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It has to be after reading the following article:
(From Wired.com–hat tip:concreteloop.com)
The actor Damon Wayans has been engaged in a 14-month fight to trademark the term “Nigga” for a clothing line and retail store, a search of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s online database reveals.
Wayans wants to dress customers in 14 kinds of attire from [...]

From CNet.com
There’s a new boss in the house, and his name is Bob.
Bob is a new time monitor device from start-up Hopscotch Technology that let parents control how much time their children spend watching television, playing video games or using the computer.
Bob consists of a timer and a reporter box. A device’s plug is [...]

Here is part of a transcript from a recent event where she lashes out against the idea of school vouchers:
CLINTON: Suppose that you were meeting today to decide who got the vouchers. First parent comes and says ‘I want to send my daughter to St. Peter’s Roman Catholic School’ and you say ‘Great, wonderful school, [...]

Setting the stage for an epic political battle in a beleaguered city, Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu will announce today that he will run against Mayor C. Ray Nagin in the April election, Landrieu’s aides said Tuesday night.
Landrieu’s announcement will come this afternoon at a hotel on the bank of the Mississippi River, said aide [...]

First, the news…
From:Chicago Tribune
As Ghanaian district leader Emmanuel Ntow Bediako looked over the crowd of African-Americans in a Chicago Heights church to launch a sister city agreement, many of the faces resembled those he sees in his country an ocean away, he said.
Bediako and four other officials were making their first visit to the [...]

Starting today, I will be highlighting each member of the Congressional Black Caucus. My reason for doing this is to introduce you to two very effective tools that you can use to evaluate the overall performance of elected officials from independent sources: Project Vote Smart and Follow the Money.
Over the years I have grown very [...]

‘Afro Samurai’ to debut on American TV screens
“Japan’s own “Afro Samurai” is set to hit the small screen in the United States as an animated series, to be followed up by a feature film starring Samuel L. Jackson. Comic book aficionados in Japan, though, may be scratching their heads as they have likely never heard [...]