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With the election of a pro-choice president and little chance of Roe v. Wade being overturned in the near future, some members of the anti-abortion front have turned their attention to reducing the number of abortions rather than eliminating them altogether. The Washington Post reports that this new strategy advocates creating programs to aid pregnant…

Nov. 19, 2008—In the last 10 years, no product has infiltrated our daily lives more than the cellular phone. One of the most widespread images of the recent election was the sight of thousands of people using their cell-phone cameras to share the joy of Obama’s win. People have been texting, e-mailing and tweeting on…

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In the 21st century, piracy has most commonly been used to refer to music and movies. Global economic woes, though, are giving the word back its prior meaning—indicative of black beards and eye-patches. Recently, off the coast of Kenya and elsewhere in the Indian Ocean, oil tankers have fallen victim to pirates looking for ransom.…

Weeks after lining up at polling stations all over the country, record numbers of Americans still have something to wait for — a job. Unemployment surged past last month’s high since Sept. 11, 2001 to reach 516,000.

He ran the first successful Internet campaign, in probably the last election in which a candidate will not use all of the Internet’s capabilities. Now the technologically fluent president-elect may have to retire his beloved BlackBerry and personal e-mail address.

Southern California is being ravaged by fires. In one of the most damaged areas, Yorba Linda, 113 homes have been destroyed. Forecasters predict calming winds in the upcoming weeks.

Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, has taken a page out of the McCain-Palin playbook, and is living up to his organization’s moniker. Cuban has been accused of insider trading by the SEC because of his recent moves on the market.

Rugby brings the world to you and you to the world,” Alex Pettiford, a sophomore, said. Also, nine minutes well spent. Saaret Yoseph is a writer and Assistant Editor at TheRoot.com. She manages and blogs for \”Their Eyes Were Watching …\”

Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting “Assassinate Obama.” Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars. From California to Maine, police have documented a range of alleged crimes, from vandalism and vague threats to at least one physical attack. Insults and taunts have been delivered by adults, college students and second-graders. Looks like…