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Prosecutor: Ohio school rape victim didn't consent
Written by Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press 13 March 2013
Activists from the online group KnightSec and Anonymous protest at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Steubenville, Ohio, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. Members of the group said they are outraged over what ... read more >>
Argentine Jorge Bergoglio elected Pope Francis
Written by Nicole Winfield, Associated Press 13 March 2013
Pope Francis speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman ... read more >>
Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church hosts free women's health fair
Written by Sentinel News Service 12 March 2013
A FREE WOMAN’S HEALTH EVENT Health is Power! Join the California Oncology Research Institute (CORI) and other local health organizations to learn tips on living a healthy life 9:00 am Registration/Light ... read more >>
Bodies exhumed in killings tied to Mandela ex-wife
Written by Michelle Faul, Associated Press 12 March 2013
Nomsa Tshabalala, second from left, with relatives surrounding the presumed grave of her son Siboniso Tshabalala, at Avalon Cemetery in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Forensic ... read more >>
Change Your Clock / Change Your Batteries
Written by Sentinel News Service 09 March 2013
  County of Los Angeles Fire Department    NEWS RELEASE   CAPTAIN TOM RICHARDS PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE (323) 881-2411 Date:  March 8, 2013 FIRE CHIEF DARYL L. OSBY 1320 ... read more >>
US adds 236K jobs, unemployment falls to 7.7 pct.
Written by Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press 08 March 2013
(Photo: Associated Press)   WASHINGTON (AP) — A burst of hiring last month added 236,000 U.S. jobs and reduced the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January. The robust gains ... read more >>
Recent heat spike unlike anything in 11,000 years
Written by Seth Borenstein, Associated Press 08 March 2013
   (Photo: Associated Press)   WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study looking at 11,000 years of climate temperatures shows the world in the middle of a dramatic U-turn, lurching from near-record cooling ... read more >>
Family: Slain mayoral candidate beaten, burned
Written by HOLBROOK MOHR Associated Press 07 March 2013
  In this Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 photo released by the Coahoma County (Miss.) Sheriff's Office, Lawrence Reed, 22, poses for a portrait. Reed, has been charged in the death of a mayoral candidate ... read more >>
UNCF Masked Ball Honors Magic Johnson & Sheryl Underwood
Written by Sentinel Wire Services 07 March 2013
And says Farewell to its host, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Magic and Cookie Johnson Celebrate the Mayors Masked Ball   UNCF President and CEO Dr. Michael Lomax congratulates the night’s honoree ... read more >>
DCH Teen Safe Driving Foundation Announces the Winner of its D3CA Contest
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 07 March 2013
Dominique Murray standing next to the 2013 Toyota Corolla he just won Brotherhood Crusade’s Dominique Murray The DCH Teen Safe Driving Foundation announced the winner of the Don’t Drive Distracted ... read more >>
“SKIP COOPER DAY” IN LOS ANGELES
Written by Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.net 07 March 2013
Skip Cooper and Council President Herb Wesson Council President Herb Wesson congratulated Earl “Skip” Cooper II, president and CEO of the Black Business Association for receiving the organization’s ... read more >>
Kennedy Wins Outright in Pasadena
Written by KENNETH MILLER Sentinel Staff Writer 07 March 2013
John J. Kennedy African American poised to lead community in Pasadena. John J. Kennedy, whose roots in the Pasadena community spans 70-years, captured a seat on the Pasadena City Council winning ... read more >>
Curren Price Leading Black Candidate in 9th District
Written by KENNETH MILLER, Sentinel Staff Writer kenneth@lasentinel.net 07 March 2013
Senator Curren Price State Senator primed for likely runoff with Anna Cubas Decorated State Senator and highly respected African American public servant, Curren Price separated himself as the leading ... read more >>
Rosa Parks Honored by Congress with Full-Length Statue
Written by Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent 07 March 2013
Rosa Parks statue lives in the halls of the U.S Capitol. (Courtesy of NNPA) As Black History Month came to a close, a Civil Rights icon made history once again in the halls of the U.S. Capitol. On ... read more >>
Dennis Rodman worms his way into North Korea
Written by Associated Press 07 March 2013
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch North Korean and U.S. players in an exhibition basketball game at an arena in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Feb. 28, ... read more >>
UN approves new sanctions against North Korea
Written by Edith M. Lederer and Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press 07 March 2013
 Members of the United Nations Security Council vote for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, during a meeting at U.N. headquarters Thursday, March 7, 2013. The unanimous ... read more >>
Supreme Court Justice Equates Black Voting Rights with ‘Racial Entitlements’
Written by George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief 07 March 2013
    In the oral arguments last week before the Supreme Court to determine whether a key section of the Voting Rights Act should be upheld, Justice Antonin Scalia referred to the provision as “perpetuation ... read more >>
Garcetti, Greuel to Duel for Mayor
Written by Jennifer Bihm Jennifer@lasentinel.net 07 March 2013
  Neither Controller Wendy Gruel nor City Councilman Eric Garcetti garnered enough votes by Tuesday night to avoid a runoff in May to become Los Angeles’ next mayor. Councilwoman Jan Perry was in ... read more >>
Incident Involving a Firearm Occurred Outside Pollling Location at 92nd Street Elementary School
Written by Sentinel News Service 06 March 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     For Media Inquiries: Sunny Cho (213) 978-0417 Sunny.Cho@lacity.org   ***REISSUED***   VOTERS ... read more >>
Light turnout caps low-profile race for LA mayor
Written by Michael R. Blood, Associated Press 06 March 2013
  Councilwoman Jan Perry with a group of people. Photo Courtesy of www.janperry.com     Controller Wendy Greuel and a group of children. Photo Courtesy of www.wendygreuel.org     Councilman ... read more >>
More Than $14M of Fake HandbagsSeized by CBP in L.A.
Written by Sentinel News Service 05 March 2013
   Office of Public AffairsU.S. Department of Homeland Security   March 5, 2013Contact: CBP Public Affairs, Jaime Ruiz(562) 980-3110   NEWS RELEASE      More Than $14M ... read more >>
RELEASE: Quad Caucus Chairs, Leader Pelosi, Whip Hoyer Statements on Protecting the Right to Vote for All Americans
Written by Sentinel News Service 01 March 2013
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                         February ... read more >>
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia Fudge’s Statement on the Rosa Parks Statue and Unveiling Ceremony
Written by Sentinel News Service 01 March 2013
      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                                 February ... read more >>
Transcript: Remarks by the President at Dedication of Statue Honoring Rosa Parks -- US Capitol
Written by Sentinel News Service 28 February 2013
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release                            ... read more >>
Kenya prepares for watershed elections
Written by Associated Press 28 February 2013
Associated Press/Khalil Senosi, In this Feb. 24, 2013 file photo, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Presidential candidate Raila Odinga, right, shakes hands with The National Alliance (TNA) Presidential ... read more >>

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Which N.B.A. legend would you start a franchise with?

Bill Russell - 7.7%
Wilt Chamberlain - 5.2%
Oscar Robertson - 1.3%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 6.7%
Julius Erving - 3.2%
Magic Johnson - 29.4%
Larry Bird - 2.9%
Isiah Thomas - 2.4%
Michael Jordon - 17.1%
Hakeem Olajuwon - 1.2%
Shaquille O'neal - 3.4%
Tim Duncan - 1.3%
Kobe Bryant - 7.9%
Allen Iverson - 1%
Lebron James - 5.7%
Kevin Durant - 1.8%
Carmelo Anthony - 1.7%

Total votes: 595
The voting for this poll has ended on: 08 Apr 2013 - 18:35