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Michael Wolff Wants More Jazz Hands From President Obama
Michael Wolff wishes Barack Obama did a little more acting up so he would have something worthwhile to write about He’s boring. Devoid of electricity. Square. Stiff. Goody-good. Without charisma. As much as the lagging economy and the health care bill, the Obama flat, blunted, dead-on-arrival affect is what’s hurtling the Democrats to oblivion in…
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Yes, We Are What We’ve Been Waiting For
With the recent deaths of former NAACP executive director Benjamin L. Hooks, 85; civil rights icon Dorothy I. Height, 98; and entertainer Lena Horne, 92, I am reminded that our cultural giants are mere men and women, like the rest of us. They are ordinary people who live and die, as we all will. Of…
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NEWS STAND: Philly Cop Lied, Marion Jones on Court, JHud vs. Winnie, and more..
Philadelphia police officer admits lie in saying he was shothttp://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/93466604.html?cmpid=15585797 Straight from the Susan Smith files, a Philadelphia police officer who claimed that he was shot by a black man, lied about it. Sgt. Robert Ralston, a 21-year veteran of the department, shot himself in the shoulder so that his kids would be proud of…
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Questions Swirl Around Detroit Girl's Death
Seven-year-old Aiyana Jones was killed during a police search for a murder suspect early Sunday morning. In the wake of the tragedy, the police and the community are searching for answers How could Detroit police, storming the house to arrest a murder suspect Sunday morning, end up killing 7-year-old Aiyana Jones? “I seen the light…
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Did Kagan Place Politics Over Justice?
Joe Conason thinks Elena Kagan chose politics over justice when advising former President Clinton on what to do about cocaine sentencing disparities. Below is an excerpt of Conason’s article As first reported in Politico, Kagan prepared a memo on the issue in her role as deputy director of the president’s Domestic Policy Council in the…
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Miss Michigan First Arab-American to Win Miss USA
For what is believed to be the first time in pageant history, an Arab-American was crowned Miss USA last night in Las Vegas With two U.S. flags in front of the stage inside a Dearborn restaurant, Arab Americans cheered, danced, and sang into the night Sunday for Rima Fakih of Dearborn — crowned Miss USA…
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When 'Uncle Tom' Became an Insult
Today nobody wants to be called an Uncle Tom, but 150 years ago, it was a compliment. In Harriet Beecher Stowe’s abolitionist 1852 novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Uncle Tom is a martyr, not a sell-out. His devotion to his fellow slaves is so unshakable that he sacrifices a chance for freedom and, ultimately, his life…
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The Black and Blue Line on TV
Chana Garcia is a journalist, blogger, and cancer survivor who lives in New York City. Anderson, 39, may be better known for his comic turns in films such as Me, Myself & Irene and supporting dramatic roles in hits such as The Departed and Transformers, but he fit in nicely when longtime cast member and…
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Michael Steele: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
At a time when a group nostalgically calling itself the Tea Party is wreaking havoc on the political scene and people are walking around wearing tricorn hats and spouting Patrick Henry bromides, Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele has reminded us of the flaws in our original Constitution and in its framers. He has also undermined…
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Alvin Gentry's Shining Moment
The position of NBA head coach is one of the least understood in sports. Most of the visible things that the coach does — cheerlead, implore his team to play harder, call timeouts when the game is going poorly — are things that any casual fan could do. In the NBA, discerning the difference between…