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Boy Buys William 'the Refrigerator' Perry's Super Bowl Ring; Returns It to Legend
Chris Chase of Shutdown Corner is reporting that Cliff Forrest Jr., a Pittsburgh-area 10-year-old, took $8,500 out of his college savings account to buy William “the Refrigerator” Perry’s Super Bowl XX ring. He then returned the ring to the football legend. Forrest’s mother allowed the boy to dip into his hefty college fund to get…
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Arizona: Guns Will Be Allowed on Campus
Fresh from our “And yet another reason to avoid Arizona” file, MSNBC is reporting that a proposal to let people have guns while driving or walking through state universities and community-college campuses cleared its final hurdle in the Arizona Legislature on Thursday. Paul Davenport reports that the House passed the bill on a 33-24 vote,…
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DJ Megatron: Arrests Made in Murder of BET Host
The New York Daily News is reporting that two men have been arrested for the murder of BET host Corey “DJ Megatron” McGriff. McGriff was murdered a block from his Staten Island, N.Y., home. Police learned yesterday that he was killed for his cash and a wristwatch given to him by his 11-year-old daughter. Police…
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Trump Blasts President Obama in 'Today' Show Interview
In his eternal quest for fame, Donald Trump blasted President Obama during an interview on the Today show with Meredith Vieira. During the interview, he stated that President Obama has done a terrible job as president and continued to question his U.S. citizenship, suggesting that Obama may have pulled the best “con game” ever. When…
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Donna Brazile Named Interim DNC Chair
Jennifer Epstein of Politico.com is reporting that Donna Brazile, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton and Al Gore, will fill in as interim chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee until Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida can be officially elected to the post. Brazile will take over the post for the next two weeks…
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Malcolm X's Daughters Dislike Marable Book
Nekesa Mumbi Moody of the Associated Press is reporting that two of Malcolm X’s daughters, Ilyasah and Malaak, are upset that the late Manning Marable’s book Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention alleges that their parents’ marriage was strained and their mother — and possibly their father — were unfaithful. The marriage “was definitely faithful…
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Fan Curses and Spits at NBA's Grant Hill
Fox Sports is reporting that Phoenix Suns player Grant Hill had to be restrained by security guards after a Chicago fan cursed and spit at him. The altercation occurred while Hill was leaving the floor after a tough 97-94 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday. “He said some profanity and spit in my direction,”…
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Tea Party Turns on House Speaker Boehner
Fresh from our “Between a rock and a hard place” file, CNN is reporting that Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips wrote on the organization’s website, “The Tea Party movement should find a candidate to run against House Speaker John Boehner in 2012 and should set as a goal, to defeat in a primary, the…
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What Does Clarence Thomas Have Against Black People?
Black America Web’s Tonyaa Weathersbee is hopping mad that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas voted against allowing former death row inmate John Thompson — who was wrongly accused and convicted — to sue and collect for spending 18 years behind bars, 14 of them on death row. Weathersbee wonders aloud why Justice Thomas appears to…
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