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Surviving Cancer: Today Is My Cancerversary

parenting.com | Erin Zammet Ruddy | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Leukemia, Inspiration, Health, Chemotherapy, Cancer Survivors, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Backetball, Wellness, Chemo, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Living News

I may never be cured, but eight years later, I am still here. And I am a wife, a mother, a pregnant lady and (pretty much) cancer free. I could never ...

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Has Leukemia, In Treatment

AP | BEN WALKER | Posted 11.10.2009 | Sports

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NEW YORK — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging. The NBA...

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar On Jeopardy: NBA Legend Drops The Ball On Easy Question (VIDEO)

Posted 10.16.2009 | Sports

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar appeared on Jeopardy! last night, but things didn't go too well for the Hall of Fame center. The UCLA alumnus selected a category ...

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The Lakers Don't Exist: The Hidden Secret to Happiness

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

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Dr. Alex Benzer

If you felt crappy, it's because you consented to do so. You chose to do so. Now for most of us, it may be an unconscious choice. But it's still a choice.

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Be Thankful For Fresh Thinking

Julia Moulden | Posted 12.30.2008 | Living

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Julia Moulden

I'm giving a speech on Monday about authentic leadership - with references to President-elect Obama sprinkled liberally throughout - to an association...

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Obama's Historic Campaign Has Energized Apathetic Lockerrooms -- What Took Them So Long?

Bruce Selcraig | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Bruce Selcraig

Obama's candidacy has clearly motivated many professional athletes to reject the popular notion that political activity somehow taints them in the marketplace.

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Horton Hears a Racist

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Horton Hears a Who Gender, Horton Hears a Who, Kareem Obama, Jfk Obama, Horton Hears a Who Sexism, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Sexism, Dr. Seuss, Jfk, Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who, Horton Hears a Who Obama, Gender, Politics News
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I don't think the filmmakers for Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears a Who are evil or that they deliberately set out to send an awful message. But somehow it seems worse that they didn't notice.

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Stars Come Out For Celeb-Filled Obama Music Video

Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas has released a new celeb-studded music video in support of Barack Obama with appearances from Scarlett Johansson, Joh...

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Nico Pitney

Abdul-Jabbar To Magic: Obama's No "Rookie"

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Unbeknownst to him, basketball legend-turned-author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was pulled into the 2008 campaign fray this week. In a radio ad airing in So...

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