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Former Child Star Talks Drastic Weight Loss
Raven-Symoné debuted a drastically slimmer body at this week’s People’s Choice Awards. The actress and entrepreneur, who has promoted self-esteem among young girls in the past, told People magazine that she feels amazing at whatever size she is. “I thought I looked fabulous before and nobody else did,” she said. “So, whatever.” She added that…
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Scientist: Mass Animal Deaths No Big Deal
As paranoid folks the world over shake in their boots, scientists are shaking their heads. Can we blame the paranoid folks for being freaked out about a bunch of dead birds falling from the sky (first in Arkansas, then Louisiana, and now in Italy) and fish kills from coast to coast? It’s rather creepy. Also…
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Birther Interrupts Constitution Reading
Yesterday morning during the much heralded reading of the Constitution (minus the awkward bits) on the House floor, the situation got a little, well, awkard, when a Birther interrupted the proceedings. It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Birthers in such a public forum, so I guess it’s high time one of them reared…
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Ted Williams: From Viral Sensation to Actual Celebrity
If 2010 was the year of Antoine Dodson, then 2011 will be the year of Ted Williams — and thank God for that. Not only is it high time we crowned a new king of viral video, but Williams’ story has obviously become a beacon of hope for many folks in these hard times. Last…
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OWN to Reach Milestone Earlier Than Expected
Leave it to Oprah! Her new cable network, OWN, which had a big opening weekend, is now expected to meet a major milestone a year early. The chief financial officer at Discovery Communications, which owns half of the network, told the New York Times that it’s expected to turn a profit this year based on…
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The Incredible Shrinking Democratic Party
In 2008, Democrats were winning in every possible way. They won the presidency, the House and the Senate! In 2010, “winning” might not be the best word to describe the left. As the party’s leader, Barack Obama, notably said, the Dems got “shellacked” during November’s midterm elections. And now this: A recent Gallup Poll shows…
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Medgar Evers College Not Living Up to Its Name
Medgar Evers College, the predominantly black Brooklyn outpost of New York City’s CUNY network, was named after the slain civil rights hero when it was founded in 1969. If Evers were alive, he would surely be chagrined to know that decades later, the school has a dismal graduation rate (10 percent) and a new school…
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Decision on Obama Chief of Staff Nears
With Rahm Emanuel battling to become mayor of Chicago, President Obama is in need of a new chief of staff. But who he will pick is still up in the air. On the short list are his acting chief of staff, Pete Rouse; former Sen. Tom Daschle; Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack; and the most-buzzed-about candidate…
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Carol Moseley Braun: Last Black Candidate Standing
Good news for former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun and bad news for her mayoral opponents, including Rahm Emanuel: Now that two black candidates have dropped out, Braun is the only black politician still running for mayor in Chicago. According to the New York Times, there were worries among African-American leaders that the black vote…
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Texas Man Exonerated After 30 Years in Prison
Texan Cornelius Dupree Jr. spent three decades in jail after being sentenced to 75 years for an a rape and robbery that he didn’t commit. Dupree, who tried to prove his innocence the entire time he spent in prison, was finally exonerated through DNA evidence. Known for being stringent when it comes to criminal punishment,…
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