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Obama Admits His Message Didn't Get Through
Say what you will about President Barack Obama, but his ability to be self-reflexive was on display during a taping of CBS’s 60 Minutes. In the segment, the president acknowledged that in the wake of this week’s election debacle, he hasn’t been able to successfully promote his economic-rescue message to worried Americans. According to the…
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Muslim Group to Sue Oklahoma Over Shariah Law Amendment
See what happens when you make something out of nothing? Nothing turns into something — that is, people minding their business until you mess with them. On Tuesday, for instance, voters in Oklahoma passed State Question 755, aka the “Shariah law amendment,” which changed the state constitution so that Oklahoma courts are now forbidden from…
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Is Microsoft Kinect Racist?
Why is it that facial-recognition technology has such a hard time recognizing black folks? First Hewlett-Packard, now this. GameSpot testing suggests that facial recognition features of Microsoft’s motion-sensing camera system might not work properly for some gamers. Part of Microsoft’s $500 million marketing push for Kinect includes positioning it as an accessible entertainment device for…
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Kai Wright: Yes, Mr. President, This Was a Referendum on Your Leadership
Colorlines’ Kai Wright lets President Obama know that he’s going to have to fight for his base with the same vigor that he pursues bankers. Wright states that what’s missing from Obama is reciprocity to those who put him in office in the first place. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: President…
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'Slurpee Summit' Catches on With 7-Eleven
President Obama’s joke about holding a “Slurpee Summit,” to patch up things between Democrats and Republicans, is being slurped up by parent company 7-Eleven. The company responsible for more brain freezes around the world than any other company likes the idea and is launching a limited-edition, nonpartisan “purple for the people” Slurpee around the concept…
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Tim Wise: An Open Letter to the White Right
Excerpt: For all y’all rich folks, enjoy that champagne, or whatever fancy a#% Scotch you drink. And for y’all a bit lower on the economic scale, enjoy your Pabst Blue Ribbon, or whatever sh@#$% a#% beer you favor. Whatever the case, and whatever your economic station, know this … You need to drink up.And quickly.…
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Stocks Surge a Day After Fed Announces Stimulus Plan
Stocks rose sharply Thursday, one day after the Federal Reserve announced a $600 billion plan to stimulate the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 172.11, or 1.5 percent, to 11,387.24 in midday trading, a day after closing at its highest level since September 2008.The dollar fell against other currencies as traders anticipated lower U.S.…
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Keli Goff: 5 Women Who Mattered in the Midterms
Acccording to Keli Goff, if the 1992 election was the Year of the Woman, then 2010 may well be dubbed the Year of the Mama Grizzly. But a look at the nationwide results from the 2010 midterms show a much more complex picture. There were Mama Grizzlies who roared, and others who got bit and…
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Atlanta Housewives' Star Sheree Whitfield's Luxury Vehicle Seized
Sheree Whitfield, The Real Housewives of Atlanta star, is reaping the seeds that were sewn from her continued reckless spending. Whitfield’s $200,000 Aston Martin was seized by her former divorce lawyers, who sued her and won for nonpayment. Allegedly, the reality star and “clothes designer” tallied up more than $110,000 in legal fees. She failed…
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Applications for Jobless Aid Rise Sharply
The number of people seeking jobless benefits jumped sharply last week, after two straight weeks of declines. The increase undermines hopes that unemployment claims, after falling four times in the previous five weeks, were on a sustained downward trend. That would signal layoffs were slowing down and hiring was picking up. Instead, claims remain stuck…
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