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Audiences Leave MJ Movie Asking, 'This Is It'?
“This Is It,” the new Michael Jackson concert film, has been billed as a rare glimpse into the creative psyche that defined pop music’s shape and trajectory. But this isn’t a concert film. It’s a rehearsal film — and one that will leave Jackson’s most zealous fans waiting for goose bumps that never arrive. Filmed…
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Regina Benjamin Confirmed as Surgeon General
After weeks of delay rooted in a “partisan tiff”, Dr. Regina Benjamin has been confirmed to the post of Surgeon General. From the Alabama Press-Register: The vote came after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and other Senate Republicans abruptly allowed her nomination to go forward after delaying it for several weeks in a partisan…
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Listen Up! The Afghan War Costs Serious Guap
For real, this Afghan War costs A LOT. The technical term actual “A LOT.” To be a bit more precise, check out NPR’S take on ‘All Things Considered.’ One of the factors President Obama must weigh as he decides whether to send more troops to Afghanistan is the cost — not just in lives, but…
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Oops! Lawmakers Under Investigation Revealed Through Leak
The House ethics committee is sick and tired of getting cracked on for their slow way of going about things. Soon, they’ll be tired of getting cracked on for allowing their cards to be shown after a security breach revealed the names of several people under investigation. A junior staff member didn’t quite file properly,…
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Obama’s Inherited Mess
The daily death toll in Afghanistan makes it hard to see beyond the horizon. Twelve killed Wednesday in a home used by UN staffers; eight soldiers dead the day before. This in addition to hundreds killed this week in neighboring Pakistan and in Iraq. As the administration considers its options on Afghanistan, much of the…
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Roy DeCarava, Famed Photographer, Dies at 89
Roy DeCarava, legendary art photographer best know for his black-and-white everyday depictions of life in Harlem has died. He was 89. From the LA Times: DeCarava (pronounced Dee-cuh-RAH-vah) photographed Harlem during the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s with an insider’s view of the subway stations, restaurants, apartments and especially the people who lived in the predominantly…
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Check It Out: Obama Says Health Care Reform Will Help Small Biz
Just to get you caught up on what’s going down with health care reform. From the AP: After months of struggle, House Democrats rolled out sweeping legislation Thursday to extend health care coverage to millions who lack it and create a new option of government-run insurance. A vote is likely next week on the plan…
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Interior Secretary Signs MLK Memorial Permit
Department of the Interior Press Release: “Dr. King is one of America’s greatest heroes – a Nobel Peace Prize winner who inspired America to live up to the meaning of its creed of freedom, justice and opportunity for all people,” said Secretary Salazar. “It is fitting and appropriate that we honor Dr. King’s extraordinary life and…
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Q-Tip's Return to Grace
This decade, many a rap and R&B artist, from Missy Elliott to Mya, have seen their albums stalled or put on permanent hold. But Q-Tip’s Kamaal/The Abstract has the dubious distinction of being one of the most delayed hip-hop records in the history of rap, nearly done under by seven long years of corporate hemming…
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Barack, Michelle and the Myth Of Marital Equality
So, the New York Times wonders how you could ever hope to have equality in a marriage when your husband is the President of the United States. The answer is that there is no such thing as equality in marriage, and most people who have been married know that. It’s a test of wills, a…