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Russian Spies Still Exist, Apparently

Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn announced this morning the indictment of 11 members of a Russian "military procurement network" operating in the United States, who allegedly have been shipping U.S. military technology to the former Soviet Union since 2008.See the full indictment -- compliments of th ... More >>

Barack Obama Is "Black, African Am., or Negro" and Other Fun Census Facts

​According to the Times, Barack Obama thinks he's "African-American," he's actually 'Black,' and "some older blacks" anachronistically think he's a "Negro." What we know for sure, because a White House spokesman confirmed it on Friday, is that the President checked "Black, African Am., or Negr ... More >>

Don't Call Transgender Appointee The "First" Lady!

​I remember when Phylicia Rashad bagged the Tony award for Best Actress, and in the press room was told she was the first African American to ever win in that category. Asked how she felt, Rashad looked a bit stymied and couldn't come up with an answer!

Chocolate as International Comfort Food

Despite the global economic downturn, 2008 saw record sales of Swiss chocolate. [BBC News]Meanwhile, in the fourth quarter or 2008, U.S. consumer spending on food dropped 3.7%, the steepest decline in the 62 years the Commerce Department has been compiling such data.[WSJ]The federal government has o ... More >>

Dean Johnson’s E-Mails Shed New Light on His Strange Death

New York nightlife icon was the second person to die in the same D.C. apartment in four days

Hillary's Infidelity

Obama's strategy makes her spurn Bill's Cuban advances and embrace Bush and the GOP's anti-Castro right.

Flying Blind

It's Iraq, Stupid

Bronx Cash Cow

A million federal dollars has been spent, but new museum is still nowhere in sight

Earn Big Bucks in Iraq!

Nation

McHemisphere

Next Stop, Quebec: A Sweeping Trade Pact, Shrouded in Secrecy, Draws Protesters From North and South

Nation

Civil Rights Leaders Fear Bush Drags Feet on Flawed Census Data

Undercounting of African Americans Could Cause Loss of Key Congressional Districts

Hot Tuner

Benjamin Treuhaft Floats Pianos to Cuba

Balkans Beachhead

'Global Loan Sharks' Will Make A Killing On Kosovo Reconstruction

Wired Like Me

Linking Minorities Online Is a Major Challenge

In the Interest of Justice

Rehnquist Opposes Impeachment

The Boss's Souvenirs

For Bronx-Bashing Steinbrenner, a Few Terms of Endearment