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Tech's Ten Most Influential Women
Saw this list of women doing big things in tech over on Laptop Mag in celebration of Ada Lovelace Day. Who is Ada Lovelace you ask? The short version is that Ada’s mother, Lady Byron (once married to poet Lord Byron), was not all that fond of her ex-husband, and saw to it that Ada…
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Viola Davis To Co-Star in 'Eat, Pray, Love'
Based on the best-selling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert, the upcoming film, Eat, Pray, Love, will star Julia Roberts with Viola Davis most likely playing the black best friend. The film debuts on Aug. 11. Will you see it? SOURCE: Shadow and Act
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Former Inmate Gets 15 Years for Prison Break-in
Most brothers in the pen are trying to get out, but life on the outside was too much for a one man Guess he got what he wanted.When he begged the prison guards to let him back after three days on the outside, Sylvester Jiles was turned away. But he wanted in so badly, fearing…
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Philly Doesn't Do Flash Mobs
Flash mobs, which started out as organized but harmless silliness in public places, have turned aggressive. Philly plans to put a kibosh on the increasinglydestructive frenzy immediately. It started innocently enough seven years ago as an act of performance art where people linked through social-networking Web sites and text messaging suddenly gathered on the streets…
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TPM's Ten Most Ridiculous Health Care Amendments
TPM’s Top Ten Most Ridiculous Health Care Amendments 1. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK): To reduce the cost of providing federally funded prescription drugs by eliminating fraudulent payments and prohibiting coverage of Viagra for child molesters and rapists for drugs intended to induce abortion. 2. Vitter: Prohibiting use of funds to fund the Association of Community…
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Congress Considers Restoring Voting Rights of Ex-Felons
With so much confusion over state laws, many are turned away from participating in the society it is said they were eligible to re-enter. Adam Serwer of The American Prospect explores what steps are being taken to rectify this. Below is an excerpt Different states have different requirements for re-enfranchising ex-felons. Maine and Vermont allow…
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Obama, Russian Prez Finalizing Arms Reduction Pact
President Obama and Dmitry Medvedev are all about nuclear arms reduction (especially if they don’t like you). They’re so into it in fact, they plan on signing an arms reduction pact in Prague next month. After long and trying negotiations, President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are to sign the treaty in two…
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New Harlem Runners: Rodney Capel and Basil Smikle
For the last 50 years, almost every powerful black politician from New York has come out of Harlem. Considered the black elite, these men — from David Dinkins to David Paterson — were well-connected and uninterested in sharing power with anyone outside their black boys club. But as the old guard begins to crumple under…
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Bush Wipes Hand on Clinton's Shirt
George W. Bush needed to wipe off the Haitian cooties and wipe them off fast. Luckily, Bill Clinton was there to help him out with that. SOURCE: Huffington Post
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Mardi Gras 'Indians' Want in on Profits
Their shimmering suits and elaborate headdresses can cost upwards of $10,000 — a hefty sum by most accounts. Yet every year, hundreds of working-class blacks, driven by a sense of purpose and tradition, parade around the city of New Orleans in full regalia for Mardi Gras. On hand to capture the moments are plenty of…