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The U.S. Senate has voted 68 to 31to confirm Sonya Sotomayor. The decision will make her the first Hispanic and third female to serve on The Supreme Court. Nine Republicans also crossed party lines to conform her confirmation. Sotomoyer is President Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee and will become the 111th justice. Obama spoke on […]

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An unlikely candidate is going to take a chance and run for office in Russia, all thanks to our inspirational president Barack Obama. Joaquim Crima, a 37-year-old native of Guinea Bissau took residence in southern Russia after acquiring a degree at a local university. In his campaign, Crima pledges to take on internal corruption and […]

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Steve Harvey’s bestselling book is set to hit the big screen. After spending six months on the New York Times’ Best Seller list, “Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man” will be adapted into a movie by producer Will Packer. The idea for the no-holds barred book came from a segment of his nationally […]

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On the 100th day of President Obama’s term, media outlets around the nation recklessly criticized his administration and policies without taking into consideration the time it it may take to repair an 8-year-old deficit. But now that the second hundred days in approaching, nobody seems to take notice or take the time to critique. “It’s […]

Ladies and gentleman, if anyone was unaware or under a rock, it must be stated to the people of America that the country is in a recession. For those seniors turning their tassels and celebrating the fact that they have finally graduated college, it might have been the wrong time to enter the real world […]

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Judge Sonia Sotomayor is expected to win Senate confirmation effortlessly in Thursday’s vote as two more Republican senators threw their support behind the country’s first Hispanic high court pick. The final debate is scheduled to kick off at 10 a.m. and the official vote will be held at 3p.m. White House spokespeople said a swearing-in […]

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Former U.S. Representative William Jefferson of Louisiana was convicted on 11 counts of corruption charges on Wednesday. Perhaps the most striking detail of the case was the $90,000 cash that was found in his freezer. Jefferson, 62, initially faced 16 corruption charges, but was ultimately convicted on four counts of bribery, three counts of money […]

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Do you have a gas-guzzzling piece is scrap metal passing for a car? Did you miss the one week government incentives to get cash for your clunker? Well never fear, because the auto industry had the best week it’s seen in months thanks to the Obama administrations progressive thinking “cash for clunkers” program. Before leaving […]

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A poster of Obama in make-up resembling the Joker, a character from the film “The Dark Knight,” went viral immediately in the streets of Los Angeles, under the image is the word “socialism.” The “artist” remains silent. As if the picture isn’t discourteous enough, the implication of Obama single-handedly reforming government and society into socialism […]

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Media is in a time where news and information are readily available and there is simply no real way for the print industry to keep up with the rapid updating the internet provides. As a result, 10,000 newspaper jobs have been lost and more than 100 newspapers have shut down their presses forever. Magazines have […]

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Just hours after former President Bill Clinton exchanged words with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the two imprisoned journalists who were sentenced to 12 years in a labor prison for border trespassing. “They are en route to Los Angeles, where Laura and Euna will be reunited with their families,” spokesman Matt McKenna said in […]

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Tuesday, Damario Ware, 20, turned himself into the Fulton County District Attorney’s office, according to police spokesman Officer James Polite.  Ware is being charged with the shooting death of boxer Vernon Forrest and will appear in court today. Ware is one of four suspects that Police are currently after in the murder of Vernon Forrest.  […]