When the race card gets denied

(eurweb.com) The DUI arrest report for Vivica A. Fox, uncovered by TMZ.com, reveals an attempt by the actress to use the race card in playing one arresting cop against the other.
The officer says in the report, after she was stopped, “Fox began to walk away, yelling at my partner, ‘Brother help a sister — are [...]

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Are teeth whiteners dangerous?

(news.bbc.co.uk) “Tooth whitening kits have been found to contain illegally high levels of the bleaching agent hydrogen peroxide.
Trading Standards Institute (TSI) tests found hydrogen peroxide levels were higher than the legal limit in 18 out of 20 DIY products tested.
In one case the legal limit was exceeded by a factor of 230 times.
Hydrogen peroxide, commonly [...]

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Myths and realities of immigration

Mike King of the Atlanta Journal Constitution wrote this interesting piece on some of the misconceptions and realities regarding immigration. I’ll just provide you with his first point here (click here for the rest of the article).

Myth: Opposition to immigration reform is rooted in racism.

Reality: Historically, Americans have resisted large-scale immigration movements even when those [...]

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Factors affecting military recruitment

(airforcetimes.com) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Most of today’s youth are not eligible for military service because they are too fat, too weak, not smart enough and prone to drug-use and criminal behavior, according to a panel of senior military officers.
“We are all victims of our own past success. We all have a conscript mentality that [...]

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Chávez’s “Fairness” doctrine

(eluniversal.com) On the National Journalists’ Day, on June 27, Venezuelan journalists are not celebrating. Rather, they are staging a march in Caracas streets to demand President Hugo Chávez to order resumption of private television station RCTV’s broadcast on its original open signal and to advocate freedom of expression.
The march -organized by Periodistas Unidos por la [...]

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3 years and still rollin’

Between last month and this month Blackinformant.com passed the 3 year milestone (don’t worry, I am not this bad when it comes to my wedding anniversary ). This site started on blogger.com but then I moved it over to WordPress. It was during that migration that I lost quite a few of my very [...]

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Mugabe continues to wreck his country

(SW Radio Africa–allafrica.com) Speaking at the burial of the late Army Brigadier General Armstrong Gunda on Wednesday, Robert Mugabe threatened to take over all foreign companies, which he accused of hiking prices in a campaign to sabotage the economy and remove him from government. Mugabe is quoted saying: “All companies, we will take them over [...]

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