GEORGIA – Cornel West yesterday referred to President Obama and other politicians as a “coward” who only cares about “vanilla” children. West is a frequent critic of Obama and also said the president did not care when “Black folk” get shot down in his own sate.

BENIN – More than 100 graves have been desecrated in a cemetery near the capital city, Porto Novo. The grave robbers cut the heads off the bodies and stole some internal organs. The crime is believed to be linked to extreme Voodoo practices of using body parts in charms. Voodoo is an official religion in Benin.

Durbin said that he didn’t know if there was a mandate that came out of this election, but there certainly was a work order.

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