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NY Gov. Paterson won't seek new term amidst staff scandal
10:18 AM on 02/26/2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Paterson, bedeviled by a scandal involving a top aide and lacking support in his own party, has found himself severely weakened...
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Slideshow: 15 films that hurt black America
9:06 AM on 02/26/2010
These films remind us that we still have a long way to go when it comes to portraying our culture and lifestyle accurately and respectfully on the big screen...
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Step show prize to be shared after controversy over white sorority's win
8:44 AM on 02/26/2010
ATLANTA (AP) -- After days of controversy over a white group's win in a step competition, sponsor Coca-Cola said Thursday the second-place team will share top...
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Vogue Italia launches Vogue Black and Vogue Curvy
4:28 PM on 02/25/2010
Vogue Italia launched Vogue Black and Vogue Curvy as supplemental web sites to focus on fashion, beauty, and news in the aforementioned factions...
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Shooting victim says love handles saved her life
3:50 PM on 02/25/2010
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A Florida woman said her love handles saved her life when she was shot entering an Atlantic City bar...
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Brawl-greens! Vigilantes pound hit-and-run car thief
3:47 PM on 02/25/2010
VIDEO - Florida police say they're hot on the trail of the man behind an unbelievable crime spree...
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Arrest warrant signed for ex-Detroit mayor Kilpatrick
3:35 PM on 02/25/2010
udge David Groner signed an arrest warrant for former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick this afternoon for failing to make a $79,011 court-ordered restitution payment...
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Health care summit fact check: Obama has edge in premiums debate
2:59 PM on 02/25/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama and a Republican lawmaker sparred Thursday over what might happen to health insurance premiums in an overhauled system...
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Scoring discrepancy changes results of Sprite Step Off
2:50 PM on 02/25/2010
Five days after taking first place in the Sprite Step Off finals in Atlanta this past weekend, the women of Zeta Tau Alpha's Epsilon Chapter from the University of Arkansas learned they would be sharing the spotlight...
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Longtime Dem rep to NY Gov. Paterson: Drop out
2:21 PM on 02/25/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Rep. Steve Israel told The Associated Press that he called Paterson early Thursday, urging him to drop his bid for re-election...
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Obama, Republicans clash at heated health summit
2:20 PM on 02/25/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - With tempers flaring, President Obama and congressional Republicans clashed in an extraordinary live-on-TV summit...
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Florida suspects dial 911 while allegedly stealing cars
2:01 PM on 02/25/2010
VIDEO - Police say two Florida teenagers are facing charges after 911 dispatchers heard them talking about breaking into cars when one teen's cell phone...
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Nike sticking by Tiger despite off-course problems
1:49 PM on 02/25/2010
LONDON (AP) - Nike will continue to support Tiger Woods even though the world's best player has taken an indefinite leave from golf to deal with personal issues...
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Former Katrina officer brought to justice, may face prison time
1:48 PM on 02/25/2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In Hurricane Katrina's chaotic aftermath, police shot six people -- killing two -- as they crossed a bridge in search of food...
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Jacque Reid reveals 'Pep' secrets and takes on Twitter critics
11:55 AM on 02/25/2010
Jacque Reid, current star of VH1's 'Let's Talk About Pep,' Reid dishes on her feelings about the downright mean criticisms she and the other cast members have faced...
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NJ man charged in case of toddler abandoned at gas station
11:52 AM on 02/25/2010
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - Authorities in New Jersey charged a man Thursday with kidnapping in the case of a 20-month-old child found abandoned at a gas station...
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Howard Stern lines up lovers of Tiger Woods for $100,000 beauty contest
11:45 AM on 02/25/2010
As if Tiger Woods's apology last week for his serial philandering wasn't enough of a public humiliation...
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Pressure mounts for NY's Paterson to end campaign
11:42 AM on 02/25/2010
ALBANY, N.Y (AP) - Paterson's top criminal justice Cabinet member resigned Thursday over the burgeoning scandal...
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'Racist' French security notice offends Romanians
11:30 AM on 02/25/2010
The French state railway network has apologized for a notice that appeared to single out Romanians over a series of baggage thefts...
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Caribbeans urged to write in ancestry on Census
11:12 AM on 02/25/2010
MIAMI (AP) -- Black people of Caribbean descent are being asked by their community's leaders to write in their nationalities on the upcoming U.S. Census...
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- DMX sentenced to six months in Phoenix jail
- Oprah to appear in sex-abuse, defamation trial
- Slideshow: TV's black child stars - where are they now?
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- Jackson estate lands largest recording deal ever
- Rangers manager: I used marijuana, amphetamines
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- Tiger's aura gone, probably for good
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- Tiger's return may be most watched golf event ever
- Certain carnival dances said to come from the days of slavery
- Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman items
- Selma, a town rich with history, seeks new legacy
- 'Black Ski' gets a lift from the First Family
- Slideshow: A glimpse of Hawaii's gorgeous landscape
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- Late-innings hardball in health care push
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- It's 'do or die' week for health care reform - how did we get here?
- Obama delays Asia trip to deal with health care
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- Man posing as cop sexually assaults woman
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- Children help mother deliver fourth child
- Missing woman's body found stuffed into bedframe
- 'Brooklyn's Finest' is flawed but fiercely entertaining
- Why audiences should opt-out of 'Cop Out'
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- 'Ameriville': Stories of Hurricane Katrina still alive onstage
- Sade's return is worth the wait
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