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Michelle Obama Descended From Young Slave Girl and White Owner

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

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Marlene H. Phillips

First Lady Michelle Obama's great-great-great grandmother, a 14-year-old slave girl named Melvinia, was impregnated by a white slave owner.

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Fifth Person Pleads Guilty To Passport Snooping

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 09.17.2009 | Home

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WASHINGTON — A fifth State Department worker has been convicted of snooping into the passport files of famous Americans. Kevin Young, a 22-year...

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US News & World Report Launching Digital Newsweekly

Portfolio | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 02.23.2009 | Media

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U.S. News hasn't given up on the idea of the weekly news digest. In fact, later today, in a soft launch, it will rolling out a new product: a "digital...

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US News -- Slow Down Vaccines for Some Kids?

David Kirby | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

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David Kirby

For more than a year now, in my talks, slide presentations, and interviews, I have been discussing the possibility that there may be a subset of genet...

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US News & World Report To Become A Monthly Magazine

New York Times | Richard Perez Pena | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media

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Just five months after saying it would drop its frequency to every other week, U.S. News & World Report has decided instead to become a monthly magazi...

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US News May Significantly Alter College Ranking Process

Inside Higher Education | Posted 04.17.2008 | Media

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U.S. News & World Report may be on the verge of significant changes in its methodology. The magazine has sent out surveys to 1,600 high school ...

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Obama: US News Exclusive Q&A

US News | Kenneth T. Walsh | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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A relaxed and confident Barack Obama sat down for an interview with U.S. News while campaigning in Maryland. During the half-hour session, he sipped b...

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