Archive for November 10th, 2008

The man police have called a suspect in the murder of members of actress Jennifer Hudson’s family will remain in prison while investigators continue to investigate the triple slaying.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board ruled this morning that there was reason to believe William Balfour, 27, had violated his parole and should be kept in custody [...]

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Bush And Obama Had Friendly Meeting

President Bush had a “relaxed” and “friendly” meeting with President-elect Barack Obama after he and first lady Laura Bush welcomed their successors to their future home Monday, a White House spokesman said.
“The president and the president-elect had a long meeting, described by the president as good, constructive, relaxed and friendly,” White House press secretary Dana [...]

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Boy, 8, to face murder charges

An 8-year-old boy is scheduled to appear in court Monday in St. Johns, Arizona, on charges he murdered his father and another man.
More than 600 mourners attended services for the father, Vincent Romero, 29, Monday morning, CNN affiliate KPHO-TV reported.
Tim Romans, 39, also was found dead Wednesday afternoon in Romero’s home, where he rented a [...]

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Richard Pryor, 1st black President


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The man police have called a suspect in the murder of actress Jennifer Hudson’s family finds out Monday whether he’ll remain in prison for violating his parole or go free while investigators continue to investigate the triple slaying.

William Balfour, 27, was on parole for a 1999 attempted murder conviction when linked to the Oct. 24 [...]

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Barack First Look At the Oval Office

Barack Obama has never set foot in the Oval Office. Talk about making an entrance. In a sit-down discussion Monday with President Bush, the president-elect will get his first feel for the place where momentous decisions will soon fall to him.
Bush invited Obama for the private talk, a rite of passage between presidents and successors [...]

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Funeral services have been announced for Jheryl Busby, the longtime music industry veteran and former President/CEO Motown Records who died Nov. 4 at the age of 59.
A funeral will be held in Los Angeles on Thursday (Nov. 13) at 11 a.m. at “The Tabernacle” of Faithful Central Bible Church in Inglewood (321 N. Eucalyptus [...]

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After years of searching for the right opportunity to work with Will Smith, director Steven Spielberg thinks he may have found the perfect project – an update of the 2003 Korean drama “Oldboy.”
Smith and Spielberg are in early discussions to remake the project, reports Variety. In Chan Wook-park’s Korean-language original, a man gets kidnapped [...]

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Pastor Shirley Caesar-Williams opened her sermon Sunday at Mount Calvary Word of Faith Church with a prayer of thanks for the election of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States.
“God has vindicated the black folk,” the Grammy-winning Gospel singer said as a member of the congregation waved an American flag and [...]

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R. KELLY’S NEPHEWS ARRESTED

*One nephew of R&B star R. Kelly is in intensive care and another is in custody after both were arrested as suspects in an armed-robbery attempt at a Chicago-area barber shop, reports MTV News.
Calumet City police told the Web site that either Brayel Kelly, 15, or his older brother Brandon Kelly went into a [...]

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Oprah Get’s Her Best Rating

The Oprah Winfrey Show” scored its best ratings of the season on Wednesday, when the TV host was finally able to celebrate her support for Barack Obama and his historic election victory the night before.
The live broadcast – featuring political figures John Lewis, Gloria Steinem, David Gergen, Peggy Noonan and Henry Louis Gates – [...]

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South African singer Miriam Makeba, one of Africa’s best known voices and a champion of the fight against apartheid, has died of a heart attack after a performance in Italy. She was 76.
Known as “Mama Africa” and the “Empress of African Song,” Makeba was the first black South African musician to gain international fame, winning [...]

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OurPrayer, an Outreach Ministry of Guideposts that prays for over 600,000 prayer requests annually, is celebrating Veteran’s Day, November 11, by focusing on a special day of prayers for all veterans, military reservists and soldiers on active duty.
“Guideposts has a long history of recognizing and filling the spiritual and emotional needs of America’s [...]

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