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Jay-Z to launch 'From Marcy to Madison Square' Rocawear commercials
12:15 PM on 02/06/2012
Jay-Z refuses to be defeated: The rapper is launching a commercial to remind his fans of his impoverished beginnings, "Empire State Of Mind" style...
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Hoekstra's broken English ad draws more criticism
12:07 PM on 02/06/2012
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A coalition of black ministers in Detroit called Monday for U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra to apologize for his Super Bowl ad featuring a young Asian woman speaking broken English to describe a Democrat's policies..
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Obama regrets first lady being dragged into politics
11:22 AM on 02/06/2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says one of the toughest parts about being president is that his wife has been dragged into the 'political realm.'...
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The 10 best Super Bowl 2012 commercials
11:19 AM on 02/06/2012
VIDEO - Super Bowl XLVI is in the can, and so are the commercials. And while this year's crop of ads didn't shock or surprise much, here are the 10 most buzzworthy picks...
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Jamie Grace earns 1st Grammy nod, battles Tourette syndrome
11:13 AM on 02/06/2012
ATLANTA (AP) - When Jamie Grace performs music, all of the uncontrollable facial twitches and involuntary body movements called tics become an afterthought...
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M.I.A. flips bird during Super Bowl halftime show
10:20 AM on 02/06/2012
(AP) - In front of some 110 million viewers on NBC and uncounted others online, she flipped the bird and appeared to sing, 'I don't give a (expletive)' at one point, though it was hard to hear her clearly...
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Obama leads Romney nationally in new Washington Post/ABC poll
10:03 AM on 02/06/2012
According to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll, President Obama is beginning to open up a lead nationally in general election polls against his most likely Republican rival.
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Selita Ebanks, former Victoria's Secret angel, launches sexy new swimwear line
9:24 AM on 02/06/2012
Model Selita Ebanks has announced that she will be launching her very own swimsuit line. The Huffington Post reports that the former Victoria's Secret Angel revealed that her
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New inner-city health center opens in Boston
9:09 AM on 02/06/2012
BOSTON (AP) - Bob Thompson learned he had prostate cancer after routine screening at the Whittier Street Health Center, a community-based facility that has long served...
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Bow Wow ordered to be arrested on sight by Georgia judge
8:38 AM on 02/06/2012
TMZ - A Georgia judge has ordered that hip-hop star Bow Wow be arrested on sight and held in custody until he can produce documents in connection to a civil lawsuit...
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Giants beat Patriots 21-17 to win the Super Bowl
10:20 PM on 02/05/2012
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Eli Manning and the Giants scored a last-minute touchdown to beat the New England Patriots 21-17 Sunday night for New York's fourth Super Bowl title...
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Obama won't be picking sides in Super Bowl
5:26 PM on 02/05/2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama isn't picking sides this Super Bowl Sunday...
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Nick Cannon says he is completely healthy after illness
5:16 PM on 02/05/2012
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - What do you do after recovering from a serious illness? If you're Nick Cannon, you celebrate by attending the Super Bowl...
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The top 10 greatest black quarterbacks of all time (SLIDESHOW)
2:00 PM on 02/05/2012
SLIDESHOW - With all the focus on Tom Brady and Eli Manning this weekend, theGrio is paying homage to the best black athletes to play the quarterback position...
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Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman awarded prestigious German acting awards
12:35 PM on 02/05/2012
BERLIN (AP) - The 47th ceremony of the Golden Camera Awards was held in German publishing house Axel Springer's Berlin headquarters...
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Romney wins Nevada, Gingrich to fight on
10:10 AM on 02/05/2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney rolled up a huge victory in Nevada and looks to caucus contests in three more states this week to solidify the growing sense of inevitability surrounding his candidacy...
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'Mean Joe Greene': Flashback to a Super Bowl ad classic (VIDEO)
8:08 AM on 02/05/2012
VIDEO - In 'Mean Joe Greene,' an irony-free, simple drama unfolds when a little kid offers his Coke to a limping 'Mean Joe' Greene, Pittsburgh Steeler's defensive tackle...
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'Soul Train' fans pay tribute to Don Cornelius on Broadway
11:17 PM on 02/04/2012
NEW YORK (AP) - About 100 dancers descended on Times Square in a 'flash mob' organized through the Internet. As startled tourists looked on, they recreated one of the show's 'Soul Train lines'...
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Cecil Ash, Arizona lawmaker, wants holiday for white people
7:41 PM on 02/04/2012
Cecil Ash, a Republican from Mesa, feels that what Arizona needs now is an official holiday for white folks...
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Cam Newton wins NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award
7:27 PM on 02/04/2012
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award...
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Michelle Obama hits the road for second anniversary of 'Let's Move'
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Haley Barbour's pardons go before Miss. high court
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50 Cent visits famine victims in Somalia, Kenya
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Kamala Harris, black homeowners could benefit from foreclosure deal
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TheGrio's 100: Alonzo Washington, real-life superhero creates black comic book characters
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Slideshow: Mo' money, mo' problems! 20 celeb tax cheats
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The top 10 greatest black quarterbacks of all time (SLIDESHOW)
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The 10 most memorable presidential campaign themes (SLIDESHOW)
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Angelo Dundee dead: Legendary trainer for Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard dies at 90
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Black stars shine at 2012 SAG Awards (SLIDESHOW)
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