NY Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg: On the Tragic Shootings in Arizona
We don't know all the facts from Tuscon, Arizona yet, but we do know that every single day, 34 Americans die to gun violence. And so it will continue until we get serious about cracki ...
Posted Monday, January 10th 2011 at 12:34PM
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One of those targets is for Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. She was shot in the head ...during a constituent meeting at a Tucson grocery store. I'm not suggesting Sarah Palin is criminally responsible for Gabrielle Giffords death, but tar ...
Posted Sunday, January 9th 2011 at 2:52PM
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Just as importantly we need to put the gun metaphors away and permanently. Left, right, middle -- politicians and citizens -- sane and insane. ... If Sarah Palin, whose website ... scrubbed bulls-eye targets on 20 representatives, including Gabby Gi ...
Posted Sunday, January 9th 2011 at 2:27PM
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EL says of making "Second Chance":
“..., I felt like I was seeing a flower or feeling the sun shine for the first time,” says El DeBarge. “I feel like a brand new artist, like I just came out to Hollywood from Grand Rapids, Michigan and I’m looking ...
Posted Sunday, January 9th 2011 at 1:20AM
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Narcotic dependence develops when the body adapts to repeated drug exposure and leads to tolerance or the need for increasing doses to maintain the defined effect of the drug. When the drug is withdrawn, physiologic reactions occur. This is known ...
Posted Sunday, January 9th 2011 at 12:15AM
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Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean has 99 problems and his chick ain't one. The newlywed music producer , 31, has been honeymooning it up on yachts in Corsica, France with his new wife singer Alicia Keys, 29, like he doesn't have a care in the world. Technic ...
Posted Saturday, January 8th 2011 at 6:45PM
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You want to be offended by the title of the article, but then once you read it, Chua’s definition of a “Chinese mother” is really just a strict parent with high standards. Chua seems to be someone who demands that her children not only do their best, ...
Posted Saturday, January 8th 2011 at 6:43PM
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Check out this article by Dr. Phoenix Austin about dispelling stereotypes about black women. The first thing she suggest and many men will cosign is to smile. I'm sure many women don't mean to but at best too many look like they just sucked on a lemo ...
Posted Saturday, January 8th 2011 at 4:40PM
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One of the reasons I have been so intrigued with Murrow’s book, “Why Men Hate Going to Church” is that his work explores the interrelationship between spiritual character and the real and perceived nature of masculinity and femininity. In the middle ...
Posted Friday, January 7th 2011 at 6:01PM
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AP - The will Elizabeth Edwards signed days before her death last month made no mention of her estranged husband and two-time presidential candidate John Edwards. The document Elizabeth Edwards signed Dec. 1, six days before her death, also named he ...
Posted Thursday, January 6th 2011 at 1:52PM
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Innovation is one of the key job search techniques that most individuals do not consider. In order to stand out from the crowd of people that are looking for jobs during 2011 it's important to innovate your job search daily. Take time to make a list ...
Posted Thursday, January 6th 2011 at 1:50PM
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BALTIMORE -- Police in Baltimore are adding manpower to their investigation, hoping to find a missing Monroe teenager who they fear might have been abducted. Phylicia Barnes was visting a sister in the Baltimore area last week when police say she va ...
Posted Thursday, January 6th 2011 at 1:28PM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- This year you mean it, you tell yourself — you're going to commit to making lifestyle changes to improve your well-being. If you want to stay in good health, you can start by scheduling an appointment with your doctor for a compl ...
Posted Thursday, January 6th 2011 at 12:38PM
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William M. Daley will become the next White House chief of
staff, bringing an outsider's voice and decades of experience
with business to the West Wing, officials said Thursday.
Currently a senior executive of the investment bank JPMorgan
Chase, ...
Posted Thursday, January 6th 2011 at 12:27PM
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Tonight I want to work on a little chemistry.
I want to see what would happen between you and me.
When your anatomy collides with mine, how hot will that be?
When our eyes followed by our lips, would it lead to a physical eclipse?
I want to see i ...
Posted Wednesday, January 5th 2011 at 5:07PM
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Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary and close
confidante to President Obama, said Wednesday that he will
step down and become an outside political adviser to the
president and his re-election campaign.
Mr. Gibbs said that he intends t ...
Posted Wednesday, January 5th 2011 at 11:59AM
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Can you guess which Island nation is literally dying from adopting Western eating today, but were once a nation of healthy people? So much so that the life span of the average man in this nation is 48 years old. Unbelievable, eh! I think it is sa ...
Posted Wednesday, January 5th 2011 at 10:18AM
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"Mama" Debarge's memoir is an inspirational story of unconditional faith and love. It's a harrowing story of a woman's personal battle when forced to survive a life riddled with abuse, drugs, violence and great despair. Her story intricately weaves h ...
Posted Tuesday, January 4th 2011 at 5:13AM
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ATLANTA (AP) -- The rate of teen births in the U.S. is at its lowest level in almost 70 years. Yet, the sobering context is that the teen pregnancy rate is far lower in many other countries. The most convincing explanation is that contraceptive use i ...
Posted Monday, January 3rd 2011 at 11:14PM
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I don't believe there is any such thing as African American, African Caribbean, African Nigerian, African Brazilian or any other hyphenated African hair. African hair is beautiful and diverse even on the African continent. This version of African Hai ...
Posted Monday, January 3rd 2011 at 10:16PM
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The new money will give Facebook more firepower to steal away employees, develop products and possibly pursue acquisitions, all without being publicly traded.
Goldman Sachs has reached out to its wealthy private clients, offering them a chance to in ...
Posted Monday, January 3rd 2011 at 4:55PM
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“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. Bu ...
Posted Sunday, January 2nd 2011 at 4:56AM
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I heard the Lord say, "Like a wave I am going to wash over My people – like a wave that goes out and goes back to the shore. I'm going to take My people out on a new wave. I'm going to call them and command them to learn to walk on the water.
"Th ...
Posted Sunday, January 2nd 2011 at 4:26AM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- Good fat? Is there even such a thing? Doctors may tell you to cut the fat, but not all fats are unhealthy. Omega-3 fatty acids may have far-reaching health benefits. Studies suggest they help lower the risk of heart disease, the ...
Posted Sunday, January 2nd 2011 at 4:19AM
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Helen Baylor was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and raised in Los Angeles, where she first performed as a secular nightclub act. She opened for Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and B.B. King while still in her teens, and performed in the musical Hair. In the ...
Posted Thursday, December 30th 2010 at 1:22PM
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