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Net Neutrality Resolution Fails in the Senate
Jamilah King of Colorlines is reporting that a Republican-backed net neutrality resolution failed in the Democratic-controlled Senate on Friday by a vote of 52-46. The new rules are currently set to take effect on November 20. She writes, “The vote was just the latest episode in a long saga in which lawmakers, consumer advocates, and…
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Gloria Cain Speaks; Will Anyone Listen?
Nia-Malika Henderson of the Washington Post is wondering if Gloria Cain, wife of GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain, will make a difference in what appears to be the unraveling of Herman Cain’s momentum because of multiple allegations of sexual harassment. Henderson writes: Scheduled to air Monday night at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Greta Van…
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Police Investigate Possible Shots Fired Near White House
News One is reporting that police are investigating possible gun shots fired near the White House. Police closed parts of Constitution Avenue near the White House Friday night to investigate the reports. Sgt. David Schlosser of the U.S. Park Police said that the White House did not appear to have been the focus of the…
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No Deficit Deal Despite Nudge by Obama
David Espo of the Associated Press is reporting that members of Congress’ super committee have failed to offer a deal to lower the deficit, despite prodding from President Barack Obama. The super committee said that it would find $1.2 trillion in deficit savings over the next 10 years but has failed to present a deal.…
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Women Protest Murder of Traditional Ruler in Nigeria
The Miami Herald is reporting that women in the north-central region of Nigeria are protesting the murders of a traditional ruler and his wife this morning. Kaduna state police Chief Bala Nasarawa told the Associated Press that the traditional ruler and his wife were killed Friday morning in the town of Kafanchan despite the recent…
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Muhammad Ali to Attend Joe Frazier's Funeral
Fox Sports is reporting that boxing legend Muhammad Ali will be in attendance at the funeral of heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier, who died earlier this week of liver cancer. Ali and Larry Holmes will be among the mourners for Frazier, the former world amateur and pro boxing champ. Ali and Frazier had a stormy…
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Gay Activist David Kato's Murderer Gets 30 Years
The Associated Press is reporting that a Ugandan court has sentenced Sidney Nsubuga Enoch, 22 — who admitted that he bludgeoned gay activist David Kato to death with a hammer in January — to 30 years in prison. Kato’s slaying came only months after his picture was published in an anti-gay newspaper next to the…
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Reggie Love: Obama's Personal Assistant Leaving White House
Anne E. Kornblut of the Washington Post is reporting that Reggie Love, President Barack Obama’s personal assistant, is exiting the White House. Love, 30, a key member of the Obama entourage, is planning to leave the White House by the end of the year. The onetime Duke Blue Devils’ basketball player started off as a…
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James Earl Jones Accepts Honorary Oscar
Sandy Cohen of the Associated Press is reporting that James Earl Jones is about to receive an honorary Oscar for his nearly five decades in film, but the 80-year-old thespian says he shouldn’t even be an actor. Cohen reports: “One, because I’m a stutterer,” the deep-voiced star said by phone from London, where he is…
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OWS Protesters Marching From NYC to Washington, DC
CBS is reporting that members of the Occupy Wall Street movement are heading to the nation’s capital. A group from the encampment in New York City’s Zuccotti Park are embarking on a two-week walk to Washington, D.C. They left at noon today and will arrive by Nov. 23, the day of the deadline for the congressional…
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