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June 26, 2013
Tributes Pour In For Mandela (PHOTOS)
Source: News24.com Lebani Sirinje, a Zimbabwean artist paints a portrait of former South African President Nelson Mandela, outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa. (AP) Children from Thanduxolo day care sing outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital. (Themba Hadebe, AP) A woman from a community group based in Pretoria holds [...]
June 25, 2013
Daughter: Mandela Opens Eyes, Smiles At News Of Obama’s S. Africa Visit
Source: Keir Simmons and Charlayne Hunter-Gault / NBC News PRETORIA, South Africa – Nelson Mandela “opened his eyes” and smiled after being told of President Barack Obama’s imminent visit to South Africa, his daughter said Tuesday, adding to speculation that the two men might meet. The 94-year-old remains in a critical condition, South Africa’s government said [...]
Rev. Al Sharpton: SCOTUS Just ‘Canceled’ Martin Luther King’s Dream
Source: Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post MSNBC and NBC simultaneously aired legal correspondent Pete Williams’ take on the case. Williams said that the Court had struck down a “key part” of the Act by ruling that one of its sections was unconstitutional. “It’s a huge defeat for the civil rights community on the most important civil [...]
Retired Judge Kevin Ross: Don West’s Knock-Knock Joke Was ‘Brilliant’
Roland Martin talks with retired judge Kevin Ross about day one of the George Zimmerman trial including his interesting opinion on Don West‘s knock-knock joke during opening statements.
Mandela Still In Critical Condition
Source: Christopher Torchia / AP / ABC News South Africa’s president on Tuesday urged his compatriots to show their appreciation for Nelson Mandela, who is in critical condition in a hospital, by marking his 95th birthday next month with acts of goodness that honor the legacy of the anti-apartheid leader. The office of President Jacob Zuma [...]
Atlanta Teens Fly High With Tuskegee Airmen
Atlanta teens are learning about piloting skills, aviation and U.S. history as they participate in a Tuskegee Airman aviation career training program. (June 24)
Documents Show Liberals In I.R.S. Dragnet
Source: Jonathan Weisman / The New York Times WASHINGTON — The instructions that Internal Revenue Service officials used to look for applicants seeking tax-exempt status with “Tea Party” and “Patriots” in their titles also included groups whose names included the words “Progressive” and “Occupy,” according to I.R.S. documents released Monday. The documents appeared to back up contentions [...]
Police: Man High On Mushrooms Rips Off Part Of Penis
Source: Tammy Stables Battaglia / Detroit Free Press / USA Today DETROIT — A 41-year-old Columbus, Ohio, man is recovering after police say he ripped off part of his penis on a drug-fueled high in Ypsilanti Township, Mich. Washtenaw County Sheriff’s deputies found the man naked and screaming after responding to a burglar alarm at [...]
Supreme Court Voids Key Part Of Voting Rights Act
Source: Mark Sherman / Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act cannot be enforced until Congress comes up with a new way of determining which states and localities require close federal monitoring of elections. The justices said in 5-4 ruling Tuesday that the law Congress [...]
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