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Obama Working the Late Show Shift
JAY LENO The 44th President of the United States, please welcome President Barack Obama. (Applause.) PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) MR. LENO. Good to see you. MR. OBAMA: It is good to see you and –- (applause.) Thank you. Let me just say, I think Kevin looks good in a suit. (Laughter.) MR. LENO. Thank…
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So You Think You Can Dance?
Point me t’ward tomorrow We did what we had to do. Won’t forget, can’t regret What I did for love. —“What I Did For Love,” from A Chorus Line A dancer’s life is famously short, brutal and riddled with potential pitfalls: ripped Achilles tendons, torn hamstrings, stress fractures, cruel choreographers. There is drama and angst…
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Thursday's Headlines
BBC: Israeli Soldiers Admit Gaza Abuses; Israel Claims, ‘But They’re Not Really People, Ya Know’? CNN: Bin Laden May or May Not Have Come Out with New Mixtape; SoundScan Has Been Weak of Late SJMN: Richard Aoki, Charter Member of Black Panthers, Dies in Berkeley NYT: Heart Failure Strikes Black More Often and at Younger…
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Wednesday's Headlines
WP: Sisterhood of Powerful Black Women Coming to Fore in DC; Some Wear Sleeves, Others Don’t BBC: Can Catholicism Help Africa? The Buzz Is Gonna Take the Under on That The Job: Yep, We’re in a Recession* J&J: Women’s History Month Blurb on Angela Davis; Yes, It’s Women’s History Month The Hill: AIG Employees—’We Deserve…
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Tavis Smiley: Holding Barack Obama 'Accountable'
In our ongoing video series Bookmark, The Root talks to authors to find out the personal stories behind their talked-about books. Here, Tavis Smiley reveals the nail-biting process of preparing completely different versions of his new book, Accountable: Making America As Good As Its Promise. And of course, he promises to hold President Obama’s feet to the fire and…
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Tuesday's Headlines
The Indalian Job: Sometimes, You Just Forget Your Color Newsday: The Zing Heard ‘Round the Hill: New Bill to Tax AIG Exec Bonuses at 100 Percent The Guardian: Pope Says Condoms Would Make African AIDS Crisis Worse; No, for Real, He Said That WP: New iPhone May Be on Horizon Because, You Know…that Whole ‘Turbines…
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Monday's Headlines
WP: AIG Discloses Use of Bailout Funds; You Didn’t Get Any, But an Incompetent Did Times of London: Thousands of Girls Mutilated in Britain WSJ: Having Little Interest in Being Opposed, Chavez Sends Navy to Venezuela’s Seaport to Make This Clear AP: Imus Has Prostate Cancer; Rev. Al Sharpton to Protest This in Some Way…
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Sunday Brunch: The Week in Review
Monday Black Enterprise: Top Republicans Want to Let Some Banks Fail; So Does Buzz and Everyone Else The Daily Mail: Longevity Linked to Body’s Reaction Time; Why Blacks Don’t Live Forever Unknown The Huffington Post: PM of Zimbabwe Involved In Car Accident, Wife Killed The Chicago Tribune: Consumers Willing to Make Sojourn to Buy Black…
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Weekend Guide
NYT: Obama Pledges to Improve Food Safety; Peanut People Say, “Whatever Do You Mean”? MH: White House Drops ‘Enemy Combatant’ Term; GOP Still Clinging to ‘Evildoers’ WP: Blaming Bush in Vogue These Days; Why It Wouldn’t Be Is Uncertain Bloomberg: White House Tries to Reassure China About Debt, Says “We Got Yo’ Money Baby!” CNN:…
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