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Seattle Teen Apologizes to Cop Who Punched Her
Remember that time 78-year-old Harry Whittington apologized to Vice President Dick Cheney for being shot in the face by him? A Seattle teen shown on video shoving a police officer who then punched her in the face has apologized to the officer in a private meeting. Seattle police say Officer Ian Walsh accepted the apology…
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Big Women Have Cash, Too
The trend toward bigness has finally drawn the attention of fashion designers, who have concluded that there’s money to be made in plus sizes. Corseted into a size 18 white denim dress, wearing heels that made her about 6-foot-2, Gwen DeVoe, a former model and fashion-show producer, stepped onto a runway in Manhattan this week…
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Manute Bol Dead at 47
Retired basketball player Manute Bol died at the age of 47 after battling acute kidney failure and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a skin disease. At 7’7″, the Sudan-born athlete and activist was one of the tallest players in NBA history. He played for 11 years for the Washington Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, and Miami Heat.…
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What My Son Taught Me
What’s that conversation every father dreads as your son approaches those dangerous teenage years? Sex? No. How to deal with the cops. I’ve never been pulled over while driving in a ”nice” neighborhood; my son was stopped a block from our apartment in Manhattan and asked by the patrolman what he was doing in ”this…
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Disaffection With Obama May Be His Opportunity
This week’s primetime presidential address from the Oval Office was designed to present an image of confidence. The language of the president’s speech was strong. The symbolism captured the might of the White House. Even the pre-Oval Office speech in Pensacola hangar took a presidential tone intended to convince a nation to unite behind him,…
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Stop Taking Vitamins? That’s Hard to Swallow
Just when you thought it was safe to swallow that multivitamin, the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Committee (DGAC) pretty much trashes that idea. The guidelines are updated every five years, and this week the latest findings were released. Very little changed from 2005. Some news outlets say the report signals a move to a…
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Obama Will Sue Arizona on Immigration Law
The U.S. Justice Department will soon file a lawsuit against Arizona’s controversial immigration law, some news media are reporting. The Justice Department would not confirm the claim, saying only that “The Justice Department is continuing to review the law.” Federal government lawyers who have been working on the expected challenge for several weeks will most…
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The Root Interview: Jeffrey Gardere on Young Men and Fatherhood
Dr. Jeffrey Gardere is the host of an unusual television reality show on VH1 called Dad Camp. The premise of the program is that Gardere, a clinical psychologist, will help prepare for fatherhood eight young men whose wives or girlfriends are about to give birth. In eight one-hour segments filmed over 30 days, Gardere tries…