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Some Saturday Love: Eric Clapton, “Change the World,” 1996

• January 14, 2012 • 6 Comments

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Another Jeezus Take the Wheel Moment: Former Fugees Video Director Beat, Raped and Impregnated His Five Daughters to Achieve a “Pure” Family Line

• March 12, 2010 • Comments Off

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Rihanna on GMA: “I Feel Ashamed…Eff Love.”

• November 5, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Domestic Violence, Education, Gossip, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Rihanna Fenty, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Womanism, Women
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Saturday Night Music, August 1, Gladys Knight and the Pips, “Love Overboard”

• August 1, 2009 • Comments Off

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Wisconsin among states pushing forward with anti-abortion bills June 18, 2013
The GOP's conservative base is finding success with abortion-restricting laws at the state and federal level, reports the New York Times.
Copper thieves wreck air conditioning at River Food Pantry, Salvation Army June 18, 2013
Police say copper thefts are a continuing problem across Madison.
John Nichols: Congress should check and balance president's actions in Syria June 18, 2013
On Afghanistan, Congress is reasserting its role to check and balance the president. It should do the same with regard to Syria.
Bucky in a Confederate uniform? No way, says UW June 18, 2013
A pro-gun group was told to remove the image of a gun-toting Bucky in a Confederate uniform.
Lisa Subeck: Raising campaign limits comes at expense of democracy June 18, 2013
New data reveals only a small percentage of Wisconsinites stand to gain from doubling of campaign contribution limits
State Debate: Press-Gazette urges readers to speak out against state budget June 18, 2013
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
Tea party group to Sen. Mike Ellis: Set our children free! June 18, 2013
A tea party billboard compares the Senate president to an oppressive Egyptian pharaoh.
Morning briefing: State economy, mine site access, student loans, state budget battle June 18, 2013
Stories that are making the news today in Madison and around the state and country.

The Chicago Tribune

CTA unveils artwork for Red Line north stations June 18, 2013
The CTA today unveiled renderings for art that will be placed at seven Red Line north stations by the end of the year.
Hossa 'likely' for Game 4 June 18, 2013
It appears the Chicago Blackhawks will have winger Marian Hossa for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final Wednesday night.
Ban on plastic bags makes comeback at City Hall June 18, 2013
Aldermen today listened to environmentalists and a teenage girl make the case for banning plastic bags in city stores, but were not expected to vote on the long-discussed move that retailers argue would hurt business.
Silvery substance prompts swim ban at Indiana Dunes State Park June 18, 2013
Swimming remains banned at Indiana Dunes State Park this morning while officials investigate a silvery substance found floating on the lake water.
New outdoor movie screen debuts at Millennium Park June 18, 2013
A 40-by-22.5-foot LED video screen bright enough to be viewed in full daylight debuts this week in Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavilion.
8 wounded in shootings on South, West sides June 18, 2013
At least eight people were shot Monday on the South and West sides, authorities said.
Blackhawks down a man, down in series after 2-0 loss June 18, 2013
History not on their side after 2-0 loss puts Bruins up 2-1; Hossa 'hopeful' for Game 4Looking out of sorts without Marian Hossa, the Blackhawks sputtered on offense and were a train wreck on the power play as they lost to Boston 2-0, giving the Bruins a 2-1 edge in the Stanley Cup Final.
Lyric Opera signs off on busiest season ever June 18, 2013
The Lyric Opera's unprecedented effort this past season to make itself more generally relevant appears to have paid off. The company ended its 2012-13 season in the black.

The New York Times

U.S. Lets States Delay Using Tests to Rate Teachers June 18, 2013
Responding to complaints, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said states could postpone for a year using more rigorous tests to make career decisions about teachers.
F.C.C. Nominee Points to His Lobbying Experience June 18, 2013
Tom Wheeler said his work for the cable and cellphone industries convinced him that competition was more important than regulation.
Fraud Used to Frame Farm Bill Debate June 18, 2013
While Congress debates cuts in the federal food stamp program, it has been reluctant to make changes in the crop insurance program, despite several recent fraud cases.
N.S.A. Chief Says Surveillance Has Stopped Dozens of Plots June 18, 2013
Gen. Keith B. Alexander said on Tuesday that American surveillance had helped prevent “potential terrorist events over 50 times since 9/11.”
Boehner Raises Obstacle to Allowing Immigration Vote June 18, 2013
Speaker John A. Boehner said he would not bring an overhaul measure to the House floor for a vote unless it has the support of a majority of Republicans.
McCaskill Lends Support to Group Urging 2016 Clinton Run June 18, 2013
Senator Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat who backed Barack Obama in 2008, says she is “Ready for Hillary.”
Obama Raises Possibility of Change at the Fed June 18, 2013
The president praised Ben S. Bernanke’s leadership of the Federal Reserve but suggested that he could nominate a new Fed chairman later this year.
At Paris Show, Some Signs of Renewed Demand for Big Jets June 18, 2013
After years of emphasis on smaller, single-aisle aircraft, Airbus announced a deal for 20 of its A380 superjumbo jets.

The San Francisco Chronicle

Judith Salerno new Susan G. Komen CEO
Judith Salerno new Susan G. Komen CEO Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:52 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast c […]
High court rejects Arizona voting law
High court rejects Arizona voting law McClatchy News Copyright 2013 McClatchy News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:52 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 The Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law requiring that people registering to vote in federal elections provide proof of U.S. […]
Ex-contractor vows more surveillance leaks
Ex-contractor vows more surveillance leaks Defiant and apparently unbowed by threats of prosecution, former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden vowed Monday to release more secrets about U.S. intelligence surveillance systems that he described as "nakedly, aggressively criminal." Snowden unmasked himself on June 9 as the source for n […]
Chinese dissident says NYU is evicting him
Chinese dissident says NYU is evicting him Los Angeles Times Copyright 2013 Los Angeles Times. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:53 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 The relationship between New York University and Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng - whose flight from his homeland last year ca […]
Military plans open combat units to women
Military plans open combat units to women Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:53 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by t […]
Turkish unions boost government protests
Turkish unions boost government protests Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:52 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 Labor groups fanned a wave of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority Monday, leading rallies and a on […]
News of the day From Across the Globe, June 18
News of the day From Across the Globe, June 18 Applebaum took over as interim mayor of Canada's second-largest city in November after former Mayor Gerald Tremblay resigned amid corruption allegations. Torrential rain and floods washed away buildings and roads and killed at least 23 people in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said Monda […]
News of the Day From Across the Nation, June 18
News of the Day From Across the Nation, June 18 Nine owners and managers of 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia were charged Monday in a scheme to exploit immigrants from Pakistan and the Philippines, in part by paying them using the stolen Social Security numbers of a child and three dead people. Federal agents revived the hunt for the remain […]

The San Jose Mercury News

Jay-Z's Samsung deal continues revolution in music delivery and promotion June 18, 2013
Jay-Z's partnership with Samsung for his new album, 'Magna Carta Holy Grail,' is another sign of how musicians are finding new ways to push, sell and promote their music, and how the multiplatinum performer -- who famously rapped 'I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man' -- continues to leverage his enduring popularity i […]
Los Angeles City Council votes to ban plastic bags June 18, 2013
The Los Angeles City Council has given initial approval to an ordinance banning stores from providing customers single-use plastic bags.
Hewlett-Packard removes Todd Bradley from top of printer and PC division June 18, 2013
Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday that Todd Bradley, the head of its largest unit, printing and personal computers, will take on a new job, improving HP's China business and extending channel partner relationships around the world.
Police identify Oakland man fatally shot by deputy at Castro Valley burger joint June 18, 2013
Quincy Williams, age 32, of Oakland, was shot and killed by an Alameda County sheriff's deputy Friday night after he attempted to rob Boulevard Burger, officials said.
Google petitions FISA court for ability to disclose NSA user-data requests on First Amendment basis June 18, 2013
Search giant Google petitioned the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday for permission to separately report the number of requests it receives from the court, such as requests tied to the National Security Agency's Prism program, claiming protections from the First Amendment right to free speech.
San Jose: Gilroy man James Francis Lee convicted of murder in 2010 DUI crash that killed 4-year-old boy June 18, 2013
A jury found 46-year-old James Francis Lee guilty Monday of offenses including second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the July 11, 2010, death of Jose Diaz as his family awaited for help with their disabled truck in the southbound lanes near Bailey Avenue. Lee is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 23.
Netroots Nation comes home to Silicon Valley June 18, 2013
Organizers of Netroots Nation, the annual convention of liberal online political activists starting Thursday in San Jose, say Silicon Valley represents both the past and the future of their movement.
San Jose sues MLB over stalled Oakland A's move June 18, 2013
San Jose city officials approved a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Major League Baseball's antitrust exemption, arguing that assigning the city to the San Francisco Giants who are refusing to allow the Oakland A's to build a downtown ballpark is unlawful restraint of trade.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Gas line explodes in Washington Parish June 18, 2013
No injuries reported.
Landry, Walker High schools merger wins BESE committee backing June 18, 2013
BESE approves 6-4 as community group maintains opposition, students voice support
St. Tammany linked to coastal parishes during hurricanes June 18, 2013
If there’s one thing St. Tammany Parish residents have learned from the past handful of hurricane seasons it’s this: They might not be right on the Gulf of Mexico but they do live in a coastal parish.Numerous times in recent...
Louisiana Housing Corporation receives more than $218,000 in HUD counseling grants June 18, 2013
In efforts to help families and individuals with housing needs and foreclosure prevention, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officials are awarding more than $40 million in housing counseling grants to 334 national, regional and local organizations. Among...
New Orleans lawmaker racks up second tax credit program win June 18, 2013
A tax credit program with a price tag of almost $50 million has been signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal. The New Markets Jobs Tax Credit, sponsored by a New Orleans lawmaker, would provide incentives for private businesses to...
Late charges, fees for CCC toll violations to be waived under new law June 18, 2013
Toll violation fees and charges incurred this year on the Crescent City Connection will be forgiven under a new law signed Monday by Gov. Bobby Jindal. The legislation was introduced after voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to renew the tolls...
Buras meth lab busted by Plaquemines Parish deputies June 18, 2013
Loran "Tony" Williams, 28, was arrested Thursday
JPSO: 13-year-old Terrytown boy booked with murder of his 5-year-old sister June 18, 2013
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a 13-year-old Terrytown boy and booked him with the murder of his 5-year-old sister. Devalon Armstrong inflicted several injuries upon the girl -- including broken ribs, internal bleeding and a lacerated liver --...

The Guardian, UK

US to begin direct peace talks with Taliban over Afghanistan June 18, 2013
'Peace and reconciliation' milestone comes after US drops request for formal rejection of al-Qaida as precondition to talksThe US is to open direct talks with Taliban leaders within days, it was revealed on Tuesday, after Washington agreed to drop a series of preconditions that have previously held back negotiations over the future of Afghanistan.I […]
Edward Snowden says US government has destroyed his chance of a fair trial June 17, 2013
In a live chat with Guardian readers, NSA whistleblower says US leaders cannot 'cover this up by jailing or murdering me'The NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has warned that the truth about the extent of surveillance carried out by US authorities would emerge, even if he was eventually silenced.In a live Q&A with Guardian readers from a secret […]
Protests erupt across Brazil over high costs and poor services June 18, 2013
Some of country's biggest ever rallies sweep major cities as bus fare rise is last straw in spiral of high costs and poor servicesBrazil experienced one of its biggest nights of protest in decades on Monday as more than 100,000 people took to the streets nationwide to express their frustration at heavyhanded policing, poor public services and high costs […]
William Hague: 14-pint-sized politico June 18, 2013
The foreign secretary boasted to MPs of influencing his family's voting aged 14. One can only feel sorry for his parentsWilliam Hague was asked about the referendum on our membership of the EU. Gary Streeter, a Tory, pointed out that the last time we had a poll on this topic Mr Hague was aged only 14 and could not vote.The foreign secretary replied: […]
Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown suspended after failing drug test June 18, 2013
• Two-time Olympic 200m champion failed in May• Case is ongoing, says Jamaican Athletics' governing bodyJamaica's twice Olympic 200 metres champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has been suspended from competition following a positive test for a banned diuretic at an athletics meeting last month."The Jamaican Athletics Administrative Association can […]
Vladimir Putin may allow Assad to go if power vacuum in Syria is avoided June 18, 2013
British hopeful that peace talks to end civil war can go ahead, but divided Syrian opposition remains a big stumbling block The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is willing to see the removal of the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, but only if it leads to a balanced government and not a dangerous power vacuum of the kind that followed Saddam Hussein's re […]
Tax avoidance clampdown wins support of G8 leaders June 18, 2013
G8 members persuaded to sign Lough Erne declaration, a commitment to end corporate tax evasion and clear up tax havensHe swam in the lough. He poured praise on his G8 partners.And at a closing blustery press conference by the side of the lake, he sold Northern Ireland as if it were one of the seven tourist wonders of the world. If summit hosts can be marked […]
Assange will not leave Ecuador embassy even if Sweden drops extradition bid June 18, 2013
WikiLeaks founder fears moves are under way by the US to prosecute him on espionage charges over cable releasesJulian Assange will not leave Ecuador's embassy even if Sweden drops its extradition bid over accusations of sexual assault, because he fears moves are already underway by the US to prosecute him on espionage charges, he has said.On the eve of […]

The BBC

US to open direct Taliban talks June 18, 2013
The US is to open direct peace talks with the Taliban after more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan, senior White House officials announce.
G8 backs urgent Syria peace talks June 18, 2013
G8 leaders back calls for Syrian peace talks to be held in Geneva "as soon as possible", without mentioning the fate of President Bashar al-Assad.
Brazil president 'proud' of protests June 18, 2013
Dilma Rousseff says she is proud so many people are fighting for a better country, in her first public comments since mass protests on Monday.
Mali signs peace deal with Tuareg June 18, 2013
Mali's government signs a peace deal with Tuareg rebels to end conflict in the north in the run-up to elections next month.
Pakistan funeral bomb 'kills 27' June 18, 2013
At least 27 people, including a lawmaker linked to Imran Khan's PTI, are killed in a suicide bombing at a funeral in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
Italy school bomber gets life term June 18, 2013
An Italian court sentences to life in prison a man who carried out a school bomb attack in 2012, which killed a teenage girl and injured nine others.
Jolie double in US phone hack claim June 18, 2013
A former stunt double for Angelina Jolie sues News Corp in the US, accusing the company of hacking into her phone to gain information about the star.
Montreal mayor resigns after arrest June 18, 2013
Montreal's Mayor Michael Applebaum resigns, a day after his arrest on 14 fraud charges.

The Independent, UK

Revealed: The 44 Guantanamo Bay inmates too dangerous to release June 18, 2013
The United States government has identified for the first time the several dozen inmates at the deeply troubled prison facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba whom it considers too dangerous to release but also too difficult to prosecute or ever put on trial.
In US, News Corp may truly be held to account June 18, 2013
The former US Secretary of State, and potential presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, said that, whether it’s law, finance, medicine, academia or running a small business, “people rely on confidential communications to do their job”.
News Corp phone hacking claim: US courts more likely than English counterparts to jail executives if found guilty June 18, 2013
The former US Secretary of State, and potential presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, said that whether it’s law, finance, medicine, academia or running a small business “people rely on confidential communications to do their job.”
Brazil kicks off: World Cup excess draws hundreds of thousands to street protests June 18, 2013
When the Fifa president Sepp Blatter announced in 2007 that next year’s World Cup would be staged in Brazil, he predicted it would have “a big social and cultural impact”. It has, but not in the way he expected. Instead of uniting Brazil in celebration, football’s biggest prize, which is returning after 54 years to the country that has won it more times than […]
100,000 protesters take to Brazil's streets ahead of World Cup and Olympics June 18, 2013
Protests in Brazil turned violent as more than 100,000 people took to the streets across the country, angered by allegations of police brutality in beating and firing rubber bullets at demonstrators in a march last week.
California: Prisoners at Avenal and Pleasant Valley prisons demand move as valley fever death toll rises June 18, 2013
Thousands of inmates at two California prisons may be transferred to other facilities, to avoid the threat of a condition known as valley fever.
Angelina Jolie's former stunt double Eunice Huthart launches legal proceedings against Rupert Murdoch’s US media empire over alleged phone hacking June 18, 2013
The British former stunt double of Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has become the first of six people to formally launch legal proceedings against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in America over alleged phone hacking.
Exclusive: Angelina Jolie's former stunt double Eunice Huthart launches legal proceedings against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in US over alleged phone hacking June 18, 2013
The British former stunt double of Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has become the first of six people to formally launch legal proceedings against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in America over alleged phone hacking.

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