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French Senate Passes Measure to Ban Full Muslim Veils
According to the Associated Press, the French Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill banning the burqa-style Islamic veil on public streets and other places, a measure that affects fewer than 2,000 women but has been widely seen as a symbolic defense of French values. The Senate voted 246 to 1 in favor of the…
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NFRW Plays Dress-Up at Annual Board Meeting
Fresh from our “WTH” file, the National Federation of Republican Women held its annual fall board of directors meeting in Charleston, S.C., last weekend. At an event dubbed “The Southern Experience,” members of the group dressed up in antebellum gear. Whites dressed as Confederate soldiers, and blacks dressed as slaves. The photos have already started…
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Univision Beats Out the Top Four Major Networks in Ratings
Univision, the nations largest Spanish-language network, beat out NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox in ratings the first week of September. Although the top four major networks were in re-runs, the Spanish-language network beat them in the most desirable demographic (18-49). Critics are not weighing this win heavily because the networks aren’t at full speed, but…
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President Obama Authors Children's Book
President Barack Obama can add children’s-book author to his growing list of credentials. Obama has penned Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters, an illustrated children’s book that will be released Nov. 16. The publication completes a three-book, $1.9 million deal Obama signed with Random House while he was still an Illinois senator, including…
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Fenty Ends His Campaign With Go-Go
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty ended his re-election campaign with go-go music. The mayor has been reaching out to the go-go community to generate votes in an effort to keep poll margins in check. It seems to be working, since he has earned the endorsements of Chi Ali of Shuttle Thoughts, Buggs and The Junkyard Band,…
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Will.i.am Defends Himself Against Blackface Controversy
Will.i.am deflects comments about the controversy stirring over his choice of costume for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. Will.i.am is calling his choice to perform in “blackface” an artistic one, not a racial one. Read his Tweet below: “1st. just because I where all black including head mask as expression and emphasize my outfit,…
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Police: Mayweather Beat Ex-Girlfriend in Front of Son
Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s son told police that he saw the boxing champion beat his mother, Josie Harris, after an argument over her new boyfriend. The Las Vegas police report says that Mayweather argued with Harris after she returned from a Thursday night out, and he began questioning her about her relationship. After she admitted that…
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Mideast Leaders Meet in Egypt for Negotiations
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the time is right for Mideast leaders to meet and tackle tough issues like the curb on new construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which is set to expire. Clinton sat down with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss extending the…
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Underwear Bomber to Represent Himself
Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab, the man accused of trying to blow up a plane last Christmas, wants to represent himself. AbdulMutallab says that he no longer wants to be represented by federal defenders. AbdulMutallab, the British-educated son of a Nigerian bank executive, is accused of trying to set off a bomb hidden in his underwear aboard…
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Oprah Sending 300 Audience Members to Australia
In the final season of her talk show, Oprah Winfrey says that she will be taking her show to another level. This does not only apply to the content. The media mogul is sending 300 of her audience members to Australia. Yes, she has managed to trump her car giveaway six years ago, with an…
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