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Nadya Suleman Steals a Page from Joe Jackson's Pimp Chronicles
From the LA Times: “An Orange County judge has agreed to appoint a guardian to examine the finances of Octuplets mother Nadya Suleman’s 14 children. A child-labor activist has filed suit against Suleman in Orange County Superior Court, alleging that video shot of her children violates a law aimed at protecting child entertainers from overwork.…
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Woman Dismembers Infant Son, Eats Brain
From NewsOne: A woman charged with murdering her 3 1/2-week-old son used a knife and two swords to dismember the child and ate parts of his body, including his brain, before stabbing herself in the torso and slicing her own throat, police said Monday. Otty Sanchez, 33, is charged with capital murder in the death…
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Clinton to Get Up with Somali President
From Al Jazeera: “The US secretary of state plans to meet the president of Somalia’s transitional government during a seven-nation trip to Africa next week, the State Department has said. Hillary Clinton will meet Sheikh Sharif Ahmed on the sidelines of an annual trade forum with sub-Saharan countries, which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya’s…
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It’s the Teachers, Stupid
It has taken long enough, but the people responsible for setting the nation’s pace on education policy seem to have finally figured out what’s most important. We need better teachers and more of them to go around. President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan get it. And so does Michelle Rhee, D.C.’s chancellor of public…
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Letting Science Lead, Again
This week offers a potentially historic turning point in America’s response to HIV/AIDS, as the Senate weighs whether to show the courage of President Obama’s convictions and end one of the most counterproductive public health laws Congress has ever written: the ban on federal funding for needle-exchange programs. The Senate Appropriations Committee is expected to…
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Mos Def and the Boogeyman
The subject line was ominous: “This is difficult to watch,” it said. I probably shouldn’t share with you what sort of video I was expecting to find upon opening the message, but I can tell you that the enclosed clip, though not what I imagined, was indeed difficult to watch, especially for a huge hip-hop…
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'Unknown on Race'
Listen here. The Transcript Dispatcher: Respond to 17 Ware Street for a possible B and E in progress. Two SPs (suspicious persons) barged their way into the home, they have suitcases. R-P 5 – SP. Stand by, trying to get further. Officer 52 (Crowley): 52. Ware Street right now, 17? Dispatcher: 17 Ware Street ……
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Profile Protocol
Given all the attention to and conversation about Dr. Gates’ run-in with the Cambridge constabulary, it might be worth a brief review of how to keep oneself safe when interacting with the police. Obviously, all police don’t profile—but enough do that this has, historically, been a hot-button issue in the black community. When my co-author,…
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Wrist Slap for Idaho Cop Who Sexually Assaulted Suspect with Taser
From Raw Story: A Boise, Idaho, police officer who pushed a Taser inside a man’s buttocks and threatened to “Taser his balls” violated use-of-force policy, but didn’t break the law, an ombudsman has found. The man in question, whose identity is being withheld, plans to sue the Boise police. On February 14 of this year,…
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If The Recession Is Over, Why Isn't Everyone Excited?
Newsweek has declared that the recession is over, but technically not for any of us. Trust me, I could tell. More than 18.7 million homes stood empty in the U.S. during the second quarter as demand for real estate further diminishes and banks seize more and more properties from delinquent borrowers – explaining the hike…