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Limbaugh Calls Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid Terrorists
Fresh from our “Is he still talking?” file, radio personality Rush Limbaugh called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid terrorists in an angry rant yesterday. Why the outburst? He believes that Pelosi and Reid are doing more to “bring down” the United States than our “foes” in the Middle East. He…
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White Supremacist Group Boycotting 'Thor' Because of Elba Casting
The Guardian is reporting that a U.S. white supremacist group has called for a boycott of the Kenneth Branagh-directed superhero movie Thor on the grounds that a black actor has been cast in the role of a Norse god. The Council of Conservative Citizens is upset that London-born Idris Elba — star of The Wire…
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Largest Prison Strike in America Ends; Ignored by Media
Death and Taxes is reporting that inmates in 10 Georgia prisons — Baldwin, Hancock, Hays, Macon, Smith and Telfair State Prisons, to name a few — went on strike last Thursday to protest their treatment and demand their human rights. The inmates went on strike to protest deteriorating conditions, including substandard medical care and working…
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Elijah Cummings Elected Top Democrat on House's Principal Investigative Panel
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Rep. Elijah Cummings has been elected the top Democrat on the House’s principal investigative panel. In seeking to become ranking member, or leader of the committee minority, Cummings had said he would not allow the oversight committee “to tie the hands of our president and federal work force, preventing…
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Family of Teen Stowaway Who Fell to His Death Wants Answers
The family of 16-year-old Delvonte Tisdale, who stowed away in an airplane’s wheel well, wants to know why airport security didn’t stop him from sneaking onto the plane and ultimately dying after he plunged several thousand feet. The North Carolina teen sneaked aboard a Boston-bound US Airways plane last month on the tarmac at Charlotte…
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FDA Begins the Process of Revoking Breast Cancer Medication
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Food and Drug Administration has begun the process of revoking Avastin, a medication that is used to treat metastatic breast cancer. The FDA statement says in part: “The agency is making this recommendation after reviewing the results of four clinical studies of Avastin in women with breast…
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Meteorologist Falsely Accuses Hispanic Man of Crime
Fresh from our “Blame a black or brown man” file, a meteorologist on ABC’s local New York station has been suspended after police say she made up claims that she was assaulted by a Hispanic man in Central Park. Heidi Jones reported to police Nov. 24 that a man had tried to rape her as…
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Shootout at California Strip Mall Leaves Young Mother Dead
BV Blackspin is reporting that Monique Nelson, 30, was killed after getting caught in the crossfire of a shootout at a California strip mall. She had just strapped her 2-year-old toddler into his car seat when a stray bullet killed her instantly. A gunman was also killed, and five others were wounded. It is believed…
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Tax Package Heads to the House
The Associated Press is reporting that a massive tax package that would save millions of Americans thousands of dollars in higher taxes is headed for a vote in the House Thursday, even as rebellious Democrats complain that it is too generous to the wealthy. House Democratic leaders plan to pass the bill Thursday. But first…
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New Kindle Commercial Features Nontraditional Black Family Structure
Most commercials are pretty average and, although watchable, not necessarily affirming. Amazon has managed to create both a watchable and an affirming ad for the Kindle 2 — featuring an African-American family made up of a young boy and his grandmother. The intellectually curious boy is filled with excitement as he talks with his grandmother…
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