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The GRIO, ALL on Black News- Ron Artest disagrees with backlash against Tiger December 16, 2009MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest says an open letter to Tiger Woods that was posted on his Web site was meant to encourage the golf superstar because Artest believes media coverage of Woods' mistakes has been unfair...theGrio
- Georgetown students say campus satire is racist December 16, 2009WASHINGTON (AP) -- Georgetown University students are slamming a humor magazine for an online satirical piece they say is racist and not funny...theGrio
- White American majority to end by mid-century December 16, 2009WASHINGTON (AP) -- The estimated time when whites will no longer make up the majority of Americans has been pushed back eight years -- to 2050 -- because the recession and stricter immigration policies have slowed the flow of foreigners into the U.S...theGrio
- Jesse Jackson grades Obama, weighs in on Tiger Woods December 16, 2009VIDEO - Rev. Jesse Jackson continues to push President Barack Obama to make black unemployment more of a priority in his adminstration...Todd Johnson
- 14-year-old investor is a millionaire in the making December 16, 2009By age 14, Damon Williams has built a portfolio worth $50,000, knows blue chips like most kids know potato chips and saves more than he spends. Is this Chicago teen an investing freak of nature?theGrio
- Ella Fitzgerald is rediscovered through lost recordings December 16, 2009VIDEO - Jazz lovers have new music to groove to from a familiar voice: Ella Fitzgerald's. But this music is not new at all. It comes from recordings made nearly half a century ago...Alex Presha
- Tiger voted athlete of the decade December 16, 2009Tiger Woods has been voted Athlete of the Decade in an Associated Press survey of U.S. sports editors...theGrio
- Conspiracy theories about HIV do real harm December 16, 2009OPINION - HIV/AIDS conspiracy theories circulate in homes, barber shops, churches, and among activists in the African-American community.Kenyon Farrow
- Student suspended for drawing Jesus on a cross, father claims December 16, 2009TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) -- A Massachusetts school district on Tuesday night denied a father's claims that his son was suspended for drawing a stick figure of Jesus on a cross...theGrio
- DNA testing clears man who served 28 years on rape, murder charge December 16, 2009WASHINGTON (AP) - A man who spent 28 years in prison for a rape and murder has been freed after DNA testing showed he's innocent...theGrio
- Female officer arrests man who pinched her December 16, 2009VIDEO -- A female Dallas, Texas police officer arrested a man after he allegedly pinched her backside as she waited in a checkout line.theGrio
- Has Obama abandoned blacks? December 16, 2009Danny Glover, Jesse Jackson, and other activists talk to Lloyd Grove about disappointment in the African-American community with the president's first year. Danny Glover heaved a sigh when I asked him recently what he thought of President Obama's performance so far...theGrio
- School should be a place for learning, not a battleground December 16, 2009OPINION - During the civil rights movement, black students required military escorts just to go to school. Back then, the issue was school desegregation. Today, the issue is school safety and the threat of student violence.David A. Love
- Female vets face homelessness December 15, 2009LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Sgt. Alta Jackson, 58, joined the Army nearly 30 years ago, and remains in the Reserves while she lives at the U.S Vets site. Before she deployed to Iraq in 2005, she said she lost her job as a custodian...theGrio
- Feds charge Pa. teens, police officers with hate crimes December 15, 2009WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted two Pennsylvania teenagers and four Shenandoah police officers in a hate crimes investigation into a fatal attack on a Hispanic man...theGrio
- Ron Artest disagrees with backlash against Tiger December 16, 2009
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- Poll: Obama approval dips below 50 percent December 16, 2009The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that only 32 percent of Americans polled believe President Obama's health care plan is a good idea, but a majority backs the troop surge in Afghanistan.
- House narrowly approves Democratic jobs plan December 17, 2009President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the House have muscled through a year-end measure aimed at creating jobs through a second round of stimulus spending.
- Single-payer health care plan dies in Senate December 17, 2009The liberals' longtime dream of a government-run health care system for all died Wednesday in the Senate, but Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont vowed it will return.
- NYT: U.S. aide accused of plot to oust Karzai December 17, 2009As fraud surfaced in the Afghan election, the No. 2 U.N. official in the country, Peter W. Galbraith, proposed enlisting the White House in a plan to replace Hamid Karzai.
- Analysis: Obama's hands tied on climate December 16, 2009A warning to delegates in Copenhagen: If you're looking for President Barack Obama to cave to pressure and deepen U.S. efforts to curb greenhouse gases, don't bet on it.
- Dean urges defeat of emerging health care bill December 16, 2009Former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean argued Wednesday that the health care overhaul bill taking shape in the Senate further empowers private insurers at the expense of consumer choice — a claim the White House rejected.
- Newsweek: Lieberman motivated by need for respect December 16, 2009Even those who gave him the benefit of the doubt when he campaigned for John McCain in last year's presidential election are confounded by his apparent flip-flop on the so-called Medicare buy-in, a compromise designed to win passage of health-care reform in the Senate.
- Congress probes Afghan trucking contract December 17, 2009Congress is investigating allegations that U.S. tax dollars are paid to warlords and the Taliban for security on supply routes used to truck food, water, fuel and ammunition to U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
- House rushes to finish its work for year December 16, 2009The House voted Wednesday to pay for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and ensure the jobless don't lose their benefits, spearheading a flurry of legislative activity as lawmakers hurried to finish their work for the year.
- Drugmakers will pay more for health bill December 16, 2009Democratic senators said Wednesday they've been told the pharmaceutical industry will contribute billions of dollars more than it has previously promised for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, with the money being used to close a gap in Medicare drug coverage.
- Sen. Schumer regrets comment to flight attendant December 16, 2009Sen. Charles Schumer made an inappropriate comment about a flight attendant who demanded he turn off his cell phone, his office said Wednesday.
- House OKs $290 billion increase in debt limit December 16, 2009The House on Wednesday passed legislation giving the federal government the ability to borrow a whopping $290 billion to finance its operations for just six additional weeks.
- S.C. lawmakers approve formal rebuke for gov. December 16, 2009South Carolina lawmakers have voted to formally rebuke Gov. Mark Sanford for secret visits to his Argentine mistress and misusing state planes.
- House passes defense bill, rushes toward recess December 16, 2009The House has passed a $636 billion Pentagon spending bill that funds the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Citigroup gains huge tax break in deal with IRS December 16, 2009In effort to wean Citigroup and other firms from taxpayer bailout that helped them survive, IRS issues exception to longstanding tax rules.
- Poll: Obama approval dips below 50 percent December 16, 2009
- Orlando Homicide Report/Orlando Sentinel
- Like Madonna, Isleworth murder suspect has bodyguards December 16, 2009Hey all. I totally forgot to mention . . . 1. Isleworth developer and murder suspect Bob Ward appeared in court yesterday with two bodyguards. “Bodyguards?” you ask. Yes, bodyguards. Why? Who knows? I don’t know who wants to harm him. It doesn’t appear to be the family of his supposed victim and wife Diane Ward. They [...]willoughby mariano
- Murder suspect commits suicide in Orange County Jail December 16, 2009Korey Boisselle, 21, was awaiting trial in the 2008 murder when he was found unresponsive in a single-person jail cell Tuesday. An autopsy ruled his death was a suicide by hanging, but few other details were released. Boisselle was arrested June in the death of Andrew Silas, 20. Silas was found dead at Mallard Cove Apartments [...]willoughby mariano
- Mansion of Isleworth murder suspect scheduled for March auction December 16, 2009The mansion where investigators think Isleworth developer Bob Ward shot and killed his wife in September may be up for auction in March. Ward, once a millionaire developer, went bust after a development he had in Georgia flopped. By the time his wife Diane Ward died of a gunshot wound, he was in the midst of [...]willoughby mariano
- Sanford Police: Man, woman may have died in murder-suicide December 15, 2009The deceased, whose names have not yet been released, were two of seven adults living in the home in the Praver Homes subdivision off Sanford Avenue. Some of the residents said they heard gunshots, went to the couple’s bedroom and found the two dead people, she said. Sentinel Staff Writer Gary Taylor has more.willoughby mariano
- Suspect in abduction, murder of car dealership worker pleads not guilty December 15, 2009Seminole County deputies found the body of 19-year-old Fabiana Malave Oct. 29 beneath a blanket in the SUV of William Roger Davis III, 31. Deputy sheriffs said Malave was abducted from the dealership where she worked. Davis now faces charges of kidnapping, rape and premeditated murder. Sentinel Staff Writer Rene Stutzman has more.willoughby mariano
- Millionaire murder suspect in court today December 15, 2009Bankrupt Isleworth developer and murder suspect Bob Ward is in court now, asking a judge to change how evidence in his case goes public. Ward is being tried in the slaying of his wife Diane Ward in September. The way the law works is that the prosecution hands over what evidence it has against the defendant [...]willoughby mariano
- Cop killings by gun are up. Why? December 15, 2009The National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund reports that fatal shootings of law-enforcement officers are up by a quarter–a surprising turnaround, since they were at low levels in 2008. What’s fascinating is that these officers are not getting caught in the crossfire. They’re actually being targeted by gunman. Consider the case of Mauice Clem […]willoughby mariano
- Police: Mom drowned newborn in toilet December 14, 2009Sanchia Rae Xavier-Velez said she gave birth to her daughter in the toilet, and she was stillborn. An autopsy concluded the child was born alive. There were other suspicious circumstances. Xavier-Velez didn’t tell her former boss or friends she was pregnant, detectives said. When they searched her one-bedroom apartment, they found no crib or other baby […]willoughby mariano
- Police: Artist was wearing body armor when shot by police December 11, 2009The Nov. 25 shooting death of Palin Perez Jackson during a police standoff stood out because he made his living as an artist. Friends knew the Colonialtown South resident had troubles, but they never expected to see him die in a hail of gunfire. Now a new story by Sentinel Staff Writer Henry Pierson Curtis says [...]willoughby mariano
- Advocates: DNA clears man imprisoned for 35 years December 10, 2009James Bain has been imprisoned for 35 years in the abduction and rape of a 9-year-old boy in Lake Wales. Now DNA might set him free. The Innocence Project, a group that uses DNA to clear the wrongfully convicted, announced today that testing determined the semen found on the boy’s underwear could not have belonged to [...]willoughby mariano
- Like Madonna, Isleworth murder suspect has bodyguards December 16, 2009
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- Alleged Stalker Had Hundreds Of Photos Of Little Girls December 17, 2009Some parents in Leesburg are on edge Thursday morning after a man accused of stalking admitted to taking hundreds of photos of young school girls.
- Reports: Tiger's Wife Leaving For Holidays, Getting Divorce December 16, 2009It doesnt look like Tiger Woods will be able to save his marriage. Friends of his wife, Elin, say she wants a divorce and is planning to move out. TIGER #1: Named Athlete Of The Decade VIDEO REPORT: Elin Divorcing Tiger? RELATED: Tiger's In-Laws | Tiger Photos Wanted VAN AT TIGER'S HOME: See Images | Raw Video SLIDESHOW: Images Of Tiger And Elin T […]
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- Governor Crist Signs Landmark SunRail Bill December 16, 2009The long political battle to bring commuter rail to Central Florida finally comes to an end Wednesday when Governor Charlie Crist signs a bill that will make SunRail a reality. VIDEO REPORT: Crist To Sign SunRail Bill
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- Judge Denies 2 Casey Defense Motions December 16, 2009A judge ruled Wednesday on three of the motions that came up during Fridays emotional Casey Anthony hearing. RULINGS: EquuSearch | Dismiss Counts | Jail Videos VIDEO REPORT: Defense Motions Denied RAW HEARING: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 CASEY CRYING: Video | Images COURT IMAGES: Casey | George, Cindy | In Court
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- Roy Disney, Nephew Of Walt Disney, Dies December 17, 2009Roy E. Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney whose powerful behind-the-scenes influence on The Walt Disney Co. led to the departure of former chief Michael Eisner, has died.
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- Family Fights Bank To Get Home Loan Modified December 16, 2009Attorneys told Eyewitness News the same banks that took government bailout money are now turning their backs on families.
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- Stranger Sucker Punches Deputy, Runs Away December 16, 2009Orange County investigators are looking for a man they say sucker-punched a deputy and took off. AT THE SCENE: Officers Search Area RAW INTERVIEW: Lieutenant Describes Scenario VIDEO REPORT: Man Punches Deputy CRIME SECTION: Latest News, Neighborhood Watch
- Tiger Woods Voted AP's Top Athlete Of The Decade December 17, 2009As sports go, it wasn't close: Tiger Woods was famous for his golf long before he became infamous for his personal life.
- Alleged Stalker Had Hundreds Of Photos Of Little Girls December 17, 2009
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- American Will Attempt to Cross an Ocean in a Rowboat December 17, 2009Katie Spotz will attempt to become the youngest person to cross an ocean in a rowboat, and the youngest American to row solo from mainland to mainland.By CHRISTOPHER MAAG
- How Search at Border Triggered an Inquiry December 17, 2009After the arrest of Dr. Anthony Galea’s assistant coming into Buffalo, separate investigations began in the United States and Canada.By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and IAN AUSTEN
- For Madden, at 73, the Game’s Still On December 17, 2009John Madden retired from NBC in April, ending a 30-season run as a TV analyst that followed a decade as Raiders coach, but he’s still involved in football.By RICHARD SANDOMIR
- Final Exams and an Early Bowl Leave Rutgers Players Cramming December 17, 2009The St. Petersburg Bowl comes only two weeks after Rutgers’s last game and only days before some of the players’ final exams.By DAVE CALDWELL
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- Bengals Receiver ‘Battling for His Life’ December 17, 2009Chris Henry was injured after falling out of the back of a pickup truck during a dispute with his fiancée, the police said.By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
- Islanders 2, Rangers 1: Struggling Teams Meet, and Bad Play Happens December 17, 2009The Islanders will play the slumping Rangers again on Thursday night.By JEFF Z. KLEIN
- Roundup: Still Talking, Mets Ponder Bigger Offer to Sign Bay December 17, 2009The Mets are considering the addition of a year to their original four-year, $65 million offer to the free-agent outfielder Jason Bay.By DAVID WALDSTEIN
- N.B.A. Roundup: Boozer and Williams Are Too Much for the Nets December 17, 2009Deron Williams had 20 points and 14 assists, Carlos Boozer had 26 points and 10 rebounds and the visiting Utah Jazz added to the Nets’ woes, handing them their fifth straight loss.By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
- N.B.A. Roundup: Russian Billionaire Moves a Step Closer to Buying the Nets December 17, 2009Mikhail D. Prokhorov signed contracts to buy a controlling stake in the Nets and to invest in their new billion-dollar arena planned for Brooklyn.By CHARLES V. BAGLI
- American Will Attempt to Cross an Ocean in a Rowboat December 17, 2009
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- Dress Codes: Dressing for Success, Again December 17, 2009Young men are embracing the “Mad Men” elements of style in a way that the older men never did, still don’t and just won’t.By DAVID COLMAN
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- Music Review | Martina Filjak: Birthday Gift: New York Debut December 17, 2009The Croatian pianist Martina Filjak gave her New York recital debut at Zankel Hall, playing an adventurous and demanding program on Monday.By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
- Music Review | The Antlers: Strumming Off This Mortal Coil December 17, 2009In an enthralling concert at the Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday, the Antlers (from Brooklyn) made clear that the music was not just a vehicle for the story.By JON PARELES
- Music Review | 'Hansel and Gretel': At the Met, an Opera That Serves Children December 17, 2009There are no pretty gingerbread houses in Engelbert Humperdinck’s opera “Hansel and Gretel,” sung in an English translation peppered with clever rhymes.By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER
- Music Review | Jean-Yves Thibaudet: Infusing Ravel Nuances With Romantic Oomph December 17, 2009For his Carnegie Hall recital on Tuesday, the French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet devoted the first half of his program to Ravel and the second half to Brahms.By ALLAN KOZINN
- Music Review | New York Philharmonic: A Period-Style Taste of a Holiday-Season Staple December 17, 2009Fans of a period-style approach to Handel’s “Messiah” would certainly have appreciated the superb interpretation of this annual holiday staple offered by the New York Philharmonic on Tuesday.By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER
- Music Review | Ran Dank: Wide-Ranging Program for Prizewinning Pianist December 17, 2009Ran Dank, an Israeli pianist, won the Young Concert Artists auditions last season and on Monday the organization presented his New York debut recital.By ALLAN KOZINN
- Music and Charity Meet in Intimate, Lofty Setting December 16, 2009Judy and Steven Gluckstern have been hosting fund-raiser concerts in their loft for a decade. That era is ending, as they prepare to move to San Francisco.By JAMES BARRON
- Music Review: Ain’t Too Proud to Crave (Baby, Baby): Some Blue-Eyed Sex Therapy December 16, 2009For the duration of his hourlong set, Robin Thicke could have passed for the most famous and beloved entertainer in the country.By JON CARAMANICA
- Never Listen to Céline? Radio Meter Begs to Differ December 16, 2009By measuring what people listen to rather than what they report, a radio rating system is finding new winners.By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
- Music Review | Augustin Hadelich: A Prized Violin and a Flair for Playing It December 16, 2009Augustin Hadelich stands out amid gifted young violinists for his prodigious technique and ability to deliver well-known works with a distinctive interpretive flair.By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER
- Music Review | James Morris: New Talent Meets a Confirmed Master December 16, 2009Marjorie Owens, a 28-year-old American soprano with a big, gleaming voice shared a program with the towering bass-baritone James Morris.By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
- Medical Plight of France’s Elvis Holds His Country Spellbound December 16, 2009Johnny Hallyday, a beloved and aging French rock star known as the French Elvis, was brought out of a coma on Tuesday, but it is unlikely that France’s news media will look away anytime soon.By MAÏA de la BAUME
- Music: Thank You, Professor, That Was Putrid December 16, 2009“Hideous Gnosis,” a six-hour theory symposium on black-metal music, commenced on Saturday at Public Assembly.By BEN RATLIFF
- Music Review | 'El Niño': A Nativity Story Filled With Percussion December 15, 2009John Adams’s performance of “El Niño” with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall on Sunday ended his extended weekend of concerts in New York.By ALLAN KOZINN
- Music Review | 'Elektra': Vulnerable to Wily to Deranged, With a Voice for Each December 15, 2009When Otto Schenk’s production of “Elektra” returned to the Metropolitan Opera on Thursday, the conductor Fabio Luisi highlighted startling subtleties in his exciting reading of the complex score.By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER
- Music Review | Martina Filjak: Birthday Gift: New York Debut December 17, 2009
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- Jeffries at Heart of Knicks’ Turnaround December 17, 2009His jump shot may still be lacking, but Jared Jeffries has become a defensive force under Coach Mike D’Antoni.By JONATHAN ABRAMS
- N.B.A. Roundup: Boozer and Williams Are Too Much for the Nets December 17, 2009Deron Williams had 20 points and 14 assists, Carlos Boozer had 26 points and 10 rebounds and the visiting Utah Jazz added to the Nets’ woes, handing them their fifth straight loss.By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
- N.B.A. Roundup: Russian Billionaire Moves a Step Closer to Buying the Nets December 17, 2009Mikhail D. Prokhorov signed contracts to buy a controlling stake in the Nets and to invest in their new billion-dollar arena planned for Brooklyn.By CHARLES V. BAGLI
- Advertising: Dwyane Wade’s Sponsors Aren’t Perturbed by a Scandal December 17, 2009Companies that pay Dwyane Wade to endorse their products have stood by him during his contentious divorce.By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
- Bobcats 94, Knicks 87: Knicks Lose Large Lead and 4-Game Win Streak December 16, 2009The Knicks’ 80-74 lead evaporated in the last seven minutes when they were outscored, 20-7.By JONATHAN ABRAMS
- $500 Million in Bonds Sold in 2 Hours for Nets’ Arena December 16, 2009The sale of the bonds in less than two hours was a good sign for the hopes of a project that has been in the works for six years.By CHARLES V. BAGLI
- N.B.A. Roundup: It Goes From Ugly to Angry in Another Nets Loss December 16, 2009LeBron James scored 23 points and helped to defuse a confrontation after a flagrant foul as the Cavaliers defeated the Nets.By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
- N.B.A. Roundup: Celtics Hold Off Grizzlies to Extend Their Winning Streak to 11 December 15, 2009Paul Pierce scored 19 points, Ray Allen 18 and Rajon Rondo 18 for Boston, which hung on after Memphis trailed by just two in the final two minutes.By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
- NYC: A Team’s Fall Holds Lessons for Politicians December 11, 2009The Greeks knew where hubris would get you. Why do so few politicians get it?By CLYDE HABERMAN
- Sports of The Times: Top Garden Moment? Sixty Years Ago, and Now December 10, 2009In March 1950, City College of New York became the first and last team to win both the National Invitation Tournament and the N.C.A.A. championship.By WILLIAM C. RHODEN
- Jeffries at Heart of Knicks’ Turnaround December 17, 2009
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