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Santorum Calls Obama a 'Snob'
In another in the long line of comments by Republicans trying to paint President Obama as an elitist, presidential hopeful Rick Santorum called the commander-in-chief a “snob” on Saturday. Santorum, in an attempt to attract blue-collar, non-college-educated New Hampshire voters, called Obama a “snob” over his views regarding college. Obama has repeatedly stated that he…
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Teen Wrongly Deported to Colombia Reunites With Family
Texas teenager Jakadrien Turner is finally back home. After being wrongly deported in May 2011 to Colombia when she gave U.S. immigration officials a false name while under arrest, the 15-year-old is back with her family in Dallas. “I’m sure the child is going to have a lot to go through over the coming days…
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Mandela to Miss African National Congress Anniversary
African National Congress party officials have announced that former South African President Nelson Mandela will not attend this weekend’s celebrations marking the ANC’s 100th anniversary. The anti-apartheid icon will miss the event because of the frailties of age (he is 93 years old). A party official said Mandela is not sick and is in “good…
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Government Cuts Heating Assistance to 1 Million Homes
It’s going to be a cold winter for many across the nation. Congress and the White House have cut heating assistance to nearly 1 million homes in the Low Income House Energy Assistance Program. The program, which provides families with incomes up to 150 percent of the poverty line, or 60 percent of a state’s…
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Mayor: Detroit Won't Run Out of Cash in April
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said Thursday that the city is no longer in danger of running out of cash. Bing presented a financial-restructuring plan to the City Council Thursday highlighting cost savings from 1,000 imminent layoffs, overdue payments from the Detroit Public Schools district and a corporate-tax increase. The plan calls for $102 million in…
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Floyd Mayweather's Jail Time Delayed
Floyd Mayweather eluded jail time today the same way he escapes opponents in the ring. The boxer’s 90-day jail sentence was delayed by a Las Vegas judge so that the fighter can honor his open fight date of May 5. Mayweather pleaded guilty to hitting his wife in front of his children in 2010 on…
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Family, Police Search for Missing Atlanta Woman
The car of a missing Atlanta woman has been found, but police have yet to divulge whether foul play was involved in the case. Thirty-six-year-old Stacey Nicole English went missing on or about Christmas Day after a gathering at her family’s house. “She spent Christmas in Atlanta,” English’s father, Kevin Jamison, told the Huffington Post.…
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Civil Rights Hero Robert Carter Dead at 94
One of the lawyers who helped argue the landmark 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education has died. Robert Carter died Tuesday in New York from complications of a stroke. He was 94 years old. The former federal judge, who grew up in New Jersey, was part of the NAACP team led by…
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NAACP Blasts Santorum After He Denies 'Black People' Remark
Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum is now denying ever making remarks about “black people’s lives” after receiving criticism for the comments. The former Pennsylvania senator, who finished just eight votes short of an Iowa caucus victory, took heat this past Monday after saying, “I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them…
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