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It's Official: North Korea Poses a Direct Threat to U.S.
Reuters is reporting that North Korea is becoming a direct threat to the United States and could develop an intercontinental ballistic missile within five years, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said on Tuesday. Gates detailed the new U.S. assessment of Pyongyang’s capabilities during a visit to Beijing, where he praised Chinese efforts to reduce…
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VIDEO: UFC Fighter Calls Out President Obama; Secret Service Shows Instead
Fresh from our “Are you kidding?” files, UFC fighter Jacob “Christmas” Volkmann called out President Obama after defeating Antonio McKee at UFC 125. During an interview with Fanhouse’s Ariel Helwani, the fighter named Obama as the person he would like to fight next in the lightweight division. BVX reports that Volkmann said, “He’s not too…
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Former U.S. House Leader Tom DeLay Gets 3 Years in Prison
The Washington Post is reporting that former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has been sentenced by a state judge on Monday to three years in prison for illegally plotting to funnel corporate contributions to Texas legislative candidates in 2002. State Senior Judge Pat Priest, citing the need for those who write the laws to “be…
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Haiti's Government-Backed Candidate to Be Eliminated From Presidential Runoff Election
The Washington Post is reporting that an international monitoring team will recommend that Haiti’s government-backed candidate be eliminated from a presidential runoff election in favor of a popular musician who finished a close third in the contested official results, according to a copy of its report obtained Monday by the Associated Press. A team from…
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Sheila Johnson Critiques Oprah's OWN Channel: More Diversity Needed
BET founder Sheila Johnson is offering words of advice to media mogul Oprah Winfrey on her OWN channel, as covered in Journal-isms this weekend. In an interview with NPR’s Michel Martin, Johnson stated, “The only advice that I say, let’s open up your circle a little bit more. You know, we love the Dr. Phils.…
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'The Wire' and 'Fringe' Star Reddick Releases Album
Best known as Lt. Cedric Daniels on the hit HBO series The Wire, actor Lance Reddick has released his first album, Contemplations and Remembrances. Reddick, 41, who currently stars on the Fox series Fringe, is no stranger to music, having attended the prestigious Eastman School of Music, where he studied classical composition. Reddick, who plays…
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VIDEO: The Notorious B.I.G. Murder Case Reopened
The murder of rapper Christopher Wallace, aka the Notorious B.I.G., may soon be solved. After 13 years, new evidence has come to light about the events surrounding the murder of one of rap’s most beloved figures. Wallace, 24, was shot and killed while riding in a Suburban that was driving away from a music-industry party…
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Obama Asks Nation to Observe Moment of Silence for Arizona Shooting Victims
Jared Lee Loughner, the 22-year-old shooting suspect in a shooting spree that killed six people and wounded 14, is due to appear in court Monday on charges of murder and attempted murder, including an assassination attempt on the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. President Barack Obama has asked the nation to observe a moment of…
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Massive Turnout in Second Day of South Sudan Vote
The AFP is reporting that thousands of South Sudanese showed up for Day 2 of voting on the landmark independence referendum that could result in Southern Sudan becoming the world’s newest state. Massive lines formed outside polling stations in the regional capital of Juba as voters waited to have the opportunity to weigh in on…
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