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Kilpatrick to Detroit: Over and Out
Sporting a business ‘fro and a pronounced beard that gave him the look of an ‘80s Marvin Gaye or a ‘70s Orson Welles, Tuesday, while his one time paramour Christine Beatty still serves out her 120-day sentence, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was released from jail and headed directly to his family’s new home in…
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Playtime is Over
Finally, the Ty company (of Beanie Babies” fame) yanked the “Marvelous Malia” and “Sweet Sasha” children’s dolls that had been doing a brisk business since Barack Obama, the father of the namesakes was sworn in as President. Michelle Obama reportedly led the White House crusade against the image appropriation. The Buzz is all for dolls…
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A-Million Here, A-Million There
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy “My Bad” Geithner will announce on behalf of Sen. Claire “They’re Idiots” McCaskill and a fed-up Main Street, U.S.A., that going forward, financial institutions receiving federal funds via the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) will be required to limit employee salaries to $500K. The Buzz would…
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The GOP’s Last Chance
Today, 12 p.m.: Join the washingtonpost.com Live Online discussion on MICHAEL STEELE AND THE GOP’s FUTURE with The Root’s deputy editor Terence Samuel. ***** I’ve been a Republican for a long time, more than two decades, and I have always been concerned about the poor relationship between the GOP and black voters. But I must…
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Obamas About the Town
Today, the first family continued to make nice with their new hometown, paying a surprise visit to the Capital City Public Charter School in Northwest Washington. On the heels of his much-publicized visit to local restaurant Ben’s Chili Bowl, President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle hit up a second grade classroom just up the…
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Obama Going Prime Time
President Barack Obama sits down for interviews with all of the major television networks on Tuesday. As the economy flags and his stimulus package continues to languish in Congress, Obama will tell America how he plans to “Fix it!” Two weeks out from his inauguration, and two days after his pre-Super Bowl fireside chat with…
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Steele Tries Real Talk on Race and the GOP
The election of Michael Steele as the first black head of the RNC set the political world on its head last week, as the party whose membership claims it wants to be “more like Sarah Palin” finds itself looking more like Barack Obama. Steele’s “first” has been characterized as a case of GOP falling for…
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J. Hud's Back With a Shining Glory
OK, so whether you watched the Super Bowl or not, you’ve probably seen Jennifer Hudson’s performance of the “Star Spangled Banner.” MTV News reports that she lip-synched the performance, but who cares? It’s the friggin’ Super Bowl! All the noise, technical glitches that could have went crazy! Pre-recorded track just seems logical. The Chicago Sun-Times says that her…
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And the Super Bowl Champions Have Black Coach, Too.
Mike Tomlin, the youngest to ever reach the NFL championship game, led the Pittsburgh Steelers to a record sixth championship win Sunday, making him the second black coach to win the Superbowl. The New Times reports that there are not many football franchises that have so many great alumni who manage to show up on…
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Ms. Jackson Will Be There
Earlier this week, Lisa P. Jackson, the former Chief of Staff for New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine, was sworn in as the first African-American to become head of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Buzz is excited about Obama’s pick for a number of reasons. She’s a Princeton University graduate, like our other favorite African-American…
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