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NEWS STAND: Health Care Advances, Death Sentences Drop, Minority Farmers Sue, French Debate Identity
News Stand Closer to Universal Health Care President Obama’s health care bill moved a step closer to passage when Democrats in the U.S. Senate voted to cut off a Republican filibuster. With members voting strictly along party lines, the 60-40 vote indicated that the Democrats had rounded up the votes they need despite vehement opposition…
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NEWS STAND: Tiger Woods Wins and Loses, Racism in China, Quads Admitted to Yale, Grading Obama
Tiger Woods Wins PGA Player Award, Loses Tag Heuer Watch Deal The relentless wave of bad news about Tiger Woods took a brief respite Friday when his fellow professional golfers voted him the player of the year. This was the 10th time in 13 years as a professional that Woods has won the award, a…
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NEWS STAND: D.C. OKs Same-Sex, Yes to Bananas, Non to Racism, Soft Radio
DC OKs Same-Sex Marriage Just days after black voters helped put Houston’s first openly gay mayor into office, the Washington, D.C. city council struck its own blow for gay rights. The federal district’s local lawmakers voted Tuesday night to allow same-sex marriage, making it the sixth jurisdiction in the U.S. to pass such a law.…
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NEWS STAND: Facebook Terrorists, Freeing D.C., and the Latino-Americano Label
Facebook Terrorists Can we ever catch up with al-Quaeda? They turn out to be such tech wizards. It’s such a contradiction to the images we see on TV whenever the coiffed suits are talking about our global enemies: bearded guys walking through mountain passes with guns slung over their shoulders and wearing robes and those…
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Shunning the Web
Fewer than half of African Americans and Hispanics use the Internet regularly, although they believe that Internet access can provide critical information about jobs, health and families. A survey of 900 black and Hispanic adults shows that while the digital divide of the 1990s may have receded, significant differences in usage remain. The survey results…
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NEWS STAND: Obama's Speech, Caucus Friction, Atlanta Stays Black, China in Africa
OBAMA’S NOBEL MOMENT The brother can preach. U.S. President Barack Obama delivered another dazzling speech this morning as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, an award that many Americans say he doesn’t deserve. In his far-reaching Nobel “lecture,” as the speech is called, the President acknowledged the controversy and said he could not argue with…
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NEWS STAND:Black Caucus vs Obama, Brazil's Violent Cops, Gumbel Ill, More Tiger
CAUCUS SLAMS OBAMA President Obama’s jobs speech yesterday got mixed reviews – as could be expected, with approval and criticism dividing largely along party lines. But one key constituent group – the Congressional Black Caucus – made it clear to the first African-American president that is was not happy. The President proposed a number of…
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What's on The Root's Nightstand?
Need a good book to read? Check out what’s on The Root staff’s nightstand. From Langston Hughes to Jhumpa Lahiri, you’re sure to find a nice book to cozy up with this winter. Check out Steve Coll’s Ghost Wars Check out Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent Check out Allen Drury’s Advise and Consent Check out…
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Inside the Mind of a Genius: Rackstraw Downes
Now that you know How to Be a Black Genius, members of the 2009 class of MacArthur fellows give some insight into the way they live and think. RACKSTRAW DOWNES Age: 69 Hometown: Pembury, Kent, England Current Location: New York Occupation: Artist 1. What four adjectives would your first best friend use to describe you?…
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