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Josh Blue isn't going to let his cerebral palsy get in the way of his chance at becoming the "Last Comic Standing." The 27-year-old, who was born in the African country of Cameroon and raised in St. Paul's Midway neighborhood, scored a spot on the fourth season of the NBC reality show and is already a fan favorite thanks to lines like, "You guys better laugh because this is my make-a-wish" and "You're all going to hell for laughing at me." On a recent episode of "Last Comic Standing," he won the audience choice award. "Not to sound cocky, but...

Dateline Arizona. 5/18/06 Liberal Activist William Rivers Pitt (35) and Truthout.com journalist Jason Leopold (35) died together in the early morning hours in what Arizona Highway Patrol and National Park Service officers at Grand Canyon National Park are calling a bizarre double suicide. Details are still forthcoming, but according to Law Enforcement Spokespersons, Pitt and Leopold were driving a Blue 1966 Thunderbird and being pursued by as many as 12 press vehicles from various media agencies trying to get definitive comment from them about a news story involving the potential indictment of Presidential Advisor Karl Rove. During the pursuit, the...