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General Russel Honore retires

Posted by: ladyrayne on: January 20, 2008

Lt. General Russel Honore, who was brought into New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to bring calm, has retired.
Honore is working on a book about his Katrina experience.
He earned respect for taking charge in a crisis that led to criticism of leaders on every level. He earned respect for his toughness — and for [...]

Barrington Irving

Posted by: ladyrayne on: January 20, 2008

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The Christian Science Monitor has a very interesting article about 24 year old pilot Barrington Irving.
Last year Barrington became the youngest pilot and first black person to fly around the world solo. Barrington was born in Jamaica and grew up in Miami.
Wing and a prayer propel a young black pilot to aviation [...]

Michelle Obama reaches out to black voters

Posted by: ladyrayne on: January 20, 2008

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Newsweek Magazine’s Allison Samuels wrote a very good article about Michelle Obama, wife of presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama. The article appears in the January 28, 2008 issue of Newsweek.

Daring to Touch the Third Rail
Barack Obama avoids talking about the ‘race issue,’ but his wife doesn’t. How Michelle is becoming the point person for African-American [...]

The Tom Cruise video

Posted by: ladyrayne on: January 20, 2008

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With Mission Impossible music playing in the background Tom Cruise talks about Scientology in this much talked about video that was removed from YouTube.

Yesterday, for a few hours, the clip of Tom Cruise discussing his beliefs as a Scientologist appeared on Youtube, and was republished by Radar and Defamer. That video is no longer available, [...]

Congrats to the Maryland Terrapins

Posted by: ladyrayne on: January 20, 2008

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They upset the North Carolina Tar Heels 82-80 this afternoon at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels are ranked number one in the country. Just like I can’t stand the Dallas Cowboys when it comes to pro football, I can’t stand the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils when [...]

Amy Winehouse

Posted by: ladyrayne on: January 20, 2008

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Good googly goo!! Check out Amy Winehouse.

What happened to her beehive hairdo? It’s a shame that with all the talent she has her drug use could be her downfall. London’s Daily Mail has an article about Amy showing up at the courthouse to support her husband Blake Fielder-Civil.
Amy Winehouse appeared wild-eyed and [...]