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  • Rooted

    A nice bit of bloggage regarding Venus and Serena Williams, sport, and the perceptions of femininity and beauty from The Buzz’s sister-in-arms, Dayo Olopade, a Rootitian who moonlights over on The XX Factor at Slate. The Buzz says: Ladies, if you look like that, flaunt it and let the haters quake in fear.

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  • South African Exodus

    Why are so many of the best and brightest leaving South Africa? Tune into NPR’s Tell Me More to find out. Right now, there are a lot of World Cup organizers who are sweating bullets. There’s certainly a lot of time left to turn certain logistical issues around, but they’ve got their work cut out…

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  • Roland Burris, You May Go Now

    According to Chris Fusco, Tim Novak, and Dave McKinney of The Chicago Sun-Times, Roland Burris, Part Deux, doesn’t like to pay taxes and, for his trouble, landed a $75K per annum gig with the state of Illinois. How? Rod Blagojevich. This whole saga would amuse The Buzz if it wasn’t so shameful. Remember that scene in…

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  • Sister Soldiers

    Avis Thomas-Lester of The Washington Post delivers a nice piece on Black female soldiers who made sure the brave souls on the front lines of Europe got their little pieces of home. Check out the video below. Sister Soldiers Thank you, ladies. Thank you.

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  • Piling On

    You might think The Buzz is piling on Bobby Jindal, and while you’re correct in some regard, you’ll probably be equally fascinated by Max Blumenthal’s piece on the Louisiana governor’s past over on The Daily Beast. You can try to tell The Buzz that you weren’t fascinated by the article, but that would just be…

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  • Song for Thought

    If you’re not already aware, The Buzz has an unhealthy obsession with music and will, from time to time, provide jams to make you smile and do that computer chair dance we are all known to do (admit it.) The song after the jump falls into the “thinker” category courtesy of The O’Jays. Ship Ahoy…

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  • Poor Bobby Jindal

    People are just letting this dude have it: “Thomas Schaller, a political scientist at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, said, “Someday, when scholars are trying to fingerpoint the nadir of the post-Bush Republican Party, they may arrive at Jindal’s speech tonight…”’ Ouch. Read the rest of the article from Andy Barr at Politico. Bobby Jindal…

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  • First Pooch

    Now that we’ve gotten the pleasantries out of the way, we can get down to the real business: Finding a playful pup for the First Family that will be more recognized than the Secretary of Defense. That Doggy In The Window This choice doesn’t seem quite gully enough for the CINC and family, but given…

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  • Buzz Saw

    We have done some pretty nice treatments of the Roland Burris fiasco here at The Root; have devoted eloquence to his knuckleheadery and yet, sometimes a picture summarizes a moment best. Monuments to Foolishness If the Bush years taught us anything, it’s this: If you’re not a good liar, you should at least have enough…

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  • Bringing Up Old Ish

    At a time when banks and businesses seem bent on messing with your money and livelihood, it’s nice to be able to take a few moments to indulge in a little music. Allow Freda Payne to take your breath away. I Get High (On Your Memory) Good grief. If you’re not a little more relaxed…

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