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New-Home Sales Drop Sharply
The U.S. Commerce Department said today that new-home sales fell 12.4 percent in July from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual sales pace of 276,600. That was the slowest pace on record, dating back to 1963. In fact, the past three months have been the worst on record for new-home sales. Poor new-home…
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Public Servants Strike in South Africa Over Wage Dispute
South Africa’s government is up in arms literally and figuratively over the latest strike by public servants, who are striking for better wages and the fulfillment of a 2003 agreement. Teachers and nurses have walked off the job, placing students who are supposed to be taking the “matric” in jeopardy. The “matric” is South Africa’s…
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Jon Stewart Takes Fox News to Task for Hiding Shareholder's Funding of Controversial Mosque
It seems that Fox News is at it again. The network has been following the money trail of who is funding the controversial mosque near Ground Zero in an attempt to show that the mosque is tied to 9/11 sympathizers. It turns out that one of the funders of the mosque is News Corp.’s own…
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Fantasia Fallout: Jilted Wife Paula Cook May Appear on 'Oprah'
It looks like the estranged wife of Antwaun Cook, Fantasia Barrino’s alleged married lover, may have the last word on the controversial relationship. It is being reported that Cook has been asked to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss the tawdry details of the affair. It is also being reported that Cook is…
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Alvin Greene Kicked Out of Restaurant
South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Alvin Greene is at it again. This time, Greene was booted from a restaurant in South Carolina when his companion got into a fight with people eating at the restaurant. Oconee County Democratic Party officials had asked Greene to speak at their monthly meeting over the weekend in Seneca. The group…
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Langston Hughes' Cleveland Home Condemned
The Cleveland home where lauded poet Langston Hughes lived during high school has been condemned. The vacant 120-year-old house, which was nominated for landmark designation in March and slated for renovation, was condemned because of problems with plumbing; the furnace, which was ripped out; and electrical wires. The Cleveland Landmarks Commission did not rush the…
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R&B Singer Fantasia Opens Up to GMA's Robin Roberts
Fantasia Barrino gave an exclusive interview to Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts about her recent suicide attempt. In the interview, she talked about hurt, pain and trust issues and how she tried to take her life because she was ” … tired of taking so many licks.” She says that she didn’t try to take…
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Study: Hitler Related to Africans and Jews
Fresh from our “Well, ain’t that a blip” file, it seems that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was related to those he despised, namely Africans and Jews. A Belgian news magazine has reported that DNA samples of saliva taken from his relatives strongly suggest that Hitler had antecedents who were Berbers, who are of North African descent. It…
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Shirley Sherrod Rejects Vilsack's Offer
Shirley Sherrod is not having it. The Agriculture Department official wrongfully terminated last month because of a controversial and edited video has declined to accept an offer to return full-time to the agency. However, she has agreed to work with the agency as a consultant to help it improve its civil rights performance. “It is a…
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Tea Party D.C. Guide
A member of the Tea Party has put together a guide for those who are traveling to participate in Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally. Fox News’ Beck is hosting the rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The only thing more…
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