A missing black woman isn't worth much on the streets of Cleveland

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Muslim, Arab-Americans brace for backlash after Ft. Hood massacre

We're appalled too by Fort Hood killer Nidal Malik Hasan, so don't target us: Muslim groups

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Attack of the Palinites

The Palinites -- because of her star power, she's the de facto leader of the movement at this point, so it's fair to name it after her -- backed a third-party conservative named Doug Hoffman. Scozzafava pulled out and threw what support she had to Owens, who won by four points.

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'Sesame Street's' Been Swept, But the Magic of Show Remains

In the early days of "Sesame Street" -- that is, B.E. (Before Elmo) -- Sesame Street was a pretty grimy place.

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Obama's first year: A record you can believe in

he's a president, not a Hollywood action hero. Most of my frustration is really with the process of getting anything done in Washington, which is not something Obama can unilaterally change, nimbly circumvent or blithely ignore.

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Limbaugh, Palin urge right wing to step up efforts to purge moderates from Republican Party

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Is Monogamy Realistic?

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Keeping prejudice out of our children

Incidents of racial prejudice, both blatant and subtle, provide fodder for heated discussions in newspaper columns and TV talk shows. Where does it come from? Why does it persist, despite more than a half century of national effort to eradicate it?

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'Desperate' Phillies fan arrested for offering sex in exchange for World Series tickets

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Is California finished?

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The ticking time bomb on warming

The Kerry-Boxer bill sets hard targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions consistent with the need identified by science.

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"GOP Has a Lightning Rod, And Her Name Is Not Palin."

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FOX News: Hateful, Seditious Thugs

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Fanning the Flames of Racial Tension

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Jay-Z, Freddie Gibbs, and the end of hip-hop : A genre ages out

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Black Republicans Are Running From Race

Black Republicans running for various offices this election cycle seem to be running from race while running their races. This is one of the most asinine things I've seen, but not at all unexpected.

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DNA Leads to Suspect, 19 Years Later

The child abduction and rape of an 8 year old girl in 1990 may have a happy ending

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The new role models in America aren't waifs

.Barbie's ankles too 'fat' to Christian Louboutin, showing how out-of-touch fashion designers can be

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Helping Men Who Buy Sex

Can you teach men who pick up prostitutes not to buy sex? Part education, part intervention, a "school" in Worcester takes aim at reducing demand on the streets.

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President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win mocked in GOP fundraising letter

It shows "how meaningless a once honorable and respected award has become," he wrote, asking for contributions of $25 to $1,000 for the RNC

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Billboard outside Georgia restaurant uses N-word to deride Obama health care policy plan

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Black NFL players crush prospect of playing for a Rush Limbaugh-owned St. Louis Rams

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Bobby Bowden has betrayed FSU

Throughout the years, Bobby has said that if his program ever fell into a state of disrepair and mediocrity, he would hang it up.

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Winning Lottery Not Always Ticket to Dreams

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Sending children to prison for life

Our laws make allowances for juveniles' immaturity; judges should too.

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