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Spouse May Nix Visit With Son's Absent Dad
I am married to a wonderful man, and we have a child together. He loves my oldest son like his own and has been in my son’s life since he was 2. After four years, my ex now decides that he wants to see my child and wants me to let my son come over…
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A Matter of Faith: Black Voters and the GOP
On Super Tuesday, Republican voters get a chance to stand up for the candidate they believe in. But do black voters feel they have the same range of choices as white voters? African Americans are a bit of a paradox: arguably socially conservative on the issues, but loyal to the Democratic Party. “I think it’s…
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Black Filmmaker Wins Big With 'Undefeated'
With no film degree, director T.J. Martin wasn’t always confident that he would win an Academy Award. In fact, just the thought of being nominated for an Oscar came as a complete surprise. “I’m not used to people saying that; it doesn’t sound like they are talking about me,” he told The Root. The Seattle…
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Romney Fails the Leadership Test
If Mitt Romney really wanted to prove that he has what it takes to be president, he would have picked up the phone last week and placed a call to Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke before President Obama had a chance to reach her. If Romney really wanted to prove that he stands for…
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Is Santorum the GOP's Most Extreme Candidate?
Blogging at Loop21, Zerlina Maxwell weighs in on Rick Santorum’s rhetoric about the separation between church and state. She says that it highlights how deeply out of sync he is with mainstream America and why he is the Republican Party’s most extreme presidential candidate. Rick Santorum’s extreme views on separation between church and state are…
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Obama's Day, March 1: Campaigning in the Big Apple
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.Later in the morning, the President will travel to Nashua, New Hampshire. The departure from the South Lawn and the…
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Youth Coach Resigns After Whitney N-Word Facebook Slur
A suburban-Chicago youth-baseball coach has resigned after he called Whitney Houston a “dumb stupid n—ger” on his Facebook page, according to the Huffington Post. John Kelly resigned from the board of Westside Baseball of Oak Lawn, a youth league, on Sunday after he was suspended late last week. Kelly said that he has received death…
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Michigan for Mitt: A Slim Victory
Maybe those trees were the right height after all. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney made good on his plan to be the prodigal son come home in triumph on Tuesday night, winning the Michigan primary and besting former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum with a victory that was close but convincing. “We didn’t win by a…
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The Massachusetts Curse
What is it about Massachusetts that produces such lousy presidential candidates? Has some strange brand of bipartisan political devolution been at work in the Bay State since the heyday of John F. Kennedy, bringing forth such hopeless hopefuls as Michael Dukakis, John Kerry and, last and least, Mitt Romney? Or is it, as Rick Santorum…
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Oscars 2012: Most Memorable Moments
The 84th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday night were turning into a rather predictable affair until one stunning moment near the end. That moment came when Meryl Streep beat Viola Davis for Best Actress. Davis, who was considered the front-runner for her role as maid Aibileen Clark in The Help, graciously kissed the actress on…