The placard read "it is time to water the tree of liberty!" - but it was not a water pistol strapped to the thigh of the protester waiting for Barack Obama, but a real gun. William Kostnic was waiting near the town hall at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, ...
Posted Wednesday, August 12th 2009 at 11:20AM
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BOSTON – President John F. Kennedy's sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who carried on the family's public service tradition by founding the Special Olympics and championing the rights of the mentally disabled, died early Tuesday surrounded by relatives ...
Posted Tuesday, August 11th 2009 at 11:46AM
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Black Issues Appear Safe from Legal Attack
(Taylor Media Services) When the Senate voted last Thursday to confirm President Obama's nomination of Puerto Rican American Sonia Sotomayor as the 111th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, it ma ...
Posted Tuesday, August 11th 2009 at 10:28AM
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There are many reasons to dislike the census but Black Americans need to know that many benefits can accrue for their participation in the 2010 Census.
In addition to a federal requirement, Census 2010 Census represents a significant economic stim ...
Posted Tuesday, August 11th 2009 at 10:25AM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- In today’s day and age, your doctor’s appointment shouldn’t consist of a one-sided Q&A. You should be asking the doctor just as many questions as he or she asks you. The next time you gear up for an appointment with your physicia ...
Posted Friday, August 7th 2009 at 1:01AM
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A hacker attack Thursday shut down the fast-growing messaging service Twitter, and Facebook also said it was looking into possible site problems.
Twitter said in its status blog Thursday that it was "defending against a denial-of-se ...
Posted Friday, August 7th 2009 at 12:58AM
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John Hughes has died of a heart attack.
Hughes suffered the heart attack while taking a morning walk during a trip to NYC to visit family.
He directed such '80s hit films as "The Breakfast Club," Weird Science," "Sixteen Candles" and "Ferris Bu ...
Posted Friday, August 7th 2009 at 12:00AM
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ATLANTA (AP) — A man believed to be the getaway driver in the robbery and shooting death of former boxing champion Vernon Forrest has been arrested, Atlanta police said Wednesday. Jquante Crews, 25, of Dallas, Ga., faces several charges including mu ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 11:28PM
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PHOENIX (AP) — The two youngest boys charged in the rape last month of an eight-year-old Liberian girl were ordered Wednesday to remain in juvenile detention with restricted visitors, as Liberia's deputy ambassador to the U.S. arrived in town hoping ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 11:16PM
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What country illegally kidnapped and then imprisoned a former member of Congress and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate? The rogue nation in question is Israel, the beneficiary of largesse forced from the pockets of millions of Americans. Former Congress ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 2:54PM
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Well, all I can say is "Thank you!" Your calls, faxes, protests, and prayers all made a huge difference and helped to secure our protection and our release. I would also like to thank those at the Tel Aviv Embassy for their work on behalf of the th ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 2:27PM
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I didn't have high hopes that the "Comeback Kid" was going to stage another grand return, particularly after reading the in-depth (and highly engaging) New York Times Magazine profile of him a couple of months ago. In it he seemed to revert to classi ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 2:02PM
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HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan marked 64 years Thursday since Hiroshima was hit in the world's first atomic bomb attack with a call for a nuclear-weapons-free world, a goal backed by U.S. President Barack Obama. The mayor of Hiroshima, the city where 140, ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 12:48PM
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WASHINGTON — Pressed by industry lobbyists, White House officials on Wednesday assured drug makers that the administration stood by a behind-the-scenes deal to block any Congressional effort to extract cost savings from them beyond an agreed-upon $80 ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 12:22PM
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has pledged to "expand and extend" American support for Somalia's weak interim government as it struggles against Islamist extremists believed linked to al-Qaida. Accusing the extremists of trying to t ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 11:45AM
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former Louisiana congressman accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes was convicted in federal court Wednesday in a case in which agents famously found $90,000 stashed in his freezer. William Jefferson ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 10:52AM
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(CNN) -- A pregnant British woman, who was jailed in Laos on drug charges, will leave from the capital, Vientiane, on Thursday for Britain, said an official from the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Briton Samantha Orobator was sentenced to life in ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 10:36AM
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(CNN) -- Divorce causes more than bitterness and broken hearts. The trauma of a split can leave long-lasting effects on mental and physical health that remarriage might not repair, according to research released this week. Research shows health diff ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 10:26AM
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The minister known as Reverend Ike, who preached the gospel of material prosperity to millions nationwide, died Tuesday. He was 74. Family spokesman Bishop E. Bernard Jordan told The New York Times that The Rev. Frederick J. Eiker ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 9:52AM
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Senators discuss Judge Sonia Sotomayor's qualifications one final time before taking a vote
http://www.citizenlink.org/videofeatures/A000010666.cfm ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2009 at 9:35AM
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GOMA, Congo — It was around 11 p.m. when armed men burst into Kazungu Ziwa’s hut, put a machete to his throat and yanked down his pants. Mr. Ziwa is a tiny man, about four feet, six inches tall. He tried to fight back, but said he was quickly beaten ...
Posted Wednesday, August 5th 2009 at 2:00PM
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Secret #1 - Know your prospective new employer
Take your time to do your research before the interview. Preparation is an absolute must. Before your interview, you should take the time to learn all you can about the industry and trends in the indu ...
Posted Tuesday, August 4th 2009 at 7:38PM
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Montreal’s own Nomadic Massive has firmly established itself as a group of premier performers and skilled musicians representing an open-minded Hip-Hop which finds its inspiration in the traditions of the past; combining live instrumentation, samples ...
Posted Tuesday, August 4th 2009 at 8:01AM
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