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Crowley had 8 prior racial bias complaints

To quote my friend, because I couldn't say it any better, “That the bullshit media never ONCE reported this when Skip Gates was arrested. And they waited until the controversy died down until it was revealed

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Crowley had 8 prior racial bias complaints

Whole Foods’ rotten core: Its founder’s opposition to healthcare reform

Whole Foods' rotten core: Whole Foods organic food-loving customers are right to feel bruised by its founder's opposition to healthcare reform Whole Foods CEO John Mackey wrote a thunderous comment piece in which he derided the public option, Barack Obama's biggest campaign promise to progressives, and put forward a stridently conservative view of healthcare for America. Does Mackey know who his customer base is

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Twilight’s Ashley Greene: Doggonit!

We hope Ashley Green’s dog’s bark is worse than it’s bite. The Twilight star seemed to be having a little trouble getting her feisty little friend under control. Ashley’s pup resisted…but was eventually scooped up by mom.

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Some smokers start growing tobacco

Driven largely by ever-rising tobacco prices, he's among a growing number of smokers that have turned to their green thumbs to cultivate tobacco plants to blend their own cigarettes, cigars and chew. Byars normally pays $5 for a five-pack of cigars and $3 for a tin of snuff; the seed cost him $9. “I want to get to where I don't have to go to the store and buy tobacco, but I'll just be able to supply my own from one year to the next,” Byars said.

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10-year-old girl fined $50 for lemonade stand at NY park

It's a summertime tradition for kids everywhere – setting up a lemonade stand and hoping to make a few bucks off of thirsty passersby. That is, unless you do it on city park property – as did one little girl who was ticketed for trying to serve up summer refreshment. To 10-year-old Clementine Lee, setting up a lemonade stand at Riverside Park on a hot Saturday afternoon seemed like a fun way to make money

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10-year-old girl fined $50 for lemonade stand at NY park

Wave of Baghdad blasts kills at least 75

BAGHDAD – A truck bomb tore through Iraq's Foreign Ministry Wednesday, knocking out concrete slabs and windows and leaving a mass of charred cars outside as a wave of explosions around Baghdad killed at least 75 people. It was the deadliest day in the capital since U.S. troops largely withdrew from cities on June 30 and a major challenge to Iraqi control of Baghdad.

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Britney Spears’ Rugrats Done Got Buzz Cuts!

New bikini, same cuteness. Britney Spears opted for green instead of the pink bikini she wore the previous day, but she was back for a second round of poolside fun today – this time with the kids! Check out the new haircuts on Jayden James and Sean Preston! Shortening the kids’ hair is always a good way to help them beat the summer heat.

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Britney Spears’ Rugrats Done Got Buzz Cuts!

Lit Drummer Allen Shellenberger Dead At 39

California rocker had a lengthy battle with brain cancer. By James Montgomery Lit’s Allen Shellenberger Photo: Ethan Miller/ Getty Images Allen Shellenberger, drummer of rock band Lit , died Thursday after a lengthy battle with brain cancer.

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Blink-182 Keep It Semi-Clean, Fall Out Boy Get Dirty In Cincinnati

Panic! At The Disco also play lean, mean opening set. By Gil Kaufman Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus Photo: Gil Kaufman/MTV News CINCINNATI — Imagine going to see Kim Kardashian at a book signing and having her show up in a pair of loose-fitting sweatpants and a baggy T-shirt. Now, picture going to see the reunited Blink-182 and making it all the way through their 90-minute set without hearing a single poop or pee joke

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China scales back plans for anti-pornography software filter

BEIJING — Chinese officials retreated on Thursday from a plan to install so-called anti-pornography software on every computer sold here, saying instead that Internet cafes, schools and other public places must use the program, but that individual consumers will be spared. The industry and information technology minister, Li Yizhong, said the notion that the program, called Green Dam/Youth Escort, would be required on every new computer was “a misunderstanding” spawned by poorly written regulations

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China scales back plans for anti-pornography software filter