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Watch This: Obama Visits 'The Daily Show'
On Thursday, during his stop at The Daily Show, President Barack Obama was shown two photos of himself and his wife, Michelle Obama. In one the FLOTUS is smiling, and in the other she’s sporting a bit of a frown. With a smirk on his face, Jon Stewart, host of the faux news show, asked…
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Al Smith Dinner: Jokes From Obama and Romney
Dressed handsomely in tuxedos, political rivals President Obama and Mitt Romney delivered comical remarks during a charity event in New York on Thursday. At the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, which the Mercury News describes as a yearly gathering that has attracted political leaders and more since the end of World War II, each…
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Wyclef Jean's Nonprofit Stiffs Orphanages
Wyclef Jean might’ve promoted the release of his book, Purpose: An Immigrant’s Story, with stories of his extramarital affair with Lauryn Hill, but it’s the financial records of his nonprofit Yéle Haiti that appear most scandalous. According to the New York Times, despite having raised $1 million in one day following his home country’s 2010…
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Watch This: Usain Bolt on 'SNL' VP Debate
On Saturday night, SNL took on the vice-presidential debate with a little help from Olympian Usain Bolt. The sketch seemed to quote Paul Ryan word for word, while the comedian who played Joe Biden improvised, playing up the Pennsylvania native’s seeming inability to stop smiling. And to cap off the sketch and lambast Ryan’s flubs…
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Witch Doctor Obama Image Erected in NJ
In New Jersey, a man who displayed a photo of President Obama dressed as a witch doctor is wondering what all the fuss is about. Bill Skuby, a shop owner, says the image just represents his political position, but has removed the depiction, which was sat in his store’s window, in response to criticism, reports…
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MHP: Can Black Voters Alone Re-Elect Obama?
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry’s recent interview with President Obama will appear in the November issue of Ebony magazine. As a precursor, on Saturday Harris-Perry and her guests discussed whether it’s possible for African Americans to re-seat Obama for another four years. Watch Melissa Harris-Perry and her guests discuss Obama’s re-election possibilities: Watch more at MSNBC. Like The…
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Couple Sues Doctors for Botched Baby Birth
In what can only be described as a parent’s worst nightmare, a Missouri couple are suing a team of doctors for separating their newborn son’s head from his neck during delivery — then trying to cover it up. Arteisha Betts and Travis Ammonette were advised that she should deliver via cesarian section by their OB-GYN,…
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Does 'Homeland' Offer an Anti-Muslim View?
Showtime’s hit show Homeland swirls around a woman deciphering who is and isn’t a terrorist, but does her search play on Muslim stereotypes? The Guardian writes that the generalizations on the show make the series difficult to stomach. In the first episode of the new season we were confronted with a new character, a glamorous…
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