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Black Libyans Targeted for Extermination by Militia

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 4:21 pm
LIBYA – The indigenous populations of Libya are once again under attack by homicidal bands of racist rebels, newly empowered in NATO’s post-Gadhafi Libya, according to new reports. Despite the presence of Western agents in Libya who are said to seek the restoration of order and the creation of a...
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Union says Teacher Layoffs Discriminate against African-Americans

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 3:16 pm
The Chicago Teachers Union filed a complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Wednesday alleging that layoffs last summer disproportionately targeted tenured African-American teachers and communities. The complaints states that African-American teachers make up 29 percent of ...
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House Passes Bill Banning Insider Trading by Members of Congress

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 3:03 pm
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday to ban insider trading by members of Congress and to impose new ethics requirements on lawmakers and federal agency officials. The 417-to-2 vote came less than three weeks after President Obama demanded such action ...
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NATGO to Air Documentary on Italian Cruise Ship Disaster

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 12:15 pm
Tapping into the nation’s growing fascination with “disaster porn,” National Geographic Channel (NGC) announced this week that it will air the first U.S. documentary detailing the Italian cruise ship disaster in a moment-by-moment — still raw — account, told primarily through the eyes of t...
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DOC Channel to Salute Female Filmmakers

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 11:42 am
Documentary Channel (DOC) will salute female filmmakers in March with a fresh new documentary series titled “Her Take.” A remarkable blend of unforgettable stories told by some of the most exceptional women in documentary film, every night of “Her Take” promises to enlighten, inform and insp...
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Final Issue of Betrayal of Planet of the Apes, and other releases this week

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Feb 3, 2012, 5:58 pm
This week’s release of BOOM! Studios’ hit comic mini BETRAYAL OF THE PLANET OF THE APES will mark its last issue, so fans should grab #4 and enjoy the multiple covers and compelling story of ape rebellion. Also, a new story arc starts with IRREDEEMABLE #34. And while Valen continues his quest fo...
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Study Maps Dating Habits of Liberal and Conservative Singles

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Feb 3, 2012, 4:30 pm
DALLAS — Match.com, the world’s largest online dating site, yesterday released findings from its second annual Singles in America study – reportedly the largest and most comprehensive national study to investigate dating habits, behaviors, interests, and lifestyles of this large segment of the...
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Hollywood goes to IN for Super Bowl 2012

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Feb 3, 2012, 4:04 pm
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana — the place where Peyton Manning, Larry Bird, the Hoosiers and more have created the stuff of legend — is undoubtedly a sports mecca. A celeb magnet however? Not so much. But that will change over the next few days as Madonna and an assortment of stars from film, music a...
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Watchmen prequel in works without author's approval

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Feb 1, 2012, 2:00 pm
DC Entertainment is soon expected to announce that DC Comics will publish a new mini-series based on characters introduced in Watchmen, a celebrated 1980s comicbook series, without its original creators, writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons. Published from 1986 to 1987, and and later colle...
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Don Cornelius found dead of head wound

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Feb 1, 2012, 12:36 pm
“Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius (age 75) was found dead at his Sherman Oaks on home Wednesday morning. Law enforcement sources said police arrived at Cornelius’ home around 4 a.m. He apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to sources, who spoke on the condition of anony...
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Daniel Tosh and Comedy Central announce Tosh Tour 2012

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Feb 1, 2012, 11:57 am
Comedy Central’s “Tosh.0″ host Daniel Tosh announced Tuesday that he will be heading on the road this spring to perform his Tosh Tour Twenty Twelve. The Tosh Tour will travel nationwide starting on Thursday, April 5 in Austin, TX at the Bass Concert Hall, making its way through at least 17 cit...
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Janes Addiction, The Roots, Pete Wentz to play Super Bowl Tailgate Party

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Feb 1, 2012, 11:33 am
Automobile maker Volkswagen announced Tuesday that it will team up with Rolling Stone in Indianapolis on Super Bowl Game Day to host the Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party. This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserved. Janes Addiction, Th...
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The Avengers parodied in black humored Bleeding Cool comic

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 31, 2012, 6:14 pm
“Rich Johnston takes us on a raucous ride through politics, fanaticism and the healing power of Hollywood and no one is spared,” This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserved. The Avengers parodied in black humored Bleeding Cool comic &...
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PayPal co-founders fund Ron Paul PAC

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 31, 2012, 4:15 pm
Republican House Rep. and Presidential candidate Ron Paul received campaing funding from co-founders of online U.S. payment service PayPal through a Super PAC funding group This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserved. PayPal co-founders fund Ro...
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Tyler Perry announces new Medea project: Witness Protection

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 31, 2012, 10:11 am
The new film, "Madea's Witness Protection," marks the prolific filmmaker and multi-media tycoon's 14th feature film production with Lionsgate in seven years. This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserved. Tyler Perry announces new Medea project: ...
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U.S. Investors Have Access to Only 10 Percent of Global Stocks

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 31, 2012, 9:43 am
Financial institutions can capitalize on outperforming international markets by offering their clients access to a broader array of investment opportunities beyond the U.S. market to foreign and emerging economies. This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All r...
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Cheap baby formulas just as healthy as expensive brands says experts

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 31, 2012, 9:33 am
According to Nielsen data, more than $688 million was spent on advertising baby formula and other baby products from September 2010 to August 2011. This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserved. Cheap baby formulas just as healthy as expensive br...
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Plastic bag ban kills 8800 jobs says activist group

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 31, 2012, 9:15 am
AUSTIN, Texas – The the American Progressive Bag Alliance believes that the ban on plastic bags is hurting job growth. “8,800 Texan jobs are threatened by the proposed ordinance to ban and tax plastic bags,” the group wrote in a statement issued yesterday. Plastic retail carry-out bags are 100...
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Ron Paul proofed racist newsletters says former secretary

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 30, 2012, 4:27 pm
Texas Republican presidential candidate and House Representative Ron Paul has a lot of explaining to do as news has surfaced indicating that he knowingly ok’d articles that appeared in his newsletters in the 1980s and 1990s that have been deemed racist, anti-Semetic and homophobic. The Washington ...
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Davos elites fresh out of job creation ideas

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 30, 2012, 4:06 pm
Western political leaders are quick to rely on business leaders to solve today’s job creation problems, mainly because lobbyists have promoted the idea that CEOs were best suited for the job. But a business’ primary function is to generate profits, not to maintain the welfare of a nation and its...
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Occupy Oakland participant suffers internal bleeding after Police beating

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 30, 2012, 2:39 pm
A 19 year-old woman was hospitalized for internal bleeding, after being beaten by a police officer during Saturday’s Occupy Oakland protests, according to sources on the ground. The woman’s condition remained unknown as of Sunday morning. After Occupy Oakland protesters threatened to occupy a va...
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SAG Awards 2012 Winners List

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 30, 2012, 3:29 am
Check out our list of winners at the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards. This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserved. SAG Awards 2012 Winners List Related posts:2011 Oscar Winners List Book of Mormon Sweeps Tony Awards Tiger ...
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Tiger Woods nears winners' circle at Abu Dhabi

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 28, 2012, 2:10 pm
"It just seemed like I didn't do a lot of things right but I didn't do a lot of things wrong today." This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserved. Tiger Woods nears winners’ circle at Abu Dhabi Related posts:Tiger Woods falls behin...
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Demi Moore replaced by Sarah Jessica Parker in Lovelace film

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 4:53 pm
Filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman announced that Sarah Jessica Parker will be playing the role of feminist icon Gloria Steinem in the biopic Lovelace, replacing Demi Moore, who dropped out of the film earlier this week due to health concerns. Moore, who suffered a collapse and was rushed t...
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Demi Moore may have smoked something leading to hospitalization

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 4:41 pm
In a case that seems to get more bizarre by the minute, Demi Moore's 911 call transcripts have been released. This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserved. Demi Moore may have smoked something leading to hospitalization Related post...
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Spartacus: Vengeance Brings Death to Yet More Romans

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 2:16 pm
Starz's hit historical-fiction franchise Spartacus returns tonight with Spartacus: Vengeance, bringing death to yet more ancient Romans in the bloody continuance of the story of the Thracian Spartacus. This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserve...
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Philanthropist Eli Broad Comments on State of the Union

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 10:45 am
Philanthropist Eli Broad, the founder-chairman of two Fortune 500 companies, Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation and SunAmerica, believes This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserved. Philanthropist Eli Broad Comments on State of the Union ...
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CA Workers Lose Billions in Wages Due to I.T. Piracy

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 10:30 am
Protect California Jobs & Innovation (PCJI) Wednesday released the findings of a study conducted by the Orange County Business Council quantifying the economic and job impacts of software piracy in California. This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights...
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Hispanic National Bar Association reacts to SOTU

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 10:20 am
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) issued yesterday a response to President Obama's State of the Union address, expressing This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserved. Hispanic National Bar Association reacts to SOTU Rela...
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VH1 gives Mob Wives new post-show

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 26, 2012, 6:06 pm
With ratings as high as the on-set drama, it is little wonder VH1 yesterday announced that its one-hour hit reality series This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserved. VH1 gives Mob Wives new post-show Related posts:Huffington Post...
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Camilla D'Errico's Tanpopo slated for March release

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 26, 2012, 5:06 pm
BOOM! Studios plans to offer comic book fans an alternative view of This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserved. Camilla D’Errico’s Tanpopo slated for March release Related posts:Let Me In Home Video Release Features Cool Extras...
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Barney Frank to marry partner

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 26, 2012, 4:01 pm
Retiring Rep. Barney Frank, a gay pioneer in Congress, said Thursday that he will marry his longtime partner, Jim Ready. During an appearance on PBS talk show, “The Charlie Rose Show” earlier this month, Frank said he was looking forward to leaving Congress and spending time with Ready. “Look,...
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Conn. Police charged with targeting Latinos for brutality

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 26, 2012, 10:32 am
A police sergeant and three officers in the Connecticut city of East Haven were arrested on January 25 on federal charges of conspiracy, deprivation of rights and obstruction of justice. The case is in connection with a campaign of harassment and brutality directed against the town’s growing Latin...
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Tiger Woods falls behind, McIlroy takes lead in Abu Dhabi

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 26, 2012, 10:18 am
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Former world champion golfer Tiger Woods started his 2012 tournament season with a 2-under 70 at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on Thursday, three shots behind clubhouse leaders Rory McIlroy and Robert Karlsson. Woods played bogey-free golf that produced few mome...
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Capitalism may be endangered says Davos elite

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 26, 2012, 9:47 am
The economic crisis rocking Europe and the United States, which has resulted in a income-gap between the Middle Class and wealthy larger than ever seen in modern history, has compelled financial leaders to admit Wednesday at the Davos, Switzerland annual business conference, World Economic Forum, th...
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Haitians demand trial of Baby Doc Duvalier

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 25, 2012, 1:49 pm
Baby Doc, who replaced his own father, Francois Duvalier, as President of Haiti in 1971, is accused of the death of thousands of people, violation of human rights, corruption, crime association and others. This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights res...
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HSBC under investigation for money-laundering

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 25, 2012, 1:25 pm
The intensifying scrutiny of HSBC is the latest in a series of investigations by U.S. officials into how global banks have processed... This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserved. HSBC under investigation for money-laundering Relat...
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SEALS free American captives held in Somalia

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 25, 2012, 1:18 pm
Obama authorized the raid on Monday and military commanders gave the final go-ahead on Tuesday, Pentagon officials said. This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserved. SEALS free American captives held in Somalia Related posts:140 Dea...
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Demi Moore Seeking Treatment for Exhaustion

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 25, 2012, 11:35 am
Actress Demi Moore, who has recently separated from her Ashton Kutcher, husband for 6 years, has lost a massive struggle with stress and is now seeking professional treatment, according to Moore’s handlers. “Because of the stresses in her life right now, Demi has chosen to seek professional assi...
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Alleged Sex Slaving Child Mutilator Worked for CIA

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 23, 2012, 10:57 am
While the US government has a strong foreign policy against dictators, striving to spread democracy throughout the third-world by unilaterally exterminating African soverign leaders without concrete evidence of wrongdoing, such as the gangland murder of Col. Muammar Gaddafi of Libya for unsubstantia...
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Seal and Klum announce Divorce

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 23, 2012, 10:19 am
Entertainment power-couple Seal and Heidi Klum announced over the weekend that their marriage may be coming to an end. “While we have enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching we have decided to separate,” they announced in a statement to People maga...
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Capitalism is outdated and crumbling

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 23, 2012, 9:46 am
Economic and political elites meeting this week at the Swiss resort of Davos will be asked to urgently find ways to reform a capitalist system that has been described as “outdated and crumbling.” “We have a general morality gap, we are over-leveraged, we have neglected to invest in the future,...
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Voter Fraud Surfaces in SC GOP Primary

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 23, 2012, 9:32 am
In the wake of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s stunning win over Mitt Romney in Saturday’s South Carolina Republican primary, wherein the winner trounced Romney to the tune of 40% of the vote, the state’s attorney general has alerted the U.S. Justice Department of potential voter f...
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Birthers to haul Pres. Obama into GA Court

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 23, 2012, 9:11 am
Birthers, a rag-tag group of American conservatives who believe President Obama is not an American citizen by birth, have convinced a Georgia state judge to order President Barack Obama to appear in court in Atlanta on allegations that President Obama is not a natural-born citizen and therefore can ...
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Colbert Soft-Shoes Racism in Harris-Perry Interview

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 18, 2012, 11:43 am
Late night television comedy show host Stephen Colbert waded into briny waters last week on his Comedy Central show, The Colbert Report, interviewing revered Tulane political science professor Melissa Harris-Perry on the matter of racial stereotypes. The razor-witted political satirist invited Harri...
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WWII Epic 'Red Tails' Opens Nation-wide Jan. 20 (video)

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 18, 2012, 11:04 am
Red Tails, George Lucas’ epic action-drama about the heroic World War II African-American flying aces, Tuskegee Airmen, opens nation-wide January 20 and has stirred a national debate about racism in American cinema. In promoting the film, George Lucas( Star Wars), opened a can of worms when he tol...
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Spike Lee Side-Steps Hollywood Inertia to Self-Finance Red Hook Summer

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 18, 2012, 9:52 am
In light of George Lucas’ announcement in recent weeks that he self-financed the production of soon to be released epic film Red Tails, whose cast is predominately African-American, but then struggled to get distribution because studios claimed they lacked the skill to effectively market what is l...
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Democracy Now Televises MLK Speeches on US Foreign Policy and Civil Rights (video)

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 17, 2012, 11:38 pm
While broadcast television virtually ignored the federal holiday Martin Luther King Day, choosing to stick with regularly scheduled fare over more somber holiday-themed programs, Democracy Now devoted its entire Monday telecast to the discussion of Dr. King and civil rights issues. “Martin Luther ...
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Paul McCartney Sings of Kisses on the Bottom

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 17, 2012, 3:43 pm
Pop Icon Paul McCartney has teamed up with Stevie Wonder and Eric Clapton in a new album of American standards and originals titled Kisses on the Bottom. Mostly a collection of standards Paul listened to in his childhood, the album also contains two new McCartney compositions ‘My Valentine’ and ...
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US Troops Deployed to Israel

Desiree Washington posted an article on - Jan 10, 2012, 1:17 pm
Thousands of US troops are making their way to Israel as tensions with Iran appear to simmer. This is a post from Popdecay. This material is copyright protected by Popdecay. All rights reserved. US Troops Deployed to Israel Related posts:Obama to Reveal Troop Pull Out of Afghanistan ...
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