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1 Percent

Romney's garbage man

Mitt's garbage man: 'We're invisible' to Romney

Joy-Ann Reid
VIDEO - Meet Richard Hayes -- a sanitation worker in La Jolla, California. One of the super-wealthy people on his route is Mitt Romney.
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Russell Simmons and Jay-Z attend the grand re-opening of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club on January 18, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

Jay-Z vs. Russell Simmons on Occupy Wall Street

Abdul Sada
theGRIO REPORT - The legendary rapper Jay-Z aka Sean Carter has revealed that he was a never a fan of the Occupy Wall Street Movement because he had no idea what they stood for...
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Is economic inequality the most important 2012 issue?

Perry Bacon Jr.
OPINION - Romney's aggressive defense of capitalism, combined with President Obama's recent shift towards more populist rhetoric, have illustrated a fundamental divide over the American economy and how it affects people's lives...
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Who are the black '1 percent'?

Shartia Brantley
theGRIO REPORT - Who are the 1 percent that have angered so many and sparked a national movement? And how many blacks are a part of the top 1 percent?...
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Records: Shooting suspect killed previous wife

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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - Court records show a Florida man who authorities say shot two ministers after killing his wife had pleaded guilty to killing a previous wife...
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Lester Holt new host of 'Dateline NBC'

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NEW YORK (AP) - Holt has been a valued utility player at NBC News, doing multiple reporting and anchoring jobs at the network and sister station MSNBC, and he said people often come up to him wondering when he takes time off...
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Stevie Wonder praises Steve Jobs for handicap-friendly Apple

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Tech Crunch - Here is singer songwriter Stevie Wonder, who happens to be blind from childhood, singing the praises of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs for making the iPhone and the iPad handicap-friendly...
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Troy Davis a victim of class, not just race

Cynthia Tucker
OPINION - It's very rare that a college-educated, well-spoken, white-collared black man gets accused of killing a cop. The narrative is too strained, too unconvincing...
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Why were the Emmys so white this year?

Ronda Racha Penrice
OPINION - Despite consistent census data showing that the United States is becoming increasingly majority minority, television, especially on the network level, doesn't reflect that...
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Kilpatrick still in hot water: Former aide to testify

Jay Scott Smith
theGRIO REPORT - Derrick Miller, the chief administrative officer to disgraced former mayor, received $568,000 in connection with a $117 million deal financed by the city's pension fund...
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