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A different kind of 'Morehouse Man'

But it's his skin that has made all of this an anomaly. This month, Packwood is set to take the stage and address his classmates as the first white valedictorian in Morehouse's 141-year history.

Obama rises from obscurity to the verge of history

WASHINGTON - The amazement was on their faces. Hundreds waited for Barack Obama on that evening in South Carolina, 15 weeks ago, to claim victory — a surprising victory, surprisingly large. And amazing it was. It made it possible for him to stand ...

TV Expert: Competitions rule summer reality TV

If competitions aren't your thing, FX will air a new season of Morgan Spurlock's "30 Days" (June 3, Tuesdays at 10), where a person lives another person's life for a month, while History will bring back "Ice Road Truckers" (June 8, Sundays at 10) for ...

Myanmar victims suffer in silence

Although overwhelmed by the worst disaster in Myanmar's recent history, the junta has turned down foreign help and insists on using its ragtag infrastructure and poorly equipped military to conduct a grossly mismanaged relief operation for some 2 ...

Single carnation on Mother's Day, please

Jarvis' devotion to and her fierce defense of Mother's Day could be tied to the feeling that "a certain era was passing and mothers like her mother were becoming fewer," said Laura Prieto, an associate professor of history and women's studies at ...

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