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Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis Resigns
Another post in the Obama administration is available following Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis’ announcement of her resignation this week. According to the Washington Post, Solis is expected to run for office in Los Angeles County, perhaps as L.A. County supervisor. Solis’s resignation, following the resignation of Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson and the…
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Steroids Flap Costs Barry Bonds Hall of Fame
Retired baseball player Barry Bonds may have missed his chance at entering Baseball’s Hall of Fame. For the first time in nearly two decades, voters at the Baseball Hall of Fame failed to nominate one living entry for the 2013 ceremony. The New York Times writes that this result may be the voters’ way of…
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Biden on Gun Control: 'The President Is Going to Act'
Following the Newtown, Conn., shooting spree that left 20 children dead, Vice President Joe Biden met with victims and gun control supporters on Wednesday. According to NBC News, Biden is hosting a number of meetings this week, including one with Wal-Mart, on behalf of the Obama administration and its upcoming decisions concerning gun control. “If…
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Obama to Nominate Lew as Treasury Secretary
Following reports that Treasury Secreatary Timothy Geithner may not return for President Obama’s second term, the Washington Post reports that the president is expected to be nominate Jacob Lew for the position this week. Lew, the White House chief of staff, was also a behind-the-scenes fixture during the Clinton administration and served as chief operating…
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Willow Smith Covers Emo Radiohead Song
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s petite daughter, Willow Smith, has released a new song to follow her surprise hit, “Whip My Hair.” The teen’s newest effort is a cover of Radiohead’s “Sugar and Spice,” which serves up more melancholy lyrics than her young fans might anticipate, reports Billboard. Knees and Elbows has been announced…
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3 in India Rape Case to Plead Not Guilty
In India, three of the five defendants charged in the gang rape and murder of a female grad student are expected to plead not guilty this week. The trio’s lawyer was quoted by Bloomberg as saying that he had never heard of a “respected lady” being raped. The victim, an unnamed woman, died from organ…
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Drastic US Troop Reduction in Afghanistan After 2014?
U.S. troops may be looking at a significantly decreased presence in Afghanistan by the year 2014. The Washington Post reports that some in President Obama’s administration are pushing to reduce the number of soldiers to a few thousand in the coming years, while others say that pulling out too quickly might lead to further unrest…
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Belcher Baby Custody Battle Gears Up
When NFL player Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins and then himself last year, he left behind the couple’s newborn infant. Now the maternal and paternal grandparents of the little girl, Zoey, must sort out a new home for the baby, who may inherit as much as $3 million from her father, a…
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Beyoncé to Sing the National Anthem at Inauguration
Beyoncé will sing the national anthem during President Barack Obama’s second inauguration ceremony this month, reports USA Today. In 2009 the pop star sang “At Last” at the Inauguration Ball as the president and first lady Michelle Obama danced. James Taylor and Kelly Clarkson will join Beyoncé in performing later this month. (A sneak preview…
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MHP: The Latest Political Attack on Women
Amid the controversy of the fiscal cliff, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) expired. On Saturday, MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry spoke with her guests about the impact of VAWA on women, especially immigrants, Native Americans and the undocumented, and how the expiration of VAWA, originally championed by Vice President Joe Biden, may have become a…
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