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Source: LeBron Wins 4th MVP award

Source: LeBron Wins 4th MVP award

(AP) AP Source: LeBron wins 4th MVP awardBy TIM REYNOLDSAP Basketball Writer LeBron James is getting his fourth Most Valuable Player award–and the only mystery left is whether the vote was unanimous. The Miami Heat star will be introduced Sunday

Brooklyn Forces Game 7 Against Chicago

Brooklyn Forces Game 7 Against Chicago

(AP) Nets beat Bulls 95-92, force Game 7By ANDREW SELIGMANAP Sports WriterCHICAGODeron Williams, Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson each scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets again avoided elimination, beating the short-handed Chicago Bulls 95-92 Thursday to tie their first-round

Piers: 'Why Don't We Try' U.S. Gun Laws U.K. Way

Piers: 'Why Don't We Try' U.S. Gun Laws U.K. Way

PIERS MORGAN, CNN: We’ve discussed this, I’m not against the right to bear arms. I’m seriously against the right to have military style assault weapons to blow kids brains to pieces in schools. BEN SHAPIRO, BREITBART NEWS: I till don’t

Andrew Breitbart’s Pigford Tweets

Andrew Breitbart used Twitter to break through the mainstream media firewall on many issues, Pigford among them. Below is a collection of his best and most topical tweets on the Pigford scandal. Note that most of the links are outdated,

Could the Koch Brothers Save Higher Education?

There’s been a lot of talk about the possibility of the Koch Brothers buying the Tribune Company (which owns the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun, and others).  However, Minding the Campus has another idea: Leaving aside the obvious arguments about

Obama Nominates Top Bundler Pritzker as Commerce Secretary

Obama Nominates Top Bundler Pritzker as Commerce Secretary

Today, President Barack Obama plans to nominate one of his top campaign donors to become secretary of the Commerce Department. Billionaire Hyatt hotel heiress Penny Pritzker, whom Forbes ranks as the 277th richest person in America, bundled at least $904,957

Rev. Wright 'Still Retains Relationship' With Obama

Rev. Wright 'Still Retains Relationship' With Obama

CBS Pittsburgh: Reverend Wright is President Obama’s former Minister who stirred up a hornet’s nest when segments of his sermons were publicized during Obama’s presidential campaign five years ago. At the time, he was minister of Trinity United Church of

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Round One Preview

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Round One Preview

A person does not have to be a huge hockey fan to enjoy the NHL playoffs. Most agree Lord Stanley’s Cup is the best trophy in sports because of the tradition and history. On Tuesday, 16 teams will play for

Bulls PG Rose Sits As Brooklyn Forces Game 6

Bulls PG Rose Sits As Brooklyn Forces Game 6

With Derrick Rose still not mentally prepared to play basketball despite receiving medical clearance March 9, the Bulls could not stop his counterpart Deron Williams from pulling the Nets to within a game of the Chicago and forcing a game six in

Who Says Pigford Is Reparations?

Who Says Pigford Is Reparations?

In a 2001 debate on the issue of slavery reparations, Al Pires–one of the lead attorneys behind the Pigford black farmers settlement–referred to the settlement “mini-reparations” and described the reparations “‘dream team’ he was part of,” which included one of

No Watching NBA Playoffs: Jordan Married

No Watching NBA Playoffs: Jordan Married

Michael Jordan, the Chicago Bulls legend and Charlotte Bobcats owner, got married this weekend in Jupiter, Florida for the second time to 35-year-old Yvette Prieto.  The only usher Jordan saw during the NBA playoffs this weekend was Usher himself, who

Gun Control Advocates Revel in Obama's Economic War on Guns

Gun Control Advocates Revel in Obama's Economic War on Guns

As gun control advocates cheered GE Captial’s decision to cease business with gun stores, President Obama’s economic war on the gun industry came into full view. While Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) supports legislation to dry up the supply of firearms