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		<title>50 Cent Lends Support For Former Madam Kristin Davis&#039; Run For Office?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Infamous madam Kristin Davis, known for hooking up former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer with prostitutes, announced recently that she plans to run for Spitzer's old seat in the next election, and she's getting some big help from a player in the hip-hop world -- 50 Cent that is...]]></description>
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		<title>Full Text of President Obama&#039;s State Of The Union Address</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/01/29/full-text-of-president-obamas-state-of-the-union-address/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, President Obama spoke to the nation with his State of the Union address, during which he discussed issues such as restoring security for middle class families after a lost decade of declining wages, eroding retirement security, and more...]]></description>
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		<title>Full Text From Barack Obama&#039;s Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/12/10/full-text-from-barack-obamas-nobel-peace-prize-acceptance-speech/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/12/10/full-text-from-barack-obamas-nobel-peace-prize-acceptance-speech/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As reported in October, U.S. President Barack Obama was the recipient of this year's Nobel Peace Prize for giving the world "hope for a better future". This is the full text of Obama's acceptance speech, which he delivered on Thursday (December 10) in Oslo, Norway...]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#039;s Nobel Peace Prize Win Draws Mixed Reactions -- Crooked I Loves It, Asher Roth Ain&#039;t Feeling It</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/10/12/obamas-nobel-peace-prize-win-draws-mixed-reactions-crooked-i-loves-it-asher-roth-aint-feeling-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/10/12/obamas-nobel-peace-prize-win-draws-mixed-reactions-crooked-i-loves-it-asher-roth-aint-feeling-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asher Roth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crooked I]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven't heard already, it was revealed last week that U.S. President Barack Obama will be the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. However, the news has caused mixed reactions from people across the board. While some like Crooked I agree, others such as Asher Roth don't.]]></description>
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		<title>Barack Obama Wins The Nobel Peace Prize</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/10/09/barack-obama-wins-the-nobel-peace-prize/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/10/09/barack-obama-wins-the-nobel-peace-prize/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday (October 9) for giving the world "hope for a better future", due to his effort for peace and calls to reduce the global stockpile of nuclear weapons.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>KRS-One Talks New World Order Conspiracy Theories &amp; &#039;The Obama Deception&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/09/26/krs-one-talks-new-world-order-conspiracy-theories-the-obama-deception/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/09/26/krs-one-talks-new-world-order-conspiracy-theories-the-obama-deception/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KRS-One]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NWO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The internet is a web of information. You can look up how to cook your favorite dishes, or find out what Tupac's favorite sneakers were. Or, if your into the movement, you might read up on the long list of conspiracy theories that are published on a daily basis. One rapper who follows the NWO theory is KRS-One.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>51</slash:comments>
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		<title>Read Barack Obama&#039;s Speech To America&#039;s School Children</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/09/08/read-barack-obamas-speech-to-americas-school-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/09/08/read-barack-obamas-speech-to-americas-school-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the top stories since last week has been President Barack Obama's speech to America's school children. Due to politics, not all children will be allowed to listen/watch the speech, which is due to be delivered live at noon on the White House's website. So, they released his prepared speech. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>36</slash:comments>
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		<title>Q-Tip Launches Twitter Attack On New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/08/27/q-tip-launches-twitter-attack-on-new-york-mayor-bloomberg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/08/27/q-tip-launches-twitter-attack-on-new-york-mayor-bloomberg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Q-Tip]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you follow rapper Q-Tip on Twitter (@QtipTheAbstract), you may have noticed that over the past few days, he's had some not-so-nice things to say about New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Detroit Elects NBA Hall Of Famer David Bing As New Mayor</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/05/07/detroit-elects-nba-hall-of-famer-david-bing-as-new-mayor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/05/07/detroit-elects-nba-hall-of-famer-david-bing-as-new-mayor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 15:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Bing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Detroit voters elected a new mayor recently -- former NBA legend and Hall of Famer Dave Bing, who pledged to lead the city with integrity.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Jesse Jackson Says The NAACP Needs To Help Save The Auto Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/05/05/jesse-jackson-says-the-naacp-needs-to-help-save-the-auto-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/05/05/jesse-jackson-says-the-naacp-needs-to-help-save-the-auto-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 08:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Jackson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) has fought for nearly a century to bring equality and civil rights to blacks, but now, Rev. Jesse Jackson believes the organization has a new fight: save the auto industry.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>CNN Wants You To Grade President Obama&#039;s First 100 Days</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/29/cnn-wants-you-to-grade-president-obamas-first-100-days/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/29/cnn-wants-you-to-grade-president-obamas-first-100-days/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=10913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CNN wants you to grade President Obama's first 100 days in office, and his report card via their Wednesday night (April 29) special called "CNN National Report Card: First 100 Days."]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>35</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tears from Heaven: Dr. King Would Want Climate Justice</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/10/tears-from-heaven-dr-king-would-want-climate-justice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/10/tears-from-heaven-dr-king-would-want-climate-justice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Label - Columns & Editorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rev. Yearwood]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On the day of the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr's assassination, minister and community activist Rev. Lennox Yearwood asks that people still mark the tragic death of Dr. King, and offers a way to carry on his memory.]]></description>
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		<title>Man Arrested In Plot To Assassinate Barack Obama In Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/09/man-arrested-in-plot-to-assassinate-barack-obama-in-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/09/man-arrested-in-plot-to-assassinate-barack-obama-in-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A man was arrested last week in Turkey for a plot to assassinate President Barack Obama. U.S. officials discovered a plan involving a Syrian man to take the life of the United States' first black president. They said it was taken "very seriously."]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama Wax Figure Unveiled In Washington DC</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/08/michelle-obama-wax-figure-unveiled-in-washington-dc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/04/08/michelle-obama-wax-figure-unveiled-in-washington-dc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>krish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As previously reported, the First Lady Michelle Obama would be immortalized as a wax figure in Madame Tussauds wax museum, and now that day has come. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Got Your Obama T-Shirt? Coffee Mug? What About A License Plate?</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/27/got-your-obama-t-shirt-coffee-mug-what-about-a-license-plate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/27/got-your-obama-t-shirt-coffee-mug-what-about-a-license-plate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WTF?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=9565</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama is definitely a money marker ... for other people. Tourist shops everywhere have been making cold hard cash off t-shirts, coffee mugs, and now, states are doing the same via license plates.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Are African Americans &#039;Hurting Worse&#039; In Slumping Economy?</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/26/are-african-americans-hurting-worse-in-slumping-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/26/are-african-americans-hurting-worse-in-slumping-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=9521</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are African Americans taking the biggest hit because of the down slope of the economy? According to a report released this week, the answer is yes.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>National Urban League Asks Barack Obama To Address Black Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/26/national-urban-league-asks-barack-obama-to-address-black-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/26/national-urban-league-asks-barack-obama-to-address-black-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen Starbury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=9516</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although he's already got his hands full with the steep sloping economy, the war in Iraq, and everything in between, President Barack Obama is now being asked to address issues specific to the black community.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Wyclef Jean Visit Haiti Alongside Bill Clinton To Raise Global Awareness</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/17/wyclef-jean-visit-haiti-alongside-bill-clinton-to-raise-global-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/17/wyclef-jean-visit-haiti-alongside-bill-clinton-to-raise-global-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wyclef Jean]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Haiti Goodwill Ambassador, Wyclef Jean, arrived in Port au Prince last Wednesday (Mardh 11) with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former U.S. President Bill Clinton, in an effort to bring worldwide awareness to his home country of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.]]></description>
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		<title>Condoleezza Rice Inks Three-Book Deal, Readies Memoir About White House Stint</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/23/condoleezza-rice-inks-three-book-deal-readies-memoir-about-white-house-stint/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/23/condoleezza-rice-inks-three-book-deal-readies-memoir-about-white-house-stint/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen Starbury</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has reportedly inked a three-book deal with Crown Publishers, where she will begin with a memoir about her time spent working under the Bush administration.]]></description>
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		<title>John Legend&#039;s Open Letter To The New York Post Over Cartoon</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/20/john-legends-open-letter-to-the-new-york-post-over-cartoon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/20/john-legends-open-letter-to-the-new-york-post-over-cartoon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen Starbury</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Legend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Post]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A recently published cartoon by the New York Post -- that many believed was linked to President Obama -- has upset a lot of people. The Rev. Al Sharpton called it "troubling at best." And now, singer John Legend is as well.]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama Hosts Black History Month Celebration For Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/19/michelle-obama-hosts-black-history-month-celebration-for-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/19/michelle-obama-hosts-black-history-month-celebration-for-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black History Month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While Barack Obama is busy trying to swiftly solve our nation's economy crisis, his wife and First Lady is doing her part for the kids. Michelle Obama hosted a Black History Month celebration for nearly 200 6th and 7th grade students from D.C. schools...]]></description>
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		<title>T.I. Says Obama Tax Raises Will Create Jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/14/ti-says-obama-tax-raises-will-create-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/14/ti-says-obama-tax-raises-will-create-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[T.I.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rapper T.I. is doing well, financially, and has been for quite some time. With Barack Obama making major changes, in an attempt to turn around the nation's slumping economy, the rapper is behind him, even if he has to pay high taxes.]]></description>
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		<title>Rap Sessions 2009 Hits Road For Post-Racism Panels</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/12/rap-sessions-2009-hits-road-for-post-racism-panels/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/12/rap-sessions-2009-hits-road-for-post-racism-panels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rap Sessions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a quest to answer the question: "Is America Really Post-Racial?" Author and hip-hop activist Bakari Kitwana has partnered with the Harvard University-Law School based think tank, The Jamestown Project, to announce a national tour called Rap Sessions 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Russell Simmons Calls Out Bill O&#039;Reilly, Others ... To Blog?</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/05/russell-simmons-calls-out-bill-oreilly-others-to-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/02/05/russell-simmons-calls-out-bill-oreilly-others-to-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill O'Reilly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell Simmons]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Russell Simmons called out Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, and columnist and critic Stanley Crouch, on Wednesday (February 4), to write a personal blog geared to the hip-hop audience...]]></description>
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		<title>First Lady Michelle Obama To Be Immortalized In Wax</title>
		<link>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/01/29/first-lady-michelle-obama-to-be-immortalized-in-wax/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/01/29/first-lady-michelle-obama-to-be-immortalized-in-wax/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne van de Sande</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Madame Tussauds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Madame Tussauds wax museum is reportedly adding a wax figure of the new first lady, Michelle Obama, to its collection.]]></description>
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