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20 Aug 2009 15:18

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Offbeat, U.S.: Resume fabricator Antwon Womack drops out of the race

  • This race has just gotten to be too much for me.
  • Birmingham, Alabama school board candidate Antwon Womack • Whose pumped-up resume got him into a world of criticism (and us into world of hilarity). He will drop out of the race today. • source
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10 Aug 2009 09:43

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World: Europe could be a budding Muslim continent in the coming years

  • 5% of all Europeans were Muslim as of last year
  • 20% could be Muslim by 2050, based on forecasts source
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31 Jul 2009 10:54

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U.S.: The two sides of Detroit businessman Jim Burwell

  • The good side Jim Burwell, a mechanic, was famous in Detroit as a businessman who was apparently color-blind. He helped out those in the community – especially the poor – who needed it. He gave generously to Detroit’s Black Panther party.
  • The guy Jim Burwell
  • The evil sideYears after his death, it came out that Burwell was a top-ranking Klansman, a revelation which shocked many. “A whole lot of black people considered him their friend,” said civil rights activist Ron Scott. source
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24 Jul 2009 17:53

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Sports: All you need to know about the 2009 Tour de France, bilingual edition

  • un Alberto Contador has a strong hold on first in the Tour de France.
  • deux There are only two days left in the country-wide race that spans 22 days.
  • trois Lance Armstrong, Contador’s teammate, is in third. source
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23 Jul 2009 09:15

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U.S.: When not discussing health care, Obama jumped head-first into race

  • … the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home …
  • President Barack Obama • Discussing last week’s arrest of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. during last night’s prime-time press conference. (BTW, in case you’re wondering – we’d quote the whole sentence, but the sentence was particularly massive, and this was the important part.) Obama’s stance on the Gates issue stands out because it may be the furthest he’s stuck his neck out on any one race issue since going into office. It was the moment – even beyond all of the health care gobbledygook – which will stand out from this press conference. Last week, his statement on role models also stood out for similar reasons. • source
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03 May 2009 11:19

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U.S.: Obama’s election has helped thaw race relations even more

  • I’ve been working downtown for 30 years, so I’ve got a good feeling for it. Since President Obama started campaigning, if I go almost anywhere, it’s: ‘Hi! Hello, how are you, sir?’ I’m talking about strangers. Calling me ‘sir.’
  • Milwaukee resident Samuel Sallis • On the change in people’s treatment of him since Obama started running for president. Sallis isn’t alone. Nearly two-thirds of Americans think race relations are improving in this country, with double the number of blacks agreeing with that statement than previously. Despite fears that Obama’s election would build energy towards extremist anti-black sentiment (with white supremacist groups using it as a recruitment tool), the change has been largely positive so far. • source
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24 Apr 2009 14:28

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Offbeat: This car salesman may be dead, but his obit keeps the dream alive

  • Chuck was the Director of Marketing for the Lund Cadillac Group. We are sure he would still want all to know that 0.9% financing is still available on all New 2008 Hummer H2’s.
  • An obituary for Chuck P. Dimmick, who died at a NASCAR race last week. Clever. • source
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20 Apr 2009 10:58

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Sports: The Boston Marathon is going on right now

In case you care about marathons (a lot of people don’t), this is the one you probably care about most. source
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13 Apr 2009 21:32

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U.S.: Good God, it’s April. The Minnesota Senate race still isn’t over?

  • 312 votes number of votes Al Franken leads by; a state court ruled him the leading vote-getter today
  • seven weeks the length of the trial to decide this fate; Norm Coleman can (and probably will) still appeal source
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