• Bessemer, Ala., Mayoral Candidate Accused of Altering 'Endorsement' Photo

    Bessemer, Ala., mayoral candidate Dorothy Davidson has some explaining to do. Davidson, who claims that wildly popular University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban endorsed her candidacy, has been accused of altering a photo with Saban in it. The athletic department of the University of Alabama alleges that Saban was never contacted for an endorsement,…

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  • News Corp. Gives Republicans $1 Million

    News Corp. clearly has a political agenda. The media conglomerate headed by Rupert Murdoch gave $1 million to the Republican Governors Association. With Republicans seeking to capture a number of state houses, News Corp. has injected itself into the political arena with this sizable donation. The contribution from Murdoch’s News Corp., which owns Fox News, The…

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  • The Incredible Inedible Egg

    No, not the incredible edible egg. An Iowa egg producer is recalling 228 million eggs after being linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning.The eggs were distributed around the country and packaged under the names Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph’s, Boomsma’s, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farms and Kemp. The Food and…

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  • Ex-Model Suing Google to Expose Cyberbully

    Ex-model Carla Franklin is suing Google to expose a cyberbully who made derogatory comments about her on YouTube (YouTube is owned by Google). The cyberbully/trash talker dug into Franklin under three different aliases, calling her a whore. Franklin, who holds an undergraduate degree from Duke University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University, found out about…

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  • Spike Lee Screens New Hurricane Katrina Film

    Filmmaker Spike Lee screened portions of his new documentary, If God Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise, at the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans. Among those attending were Mayor Mitch Landrieu and New Orleans Hornets star guard Chris Paul. The film takes a look at how the plans to rebuild New Orleans after the…

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  • NYC Mayor Bloomberg Endorses D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty

    D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty has been endorsed by New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who says the District is “more accountable, more transparent and more effective” under the young mayor. Fenty said the endorsement “brings my political career full circle.” He said he turned to Bloomberg and New York for inspiration for the District’s…

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  • The Root's Mad Men Black-People Counter

    Season 4, Episode 9: The man who mugs Roger and Joan on an New York street. Season 4, Episode 10: Toni, the Playboy Bunny who is Lane’s girlfriend. Season 4, Episode 11: None. We guess after the literal beating Lane took over his relationship with Toni, they needed a breather. Season 4, Episode 12: We’re…

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