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Say No to Rudy
Hiring the former New York mayor to help reduce Rio’s horrific crime rate is a really bad idea. Rio has hired Rudy Giuliani to tackle its crime problem. When the idea first came up, I kept hoping the mayor of my favorite Brazilian city would come to his senses before he made a big mistake.…
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NEWS STAND:Black Caucus vs Obama, Brazil's Violent Cops, Gumbel Ill, More Tiger
CAUCUS SLAMS OBAMA President Obama’s jobs speech yesterday got mixed reviews – as could be expected, with approval and criticism dividing largely along party lines. But one key constituent group – the Congressional Black Caucus – made it clear to the first African-American president that is was not happy. The President proposed a number of…
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Gone, But Not Forgotten
Aug. 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009 Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, died at 50. He was a musician, dancer, entertainer and arguably one of the most popular and influential entertainers of all time. CAPTIONS BY FRANK MCCOY Feb. 14, 1973 – July 4, 2009 Steve McNair, 36, was a first-round National Football League…
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Former Track Star Did All Manner of Illegal Things
The desire to be great often drives people to do less-than-smart things. Such is the case of Tim Montgomery, disgraced track star who was once the “world’s fastest man” but is currently doing time hard time in Alabama for check fraud and drug dealing. From The Associated Press: “The former 100-meter world-record holder, who also…
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Actin' Up
is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. The cold, cold Inauguration Day may have been filled with confusion regarding which locations were available for public viewing and which changes were made to the D.C. Metro schedule, but nothing was more confusing than Obama’s actual swearing-in ceremony. Somewhere in the…
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Keflezighi, Tulu Take New York City Marathon
Born in Eritrea, runs as American. Such is the story of Meb Keflezighi, the runner who took the mens’ New York City Marathon title yesterday. His victory signals a resurgence of American distance runners, but for Keflezighi the victory was bittersweet. From ESPN Keflezighi was back Sunday, wiping away tears after the New York City…
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The Woman Behind Michelle Obama
Renegade, Renaissance, Radiance and Rosebud, better known as the Obamas (Barack, Michelle, Malia and Sasha, respectively), were off on Marine One, which meant Kristen Jarvis could relax, briefly. Moments after the first family were whisked off to their vacation in Martha’s Vineyard, Jarvis, special assistant for scheduling and traveling aide for the first lady, took…
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Listen Up! Olympic Concerns Raised by Rio Violence
Recent violence in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas have raised security concerns for the 2016 Olympic Games. From NPR: Just weeks after Rio de Janeiro was awarded the 2016 Olympics, a deadly outburst of violence descended on the Brazilian city. Warring drug gangs left two dozen people dead, including three police officers whose helicopter was shot…
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Losing Isiah: Thomas Salty with Magic Memoir
Uh oh. A few hoops legends are at odds over a book. Isiah Thomas feels betrayed by Magic Johnson’s various accusation in the soon-to-be released “When the Game Was Ours”, a memoir written by he and Larry Bird documenting the rivalry between the Celtics, Lakers and Pistons during the 1980s. In the book, Johnson alleges…
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Love in the Time of the Obamas
I. Another Washington dusk, another motorcade, another intimate evening played out in public view. On Oct. 3, just a day after their failed Olympics bid in Copenhagen, Barack and Michelle Obama slipped into a Georgetown restaurant for one of their now-familiar date nights: this time, to toast their 17th wedding anniversary. As with their previous…