From WAPO:For those who don't remember the song which criticized emergency response units for taking longer to arrive at emergencies in the black community than those in the white community:
P.S. The original WAPO article was actually about' [...]
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A new report says that the Bush Administration let Osama bin Laden slip from our grasp in Tora Bora.
Sociological Images notes the problem with describing objects -- such as this dress in an Associated Press article -- as being "flesh-colored":

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There’s a new slogan making its way onto car bumpers and across the Internet. It reads simply: “Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8”
A nice sentiment?
Maybe not.
The psalm reads, “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.”
Presidential criticism through witty [...]

It's bad enough that striking Philadelphia transit workers rejected what Gov. Ed Rendell called a "sensational" deal. What's really horrific is that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority offered such a deal in the first place.
Transport Workers Union Local 234 --' [...]
With around half of all votes counted, Independent challenger Kevin Acklin has conceded to Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, his campaign spokesman [...]


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October 21, 2009
Zack Byrnes to Announce Candidacy for 12th District State Representative Seat
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA – Democrat Zack Byrnes will announce his candidacy [...]