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Coulter: The most impressive black people are Republican

This past weekend, political commentator Ann Coulter appeared on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show, and shared opinions about conservative Black people that some found in poor taste. Coulter, who is Republican, said, “Our blacks are so much better than their blacks.” Last night, Coulter appeared on CNN’s Joy Behar show. When Behar challenged her about the remarks, Coulter did not back down. She defended them. In the clip below, she says conservative black people are much more impressive than liberals, adding that "the only racism you hear in America these days is against conservative blacks, and they are vicious."

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Cain’s accuser wants to speak publicly

After Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain called claims that he sexually harassed two women in the 1990’s “totally baseless and totally false,” one of the women wants a court gag order lifted so that she can speak openly about her allegations. The woman is being represented by Joel P. Bennett, a Washington lawyer who specializes in employment cases. At the time of the accusations, Cain was head of the National Restaurant Association. Bennett says his client wants the association to waive confidentiality so his client can share her story. As of Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the restaurant association, Sue Hensley, said the group had not been contacted by Bennett. (Read more) 
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Deaths from painkiller overdoses triples

U.S. health officials are calling the number of overdose deaths resulting from powerful painkillers an epidemic. Almost 15,000 people died in 2008 after overdosing on prescription painkillers such as OxyContin, Vicodin and methadone. That’s more than three times the 4,000 deaths from narcotics in 1999. Tuesday a report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta found that nearly 5 percent of Americans ages 12 and older said they've abused painkillers in the past year — using them without a prescription or just for the high. CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden said the overdose deaths reflect the spike in the number of narcotic painkillers prescribed every year — enough to give every American a one-month supply. (Read more)

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