John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate, reports the Associated Press.
A formal announcement was expected within a few hours at a campaign rally in swing-state Ohio.
Palin, 44, is a self-styled hockey mom and political reformer who has been governor of her state less than two [...]

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As killer storm Gustav threatened the Gulf Coast three years after Hurricane Katrina, Black Voices caught up with New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin before he left the Democratic National Convention earlier than planned.
In an interview Tuesday, before Gustav becoming a threat to the Gulf Coast, the Barack Obama superdelegate said the Big Easy is [...]

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Michael Jackson is ringing in the big 5-0 on Friday in a celebration worthy of a child star.
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“I feel very wise and sage, but at the same time very young,” the King of Pop told Good Morning America on Friday.
His low-key birthday plans? “Just have a little cake with my children and we’ll probably watch [...]

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Cuba Gooding Jr. has been cast as the lead in “Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story,” a TNT original movie based on a memoir by the real-life neurologist, reports Reuters.
Due in the first quarter of 2009, the film will trace Carson’s journey from frustrated inner-city kid to director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins [...]

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When I did a recent interview with Vibe magazine I asked, “Why can’t I get the cover? This is a magazine I love. If there’s one magazine that I’d want to be on the cover of, it’s Vibe.” Their response was they don’t have white artists on the cover; that the only white artist they’ve [...]

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Jurors in Dayton, Ohio, have reached a verdict in the case of a woman accused of killing her month-old daughter by burning the child in a microwave oven. The verdict was expected to be announced Friday.
The jury begin deliberations Thursday following closing arguments in the retrial of 28-year-old China Arnold.
Arnold is accused of killing her [...]

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Detectives with cadaver dogs said in July they detected the smell of human decomposition coming from the trunk of the Pontiac that the mother, Casey Anthony, was driving when police began investigating the dispappearance of her little girl, who was last seen more than two months ago.
The University of Tennessee “Body Farm” conducted the tests [...]

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Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the “broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush” Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of his audacious bid to become the nation’s first black president.
“America, now is not the time for small plans,” [...]

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A toxicology test has been ordered for the son of producer Dr. Dre after an autopsy failed to reveal the cause of his death.
“We don’t know yet why he died,” Capt. Ed Winter told People Wednesday of Andre Young Jr. “There were no signs of trauma or foul play. We’ll be doing toxicology and [...]

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As America’s first black presidential nominee was celebrated at the Democratic National Convention this week, the thoughts of many African Americans turned toward deceased loved ones who did not live to witness it happen.
“It’s an incredible time to be around. I wish my momma could have seen this day,” said Kanye West to the [...]

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One woman in three in the world is affected by domestic violence, US movie actress Reese Witherspoon said here Thursday as she promoted a worldwide campaign against abuse of women.
There isn’t a woman in the world that doesn’t have a friend or a partner who’s actually experiencing some sort of violence against them, so I [...]

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With her children starring in box office hits and growing up with two famous parents, Jada Pinkett Smith is determined to not let the Hollywood scene lead her kids down the wrong path. Admitting she probably would not have survived as a young celebrity herself, Jada claims that “it would blow your mind” to know [...]

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Spelman College in Atlanta has announced that an anonymous donor has generously given a $17 million gift to establish the Gordon-Zeto Endowed Fund for International Initiatives.
Named after Nora A. Gordon, (Class of 1888), the first Spelmanite to teach in the Congo, and Flora E. Zeto, (Class of 1915), among the first Congolese to study [...]

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