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JUMP BALL!
First there was the 2007 NBA referee cheating scandal. And now, substitute refs? Looks like it. The NBA and the referees are in the midst of increasingly acrimonious negotiations that may lead to a lockout and the use of replacement refs when the exhibition season begins on Oct. 1. The last set of talks broke…
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The Congressional Black Caucus is Going to Run D.C. This Week
Summer has ended. Congress has had its recess. And thousands of black politicians, policy leaders and business leaders are preparing to swarm the nation’s capital. Each September, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) hosts its Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). The ALC assembles African-American leaders from politics, business, unions and other industries to address pressing issues facing…
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An Affair To Remember
John Edwards’ baby-daddy drama really makes you wish—aside from the obvious, that he’d been faithful to his wife—he was French. All this would have been handled entirely differently. Remember when Georges Pompidou died? His wife and family were at his funeral of course— but so were his longtime mistress and the adult illegitimate daughter they…
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Boss Lady: Army Names First Female Top Drill Sergeant
Step onto Sergeant Major Teresa King’s base and expect to get bodied up. And don’t expect to call yourself a soldier until she’s through with you. From the New York Times: It may come as no surprise that the Army’s new top drill sergeant idolizes General George S. Patton Jr., has jumped out of planes…
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UPDATE: Florida Husband Suspected in Murder of Family Arrested in Haiti
Authorities have found Mesac Damas, a 33-year old Florida man who is wanted in connection with the death of his wife and five children, who were found slain in their home Saturday evening. From CNN: The bodies of Guerline Damas, 32; Michzach, 9; Marven, 6; Maven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 11 months, were discovered…
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Oprah in a "Mad Men" World
When I heard the other day that Oprah has a 1960s-themed show today, in celebration of Mad Men my first impulse was to go out and “madmenize” her. Off I went to the intensely addictive Mad Men Yourself. Go try it yourself, it’s an interesting experiment. Mad Men is extremely appealing to me from the…
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Brick City: Newark's Real Reality Show
In the first few minutes of Brick City, a five-episode miniseries airing this week on the Sundance Channel, it’s easy to see the parallels to HBO’s The Wire. Young and charismatic Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker, 40, is the black Tommy Carcetti. Newark’s gangbangers are Baltimore’s drug kingpins. Then there’s the police director and police…
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The Yes Men Take on Climate Change
The infamous prankster activists known as the “Yes Men” have struck again—hijacking Monday’s NEW YORK POST to promote the cause of climate action and energy security. Their successful reprinting of the widely read daily tabloid mirrors a November 2008 stunt wherein they circulated a credible-looking NEW YORK TIMES reading “Iraq War Ends.” Monday’s headlines shout…
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White House: David, We're Gonna Need You to Fall Back
David Paterson is gonna run for governor of New York. Why should he let objections from the leader of the free world—or supreme dictator for life, depending on how you voted in November—stop him? From Reuters: “I am running for office,” Paterson told reporters at a Manhattan parade. “I’m not going to discuss confidential conversations,”…