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A yearbook prank with hints of racism has students outraged in Covina. Two thousand yearbooks at Charter Oak High School were printed with fake names for some African American students. Christina Gonzalez was in Covina with reaction and what’s being done to correct the problem.
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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama told Hillary Rodham Clinton’s top financial backers Thursday that he personally has donated $2,300 to her campaign and more significantly has asked his biggest donors to help pay off her more than $20 million debt.
Obama made the announcement at a meeting with Clinton donors who have been frustrated that the [...]

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By The Associated Press
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely said Thursday he has not heard or seen a video of a raunchy rap song Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O’Neal made mocking former teammate Kobe Bryant.
But Blakely says he had no problem giving the NBA star a proclamation naming [...]

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By The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — Rapper Lil Wayne is the latest addition to the lineup for this year’s Voodoo Experience in the rapper’s native New Orleans.
 
The musical celebration will feature dozens of acts on six stages in October. The lineup already includes R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails, Stone Temple [...]

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC-TV, MyFoxAL.com) — Jesse Jackson presented a six point plan to Birmingham parents and educators on Thursday. Jackson said he hoped twenty thousand parents would be a part of the plan which aims to get parents more involved and getting kids back in school.
The plan, which Jackson is [...]

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Check out our gallery of videos from The 2008 BET Awards. We have rehearsal video and interviews from Nelly, Marvin Sapp, DL Hughley and more. If you somehow missed the big night, don’t worry because we also have select performances including a tribute to Al Green that includes Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton and R&B crooner Maxwell [...]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Beasley strolled into a hotel ballroom Wednesday, spotted the swarm of cameras surrounding his table, and jokingly asked Brandon Rush if he wanted to switch spots.
The guy Beasley really may want to swap with is Derrick Rose.
Rose is Beasley’s competition for the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, and [...]

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By The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Barack Obama dismissed Ralph Nader’s claim that the Democratic candidate is trying to “talk white” and has failed to challenge the power structure to appeal to “white guilt.”
Obama told reporters on Wednesday that Nader, who has run for president several times, including 2000 [...]

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Chicago — The National Urban League announced on Wednesday that it will hold its annual convention in Chicago next summer. It’ll be the first time in 30 years. Darlene Hill reports on what brought members back.
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