i mean, we won didn't we? we got our guy in office. if we're not on top, who is?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just about everyone likes Charlie Rangel.

NYTimes.com: They thought it was about Elvis.

NEW YORK (AP) — A year after Michael Jackson‘s death caused a worldwide outpouring of shock, tears and tributes, the anniversary of his passing was being marked Friday on a quieter scale, as fans remembered their fallen King of Pop with vigils, prayer and, of course, music.

From NYPost.com: A pouty, hair-flipping teenaged alternate juror for the caught-on-video police brutality trial was kicked off this morning — for wearing a T-shirt with the word “f—” on it in two-inch-high letters.

From NYTimes.com: In the public’s imagination, the classic hate crime is an assault born of animus against a particular ethnicity or sexual orientation, like the case of the Long Island man convicted in April of killing an Ecuadorean immigrant after hunting for Hispanics to beat up.

From the NY Times: David W. Johnson, the former senior aide to Gov. David A. Paterson whose domestic violence case prompted the governor to abandon his election bid, has invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself, refusing to answer questions in the investigation into the matter, according to a person with knowledge of […]

From AllHipHop.com: “I’m not saying I’m going to change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.” -Tupac Shakur Behind the chalk line it was just another crime but in the heart and soul of Hip-Hop, a GIANT was gone. As we Celebrate what would have been […]

Formspring.me is a fairly new social networking site used by teenagers, mainly designed to allow users to anonymously post questions and comments on other users pages; however, it is growing a reputation as a place to gossip and insult people by posting profane, sexual and intentionally hurtful things.

From NYDailyNews.com: Police are investigating a possible link between hip-hop star Fabolous and the murder of an upstart rapper near a Queens nightclub, the Daily News has learned.