GAFFNEY, S.C. Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death. Tanya Phillips had been looking forward to a backyard barbecue a ...
Posted Sunday, July 5th 2009 at 1:05AM
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WASILLA, Alaska -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White Ho ...
Posted Sunday, July 5th 2009 at 12:58AM
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was shot multiple times, including once in the head, and a pistol was discovered near the body of the 20-year-old woman found dead with him Saturday in a downtown condominium. Nashville police sp ...
Posted Saturday, July 4th 2009 at 11:53PM
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Montreal- Stevie Wonder says that people must celebrate Michael Jackson's musical legacy and forget all the negative things being said about his good friend. Mr. Wonder took aim Tuesday at what he called "spin doctors" who have nothing to do with Ja ...
Posted Friday, July 3rd 2009 at 1:57PM
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Would-be car thieves be warned: Attempting to steal a vehicle in Houston has gotten more difficult as law enforcement uses technology to combat auto theft. The Houston police use bait cars in high risk areas to try to catch car thievesA car is stole ...
Posted Friday, July 3rd 2009 at 1:15PM
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Three {Black} men beaten by Philadelphia police on the hunt for a police killer were acquitted Wednesday of all charges stemming from their arrests. Jurors who watched a 10-minute news videotape of the violent arrest said it did not influence their ...
Posted Thursday, July 2nd 2009 at 3:42PM
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It was a grand and moving sendoff for Farrah Fawcett, who died after her long battle with cancer last week. Hollywood stars, and Farrah's family gathered in a Los Angeles...
http://socialitelife.celebuzz.com/archive/2009/06/30/farrah_fawcett_laid_to ...
Posted Wednesday, July 1st 2009 at 12:35AM
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Singer Mariah Carey has made no secret of the fact that has to work hard if she wants to stay trim. Whenever she has an album to promote, she seems to slim down on command. But being in love with husband Nick Cannon has given Mimi an extra hearty ap ...
Posted Wednesday, July 1st 2009 at 12:26AM
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June 30
This date marks the birthday of Lena Horne in 1917. She is an African-American singer and actress whose refusal to be cast in stereotypical roles helped transform the popular image of Black women. Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was born in Brookly ...
Posted Tuesday, June 30th 2009 at 5:51PM
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Michael Jackson's two eldest kids face a tug-of-love battle after their mum Debbie Rowe confessed he was not their father. In an astonishing interview Debbie - mother of Prince, 12, and Paris, 11 - said she was artificially inseminated by an anonymo ...
Posted Tuesday, June 30th 2009 at 4:54PM
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Nearly two years after more than 320,000 of you stood up to protect them from Jim Crow justice, the Jena 6--Jesse Ray Beard, Carwin Jones, Robert Bailey, Theo Shaw, Bryant Purvis and Mychal Bell--are all now free to move ahead with their lives. We sh ...
Posted Tuesday, June 30th 2009 at 4:02PM
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Arianna Huffington: Katie Couric, Tavis Smiley, Bob Woodward, Nicholas Kristof, and I Hit YouTube with Pointers for Citizen Journalists...
Citizen journalism is rapidly emerging as an invaluable part of delivering the news. That's why I was delighte ...
Posted Tuesday, June 30th 2009 at 3:47PM
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NEW YORK A federal judge rejected Bernard Madoff's plea for leniency Monday, sentencing the 71-year-old swindler to spend the rest of his life in prison for an "extraordinarily evil" fraud that took a staggering toll on thousands of victims.
U.S ...
Posted Monday, June 29th 2009 at 11:45PM
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BAGHDAD Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role in the country. A countdown clock broadcast on Iraqi TV ...
Posted Monday, June 29th 2009 at 10:07PM
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The Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 in favor of the white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., on the grounds that they were unfairly denied promotions because of their race.
I predict hypocritical reaction from both left and right, split along the sam ...
Posted Monday, June 29th 2009 at 7:16PM
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