The social network’s stock offering, expected to value the company at $80 billion to $100 billion, is bound to raise even more concerns about privacy and other issues.

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Personal Data’s Value? Facebook Is Set to Find Out

Actor, producer, writer and director Bill Duke spoke with The RootDC about his new documentary “Dark Girls,” produced along with filmmaker D. Channsin Berry . The film explores the issues that dark-skinned women face. A 10-minute trailer provides haunting insight into the struggles of dark-skinned women. Read full article > >

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Bill Duke talks about new documentary ‘Dark Girls’

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry tried to salvage his presidential campaign on Tuesday with an unconventional plan to “uproot, tear down and rebuild Washington,” while businessman Herman Cain tried to project a new command of foreign policy one day after giving a response to a question about Libya that suggested he had no grasp of the issues involved. Read full article > >

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Rick Perry, Herman Cain try to do campaign damage control

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he is concerned about the controversy surrounding a quote carved into the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and that the National Park Service will address it and other issues involving the memorial’s construction after its formal dedication this month. Ever since the memorial opened in August, critics have blasted the use of a quote carved on to the north face of the 30-foot-tall granite statue that reads, “I was a drum major for justice.” Read full article > >

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MLK Memorial quote concerns Interior Secretary Ken Salazar

NEW YORK — Protesters speaking out against corporate greed and other issues showed no signs of giving up their campaign on Monday, with organizers urging participants to dress up as corporate zombies and to take part in a rally against police brutality. The arrests of 700 people on Brooklyn Bridge over the weekend fueled the anger of the protesters camping in a Manhattan park and sparked support elsewhere in the country as the campaign entered its third week. Read full article > >

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Wall Street protesters dress as zombies entering 3rd week of campaign against corporate greed

What are “our issues”? Shacking up cures hypocrisy? Magical thinking is the worst possible thing to bring into a shared home — worse even than differing beliefs or entitled exes or plaid recliners. Read full article > >

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Hax: In this pairing, it’s trust or bust

As votes were cast for a mayor, the city’s budget crisis and corruption were among the issues on people’s minds.

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The Caucus: Chicago Voters Concerned About Budget and Ethics

Actress/singer Demi Lovato was released from a treatment facility Friday and is now home in L.A, TMZ was the first to report. “She will continue to see doctors who will help her work on the issues she confronted in treatment,” a source told People…

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Demi Lovato Leaves Rehab

AUSTIN – The suspect’s house, just west of this city, sat on a hilltop at the end of a steep, exposed driveway. Agents with the Texas Department of Public Safety believed the man inside had a large stash of drugs and a cache of weapons, including high-caliber rifles.

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Privacy issues hover over police drone use

Seen as nearing the end of his tenure, Hu Jintao will emphasize common interests during his visit but may have little to offer on the issues that most concern the White House.

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News Analysis: China’s Leader Has Message of Harmony, but Limited Agenda

Our country, economy and political system need a shot of adrenaline to progress.

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Now, can Washington tackle the big economic issues?

Noisy protests at military funerals, immigration reform and violent video games are among the issues on the Supreme Court’s docket as the high court begins its new term Monday.

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Kagan recuses as court term opens

This midterm election season, there are the issues. And then there are the things Democrats want to talk about – mostly, the off-beat comments that their Republican opponents are making. Their strategy seems to be to distract voters from their…

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Dems Prey on Off-Beat Comments