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Dr. Laura: Quitting Show After N-Word Rant
Laura Schlessinger says she will end her radio show after all the blowback she received from her repeated use of the n-word during a conversation last week with an African-American caller. End her show, she said, but not her career. “My contract is up for my radio show at the end of the year, and…
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Rod Blagojevich Convicted
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been convicted of one count of making false statements to the FBI. The judge declared a mistrial on the other 23 counts, because the jurors said they were deadlocked on those counts, and on all four counts against his brother Robert. Blagojevich, 53, faces up to five years in…
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Facebook May Have a New Face
A western New York man is claiming that he owns 84 percent of Facebook and has a $3,000 cashier’s check and contract to prove it. The alleged check, which is made out to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is dated three days before Paul Ceglia claims the two men signed a contract, according to Ceglia’s attorney.…
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Miss Haiti Gives Hope to Devastated Country
Sarodj Bertin, the reigning Miss Haiti, is a lawyer who speaks four languages fluently. Born into privilege in Port-au-Prince, she fled with her father and siblings to the neighboring Dominican Republic after the murder of her mother, whom she calls her idol. It is there that she studied law and worked for the International Alliance…
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Shirley Sherrod Pens Letter to the NAACP
The NAACP sent us a copy of a letter that appears to have been written by former USDA staffer Shirley Sherrod. In the letter, Sherrod expressed her continued support of the civil rights organization and acknowledged NAACP President Ben Jealous’ apologies for having denounced her, including a mea culpa that took place in her living…
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Erykah Badu Gets Probation for Stripping
Soul and R&B singer Erykah Badu is still dealing with the fallout from her controversial music video “Window Seat,” in which the singer disrobed at the site where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Badu has paid a $500 fine and will serve six months’ probation for stripping off her clothes to film the music…
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U.S. Circumcisions Drop Drastically
According to an article on our sister site Double X, The New York Times reported today that circumcision rates have declined drastically in the United States, from 56 percent in 2006 to 32.5 percent last year. What’s the problem? Although the exact relationship between circumcision and the prevention of certain diseases — from AIDS on…
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Basic Instinct: Ovulating Women Choose Sexier Clothing
It seems that women who are ovulating choose sexier clothing. A recent study by the University of Minnesota has found a causal link between ovulating women and clothing choices, which they hope will help them market products better. “The desire for women at peak fertility to unconsciously choose products that enhance appearance is driven by…
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