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Race and Arab Nationalism in Libya by BAR executive editor Glen Ford ”The Sudanese, the Chadians were massacred. We saw it ourselves.” U.S. corporate media are sure about certain things in Libya, and admit total ignorance of others – which makes for an uninspiring mix. They are sure that...

Snake dies from silicone poisoning after biting model's breast during photoshoot It should have been an alluring photoshoot between two of nature's beautiful creatures as a model wrapped herself in a snake. But surgically enhanced Israeli model Orit Fox got more than she bargained for when...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/08/BAHE1I6UQ7.DTL SAN FRANCISCO -- The thief pulled the heist with panache and was gone in a flash, but will he get the cash? Most likely not, investigators are saying with somewhat bemused - though still serious - shakes of their heads...

'Wire' actress among 30 arrested in Md. drug raids BALTIMORE – Police in Baltimore say an actress who appeared on the HBO series "The Wire" was among dozens of people arrested in an early morning drug raid. Police say Felicia "Snoop" Pearson, who played a killer of the same name on the hit...

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- A Shawnee Mission West High school teacher has been placed on administrative leave while police investigate allegations of misconduct. Students KCTV5 spoke with said the incident was a bit of a distraction at school Monday. When reports about a school teacher's alleged...

Georgia Parents Pimped Teen Daughter for Minivan Payments http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/02/georgia-parents-pimped-teen-daughter-for-minivan-payments/ A central Georgia couple has pleaded guilty to having their 14-year-old daughter engage in sex with a man so that they would not have to make...

LIBYA: Rebels execute black immigrants while forces kidnap others http://somalilandpress.com/libya-rebels-execute-black-immigrants-while-forces-kidnap-others-20586 Comments (5) ADDIS ABABA — While much of the world’s attention is focusing on crude oil prices and the Libyan pipelines in the...

Human Rights Watch: No mercenaries in eastern Libya Human Rights Watch says it has seen no evidence of mercenaries being used in eastern Libya. This contradicts widespread earlier reports in the international media that African soldiers had been flown in to fight rebels in the region as Muammar...

Libya, Getting it Right: A Revolutionary Pan-African Perspective by Gerald A. Perreira The conflict in Libya is not a revolution, but a counter-revolution. The struggle “is fundamentally a battle between Pan-African forces on the one hand, who are dedicated to the realization of Qaddafi's...

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=6177574 NFL owners' false labor pains Are you the kind of person who loves hearing the bug zapper? Who likes it when the highway paves over a few neighborhoods? Who secretly wants the tank to flatten the kid with the flower? Then you're going to...

http://www.thegrio.com/sports/5-ways-nfl-stars-can-survive-the-looming-lockout.php The pending lockout of NFL players is expected by some to be a matter of history repeating itself. Team owners, hungry to earn an even larger profit from their business ventures, are going to keep the players...

NFL Players Ill-Prepared For Lockout by Tim McManus on Feb 28, 2011 - 12:02 am | 7 comments The current NFL labor strife has been labeled a battle of billionaires vs. millionaires. The lockout could begin at 11:59 p.m. Thursday night, so the clock is ticking quickly now. In reality, it is a...

Former Sonics forward Shawn Kemp wasn’t impressed by the stunt that won the dunk contest for Los Angeles Clippers rookie Blake Griffin. “I’m a big Blake Griffin fan, but that dunk at the contest might have been the weakest dunk in the dunk contest that I’ve seen in a long time,” Kemp told KJR’s...

Report Back from 2/26/11: Anti-Cop Action Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 02/27/2011 - 12:44pm On the night of February 26th, 20 anarchists dressed in black with masks covering their faces met at the intersection of Boren and Howell (where John T Williams was killed) in Seattle. A banner was...

http://qik.com/video/38025087 A few thousand inside are refusing to go. A few thousand outside ready to take their place if they can. Organizers are giving out ACLU phone number to people for when they get forcibly removed and jailed. **Edit** link updated. OG link is down as WiFi was cut...

Frostbite and Freedom: Tom Morello on the Battle of Madison By Tom Morello FEBRUARY 25, 2011 5:25 PM ET I've played hundreds of protests. I've marched on dozens of picket lines. I've strummed my guitar at innumerable demonstrations. I've been arrested more times than I'm willing to put in print...

" Selene is a five track hip-hop EP inspired by the 2009 sci-fi movie Moon written and directed by Duncan Jones. I saw this movie, loved it, and thought the original soundtrack written by Clint Mansell was great as well. Each track samples a song from the film’s score. To complete Selene, I...

“The Wisconsin Lie Exposed: Taxpayers Actually Contribute NOTHING To Public Employee Pensions” When it comes to improving public understanding of tax policy, nothing has been more troubling than the deeply flawed coverage of the Wisconsin state employees' fight over collective bargaining...

http://www.anonnews.org/?p=press&a=item&i=585 Press Release: #OpWisconsin Dear Citizens of the United States of America, It has come to our attention that the brothers, David and Charles Koch--the billionaire owners of Koch Industries--have long attempted to usurp American Democracy...