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Obama Pardons Reformed Moonshiner, 8 Others
President Barack Obama issued the first pardons of his presidency today, all for relatively minor offenses. Clearly he’s playing it safe, because six of the nine people didn’t even go to prison. One of them, Georgian Russell Dixon, was caught making moonshine 50 years ago. The pardoned people are: • James Bernard Banks, Liberty, Utah.…
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Alicia Keys and Other Celebrities to Sign Off Twitter for Charity
Several celebrities — including Serena Williams, Usher and Jennifer Hudson — will log off Twitter and Facebook on Wednesday, which is World AIDS Day, to raise money for Alicia Keys’ charity, Keep a Child Alive. The campaign is called Digital Life Sacrifice, and the celebs have taped “last tweet and testament” videos to symbolize the…
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Christmas Tree Delivered to the White House
The White House received a big package Saturday: a Douglas fir tree from Lehighton, Pa. Christmas has come to Pennsylvania Avenue. Christopher Botek, who won the right to donate the tree through the National Christmas Tree Association’s annual contest, delivered the tree. It will be set up and decorated in the White House Blue Room…
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Two-Year-Old Dies After Ingesting Methadone
Sad news. Two-year-old Masia Wright is dead after his father’s girlfriend left a sippy cup with methadone on a dresser. Ernest Wright, Masia’s father, says that Dana Anderson, his girlfriend, would never intentionally hurt his child and that it was purely an accident. Anderson has been charged with manslaughter, and bail has been set for…
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Somali-Born Teen Arrested for Car Bombing Plot
Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, was charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction Friday after trying to blow up a van he believed was loaded with explosives in Portland. The FBI, which was investigating him, staged the car bombing. An affidavit says that Mohamud had been planning the attack for months. “The threat…
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Hillary Clinton and Allen West on TSA Pat-Down Rules
On CBS’s Face the Nation, Hillary Clinton said she would not want to submit to an airport security pat-down. “Everybody is trying to do the right thing,” Clinton said. “I understand how difficult it is, and how offensive it must be for the people who are going through it.”On Meet the Press, newly elected Rep. Allen West said…
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Palin Takes Shots at Obamas in New Book
She’s done it again. In her first book, Going Rogue, Palin talked about her advisers on the McCain campaign. But this time, in her new book, America by Heart, she’s taken her criticism all the way to the White House. “The second reason the charge of racism is leveled at patriotic Americans so often is that the…
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Job Lead: Project Manager at CONEXiS
The Root has recently relaunched its Jobs section, and we’ll be featuring a job in the Buzz every week. The candidate chosen for this opportunity will assume the role of North American Data Center Infrastructure Manager (DCIM). This position is responsible for the management of our clients’ two largest and most critical data centers in…
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LeBron James for Time Magazine's Person of the Year?
Perhaps Chris Yuscavage over at Black Voices still isn’t over the fact that LeBron left the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat. He’s compiled a list of 10 people who deserve Time Magazine’s Person of the Year award more than Mr. James. On the list? Laurence Fishburne, The Kardashian sisters, and Wiz Khalifa, to name…
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'For Colored Girls' Drops to No. 6
For Colored Girls made $24 million at the box office its opening weekend. Most films drop after their debut. But a 65 percent drop is a reason for concern. Sergio over at Shadow and Act has five theories as to why For Colored Girls made only $6.8 million this weekend.
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