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Michael Jackson Jury Reaches Decision
(The Root) — The trial to determine liability in the death of Michael Jackson came to a close Wednesday night in Los Angeles, with the jury saying that concert promoter AEG Live did indeed hire Dr. Conrad Murray but was not negligible or liable for the pop star’s death in doing so. This brings an…
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Enough GOP Votes to End Shutdown?
(The Root) — It appears as if the ranks of GOP opposition in Congress are cracking. Over the last 24 hours, a few Republicans have stepped up, and now the House has just over the magic number of Republican votes it needs to pass a clean government-spending bill and end the government shutdown — that…
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Bachmann: Obamacare 'Crack Cocaine'
(The Root) — Rep. Michele Bachmann accused President Obama of peddling “crack cocaine” health care to American citizens in an interview with the conservative site WorldNetDaily. “I think the reason is because President Obama can’t wait to get Americans addicted to the crack cocaine of dependency on more government health care,” the Minnesota Republican said,…
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President of Howard University Resigns
(The Root) — Howard University President Sidney Ribeau is stepping down, expected to officially leave his post at the end of this year. The news, which broke Tuesday afternoon, came as a shock, even as the university has struggled recently. Howard alumnus Wayne Frederick, 42, has been named interim president. In 2012, when Frederick was…
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The Root's Readers on Obamacare: Yes!
(The Root) — The federal government may be shut down, but the Affordable Care Act’s health care exchanges are open for business so that Americans can start to enroll in the plan of their choice. The Root asked its social media followers what Obamacare means to them, and so far your support is resounding. Here’s…
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'They Have Lost Their Minds'
(The Root) — The shutdown is here. It became clear as early as 10:30 Monday night that there was no foreseeable way to bridge the ideological impasse in Congress. Sure enough, midnight came and went without so much as a peep of resolution. It was lights out for the federal government for the first time…
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Clock Ticks on Deadlocked Congress
Updated Mon., Sept 30, 5:30 p.m. EDT: President Obama once again took the stage Monday afternoon, calling on Congress, particularly House Republicans, to come to a resolution before time runs out on the federal budget. “You don’t get to extract a ransom for doing your job, for doing what you’re supposed to be doing anyway.…
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Why Are These Guys Smiling?
Updated: Sun., Sept. 29, 9:30 p.m. EDT: With just hours to spare before the deadline of a partial government shutdown, the Senate is scheduled to convene on Monday afternoon. A deal appeared elusive as Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) vowed that Democrats would kill a measure approved early Sunday by House Republicans to block President…
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Zimmerman's Wife Doubts His Innocence
Shellie Zimmerman, the estranged wife of George Zimmerman, said on Thursday that she now has “doubts” about the innocence of her husband, who was acquitted in the Trayvon Martin murder trial. Her change of heart follows a domestic dispute in which she complained that her husband had threatened her with a gun. She later refused…
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Putting a Price Tag on MJ's Death
(The Root) — Michael Jackson’s wrongful-death trial is finally coming to an end after nearly five months in court and testimony from more than 50 witnesses for the suit filed by the pop star’s family against concert promoter AEG Live. Closing statements by AEG’s attorney are under way today, with the possibility of the jury…
