HUFFINGTON POST, April 12, 2012 -- When Magic Johnson held a press conference announcing that he was HIV-positive in 1991, popular perception was that this was essentially a death sentence. HIV leads to AIDS and there's simply no coming back from tha ...
Posted Thursday, April 12th 2012 at 10:36PM
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by Adam Winkler, HUFFINGTON POST, April 11, 2012 -- The news that Florida prosecutors are bringing charges against George Zimmerman for the death of Trayvon Martin raises two questions: Will Zimmerman be convicted? And what role will Florida's "Stand ...
Posted Thursday, April 12th 2012 at 9:31AM
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NEW YORK CITY, April 8, 2012 -- An epic brawl took place at 3 p.m. this Saturday near the New York University campus in Manhattan: luckily no one got hurt.
For three hours, New York City's 7th annual pillow fight turned Manhattan's Washington Squ ...
Posted Monday, April 9th 2012 at 2:12PM
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JOY by Whitney Houston
Joy, joy, God's great joy
Joy, joy, down in my soul
Sweet beautiful soul saving joy
Oh joy, joy in my soul
Listen to the music
The sound of the angels
Come and see the child
Who can make you whole
Lying in a mang ...
Posted Sunday, April 8th 2012 at 12:52PM
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By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, HUFFINGTON POST, April 7, 2012 -- My dear friend Kathryn Milofsky arranged for me to speak with Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, and her attorney Benjamin Crump, today just before Passover. I was grateful to speak to ...
Posted Sunday, April 8th 2012 at 12:19PM
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By Charles M. Blow, NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 2012 -- The case of Trayvon Martin is producing another O.J. Simpson moment for America.
At least that’s the view of the people at Gallup who released a poll on Thursday detailing divergent racial views ...
Posted Saturday, April 7th 2012 at 11:06PM
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HUFFINGTON POST, April 5, 2012 -- Last year Simone (Lisa Simone Kelly), the daughter of singer Nina Simone paid homage to her iconic mother on Mother's Day with the re-launch of NinaSimone.com.
Serving as the executor of her mother's estate, Simo ...
Posted Friday, April 6th 2012 at 9:04AM
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POLITICO, April 5, 2012 -- After accusing a federal appellate court panel of throwing a “hissy fit” about President Barack Obama, outspoken CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said Thursday that the order requiring the president to explain his beliefs a ...
Posted Thursday, April 5th 2012 at 12:15PM
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HUFFINGTON POST, April 5, 2012 -- Comedy Central announced Wednesday that First Lady Michelle Obama will appear as the guest on "The Colbert Report" on Wednesday, April 11. The appearance will mark Mrs. Obama's second appearance on the show, and her ...
Posted Thursday, April 5th 2012 at 12:06PM
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HUFFINGTON POST, March 31, 2012 -- Before George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin on February 26, a 911 call recorded the voice of someone screaming. Whether that person was Martin or Zimmerman -- who police say claimed he was attacked by Martin before ...
Posted Sunday, April 1st 2012 at 11:57AM
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HUFFINGTON POST, March 30, 2012 -- Barack Obama: good first dater, bad... hairstylist?
We're always tickled to hear the first couple dish about the early stages of their romance. The Obamas, who've been married for over 19 years now, sat for a mea ...
Posted Saturday, March 31st 2012 at 5:36PM
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THINK PROGRESS, March 30, 2012 -- The story of Trayvon Martin’s death has gripped the nation’s attention for much of the last two weeks. While questions abound in Sanford, Florida as details slowly trickle out, Trayvon’s death has also prompted close ...
Posted Friday, March 30th 2012 at 11:16PM
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HUFFINGTON POST, March 29, 2012 -- Rachel Maddow appeared on Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" on Thursday night to discuss her new book about war, "Drift: The Unmooring Of The American Military."
Maddow's book, which has been a labor of love for the ...
Posted Friday, March 30th 2012 at 12:42PM
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HUFFINGTON POST, March 29, 2012 -- If you haven't been keeping up with this week's health care reform hearings in Washington, let Jon Stewart sum it up for you. On Thursday night's "Daily Show," he mocked the three-day argument of "freedom vs. social ...
Posted Friday, March 30th 2012 at 12:27PM
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THINK PROGRESS, March 28, 2012 -- Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) shared today her powerful story of being sexually abused and raped as a child. In a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, Rep. Moore told her colleagues about being date raped an ...
Posted Wednesday, March 28th 2012 at 11:22PM
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THINK PROGRESS, march 28, 2012 -- Joe Oliver has inserted himself into the debate surrounding the murder of Trayvon Martin, making himself the public face of the defense of shooter George Zimmerman. Oliver, a former TV news anchor, has made dozens of ...
Posted Wednesday, March 28th 2012 at 11:18PM
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THINK PROGRESS, March 28, 2012 -- It’s been more than a month since Trayvon Martin was shot dead by George Zimmerman.
Tonight, ABC News release video footage of Zimmerman arriving at the police station. The video depicts a cleanly-shaven man who ...
Posted Wednesday, March 28th 2012 at 11:15PM
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HUFFINGTON POST, March 26, 2012 -- In a bizarre turn of events, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell interviewed an empty chair on his program Monday night, after scheduled guest Craig Sonner reportedly fled from an MSNBC studio in Orlando just moments before ...
Posted Tuesday, March 27th 2012 at 10:33AM
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THE DAILY SHOW, March 8, 2012 -- Is Barack Obama a Socialist? Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams gets to the bottom of this crucial issue by putting the question to actual Socialists.
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Posted Monday, March 26th 2012 at 2:10PM
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THE HILL, March 26, 2012 -- Former Supreme Court clerks and lawyers who have argued before the court mostly expect the justices to uphold President Obama's healthcare law, according to a new poll.
The poll surveyed nearly 400 former clerks and r ...
Posted Monday, March 26th 2012 at 12:10PM
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By Juan Williams, THE HILL, March 26, 2012 -- Just in time for the two-year anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the law’s constitutionality this week.
This is ...
Posted Monday, March 26th 2012 at 12:08PM
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CNN, March 25, 2012 -- With the Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments about the constitutionality of the President Obama's health care law, more patients than ever have been asking for my thoughts about health reform.
I practice primary care in ...
Posted Sunday, March 25th 2012 at 11:18PM
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HUFFINGTON POST, March 25, 2012 -- MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry mocked Geraldo Rivera's incendiary comments about slain teenager Trayvon Martin with biting sarcasm on Saturday.
Martin was unarmed when he was shot to death by a self-appointed neigh ...
Posted Sunday, March 25th 2012 at 11:05PM
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By John Timoney, NEW YORK TIMES, March 24, 2012 -- THE very public controversy surrounding the killing on Feb. 26 of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old, by a crime watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, was predictable.
In fact, I, along with ot ...
Posted Saturday, March 24th 2012 at 11:24AM
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