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Clarence Thomas' wife launches 'tea party' group
11:02 AM on 03/14/2010
As Virginia Thomas tells it in her soft-spoken, Midwestern cadence, the story of her involvement in the "tea party" movement is the tale of an average citizen in action...
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Jessica Simpson to Howard Stern: Don't mess with Gabourey Sidibe!
10:56 AM on 03/14/2010
Jessica Simpson is coming to Gaby Sidibe's defense against Howard Stern for his recent outburst that the Oscar nominee could kiss her Hollywood career goodbye because of her weight...
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Lesbian sgt. discharged after police outed her to Air Force
8:04 AM on 03/14/2010
OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) - Jene Newsome played by the rules as an Air Force sergeant: She never told anyone in the military she was a lesbian...
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African-American named nation's only female HS football coach
7:28 AM on 03/13/2010
VIDEO - A petite, unassuming young science teacher made history when she became what's believed to be the only female high school head football coach in the country ...
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Democrats look to resurrect ambitious college aid plan
6:49 PM on 03/12/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Democrats want a stalled overhaul of college aid programs to get strapped onto a fast-track health care bill ...
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Pelosi promises swift passage of health care reform
4:46 PM on 03/12/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - At the White House, officials worked to maximize Obama's influence over lawmakers who control the fate of legislation that has spawned a yearlong struggle...
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Singer Diana Ross announces new summer tour
4:23 PM on 03/12/2010
Watch out, Beyonce the original R&B diva has returned!
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Yemen terror suspect worked at five US nuke sites
3:15 PM on 03/12/2010
HADDONFIELD, NJ (AP) - Before he was rounded up in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida terrorists in Yemen, Sharif Mobley was a laborer at five nuclear plant complexes...
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Rev. Jeremiah Wright discusses Obama controversy, history of his church
2:21 PM on 03/12/2010
President Obama's former pastor Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. on Wednesday compared the president to a son who was being treated unfairly...
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Director of Fugees video 'Killing Me Softly,' charged with impregnating daughters
1:38 PM on 03/12/2010
An award-winning video director was unmasked Thursday as a brutal, bizarre serial breeder who repeatedly raped his daughters to create a "pure" bloodline...
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Abandoned 6-year-old escapes locked school bus
12:50 PM on 03/12/2010
VIDEO - First-grader Tevin Smith said he fell asleep during the ride home from Estabrook Elementary in Ypsilanti, Michigan and woke up to find the bus parked in a bus yard...
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Ray Charles musical heading for Broadway
12:41 PM on 03/12/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - A musical celebrating Ray Charles is headed for Broadway later this year...
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Tempe students scrap walkout over Obama essay contest
12:24 PM on 03/12/2010
The Marcos de Niza seniors, who wrote essays and made a video for the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge...
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Man breaks into church, beats up nun
12:16 PM on 03/12/2010
VIDEO - Police are searching for the heinous individual who heartlessly beat a nun at St. Lucy's Church in Newark, N.J. Thursday morning...
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White teachers behind black history prank to be transferred
11:26 AM on 03/12/2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three Los Angeles school teachers who were suspended for honoring O.J. Simpson, Dennis Rodman and RuPaul in a Black History Month parade will be transferred...
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GOP questions Boys & Girls Clubs' executive salaries
10:47 AM on 03/12/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of Republican senators raise issues that could jeopardize millions in federal funding for the national charity...
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Desirée Rogers ran into sharp elbows at White House
10:25 AM on 03/12/2010
Desirée Rogers began to understand she was in trouble when David Axelrod summoned her to his office last spring to scold her...
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Obama delays Asia trip to deal with health care
10:06 AM on 03/12/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama has delayed his first international trip of the year to focus attention on the final push to salvage his health care legislation...
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Man convicted in slaying of NFL cornerback
9:23 AM on 03/12/2010
DENVER (AP) - It took prosecutors and police nearly two years to build their case against Clark, partly because those who witnessed the shooting were part of a gang under federal investigation...
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AP sources: Woods likely to return at Masters
9:01 AM on 03/12/2010
DORAL, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans told The Associated Press...
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- Obama signs jobs bill: 'By no means enough'
- Children help mother deliver fourth child
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- An 'Immortal Life': How one woman's cells helped cure a generation
- Sainthood sought for African-American priest
- Conservatives use abortion issue to court African-Americans
- Will Michael Jackson's new music be a thriller for fans?
- Could 2010 be the year of the black Republican?
- Five reasons Tiger will come roaring back
- Clarence Thomas' wife's Tea Party ties are supremely disturbing
- It's 'do or die' week for health care reform - how did we get here?
- 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?
- Todd Bridges buries troubled past in 'Killing Willis'
- Jackson estate lands largest recording deal ever
- Ray Charles musical heading for Broadway
- House Dems on track for vote on $940 billion health bill
- Senate votes to change cocaine sentencing rules
- Lawmakers fight to finish health reform
- Congressional Black Caucus calls current jobs bill 'inadequate'
- Paterson's press secretary resigns amid scandal
- Senate OKs jobs bill for Obama's signature
- Coach on coke: Rangers' Ron Washington tests positive for drugs
- Tiger's return may be most watched golf event ever
- Arenas: 'I deserve to be punished' for gun prank
- Tiger will return to golf at the Masters
- Heavyweight to featherweight: Tyson races pigeons
- LaDainian Tomlinson is bolting for the Big Apple
- 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
- How to celebrate Black History Month in the Big Apple
- Made in America: Black-owned businesses blaze trails on our soil
- GOP questions Boys & Girls Clubs' executive salaries
- Is the average single black woman really worth just $5?
- Why African-Americans are more optimistic despite fewer jobs
- Wealth gap greatest for black and Latino women
- Minority firms get less stimulus money
- Missing woman's body found stuffed into bedframe
- Is FEMA forcing people to buy flood insurance?
- Holder: Osama bin Laden will never face US trial
- Ugandan children capture their own stories with Project Focus
- House Dems defend 'deem and pass' health care plan
- Parents abondon 3-year-old at his birthday party
- 'Brooklyn's Finest' is flawed but fiercely entertaining
- Why audiences should opt-out of 'Cop Out'
- Black music without borders: Five artists you need to hear
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- Sade's return is worth the wait
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