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Orange County Candidate Accuses Opponent of Starting 'Race War'
Orange County, Calif., Democrat Rep. Loretta Sanchez, who took to Univision last month to warn Latino voters that “the Vietnamese and Republicans” were coming after a Latino seat, has stirred up lots of emotions. Sanchez has called Van Tran, her Vietnamese Republican opponent, anti-immigrant and anti-Hispanic in an attempt to galvanize Hispanic voters to help…
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AP-GfK Poll: Americans Split On Health Care Repeal
An Associated Press-GfK poll found likely voters evenly split on whether the health care law should be scrapped or revised to make more changes in the way Americans get their health care. Tea Party enthusiasm for repeal has failed to catch on with other groups, the poll found, which may be a problem for Republicans…
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Juan Williams Fallout: GOP Wants NPR's Federal Funding Cut
Juan Williams is the luckiest unluckiest man in the world. Williams, whose contract was terminated by NPR, received a three-year, $2 million contract from Fox News. All should be right with the world, because Williams can now spew whatever venom he wants, unchecked. Clearly that’s not enough, since several high-profile Republicans have called for NPR’s…
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Four Tops Heirs Sue Surviving Member
The Detroit News is reporting that the daughters of the late Renaldo “Obie” Benson have filed suit against the only surviving member of The Four Tops, one of Motown’s most iconic soul groups. The Four Tops stayed together for more than 40 years, but the heirs of Benson, Tobi Walker and Eboni Benson have managed…
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Kohl's Yanks 'Ghetto Fab' Halloween Wigs Amid Protests
Kohl’s Corp. has pulled the controversial “Ghetto Fab” wig from its online Halloween costume products. Sears and Kmart followed suit after controversy swirling around the wigs, pun intended, went into overdrive. The wig sparked an uproar on Kohl’s Facebook page Monday. Customers were offended by the name and shocked that Kohl’s would carry an item…
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Tyler Perry Opens Up About Abuse on Oprah
Film mogul Tyler Perry paid a visit to The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss his latest film, For Colored Girls. Perry opened up to Oprah, discussing the years of abuse and molestation he endured as a child. The 41-year-old New Orleans native said that his father was physically and emotionally abusive, berating him and beating…
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Carla Franklin Wins: Google Must Confess
Business consultant Carla Franklin will finally be able to find out the identity of the person who made disparaging comments about her. A New York City court has ruled that Google must disclose the identity of the anonymous person who made the deprecating remarks. The ruling issued on Tuesday gives Google two weeks to provide…
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Ugandan Newspaper to Gays: 'Hang Them'
Fresh from our “Are you kidding?” file, a Ugandan newspaper (Rolling Stone, not to be confused with the American music publication) has published names, photos and addresses of people it claims to be gay, alongside a banner screaming, “Hang Them.” The article comes near the one-year anniversary of legislator David Bahati’s introduction of a bill…
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Gospel Singer Tye Tribbett Admits Infidelity in His Marriage
Tye Tribbett, a Stellar Award winner, is candidly discussing the details of a high-profile affair in the gospel community. Tribbett had an affair with a woman from his choir, Greater Anointing (G.A.). It was with a woman he and his wife had counseled, with whom Tribbett eventually had an affair. After Tribbett’s wife found out…
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