reports CNN: South African Leader Has Corruption Charges Dropped; South African Leader Not Mandela FG: Finally: Thunder and Lightning Give Us Tickets to the Gun Show ESPN: Class…

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  • Sunday Brunch: The Week in Review

    MONDAY SFC: Six Members of Family Die in Murder-Suicide WP: Surprise, Surprise: Israeli Military Finds No Misconduct in Gaza War FOX: White House Not Super Into Auto Industry Plan, Says ‘Try Again’ NYT: Cholestrol Drug May Cut Risk of Clots; Not a License to Eat More Bacon DS: Dallas Cop Apologizes to Moats (That Should…

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  • The Confab — Apr. 3, 2009

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