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1. Jon Stewart - Bill O'Reilly debate centers on White House poetry slams and Common invitation
(Entertainment/Movies)

... a poet. O’Reilly referenced Common’s song ex-Black Panther Joanne Chesimard/Assata Shakur, who was convicted of killing a New Jersey officer in a 1973 shooting. Stewart responded that Common probably ...

2. Did White House rapper Common name daughter after N.J. cop killer Assata Shakur?
(U.S./Nation)

BY ALICIA CRUZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The heated war of words sparked by a White House invite extended to music artist, Common, an open supporter of convicted cop killer, Assata Shakur has Yahoo Answers ...

3. Cop killer lyrics cause of N.J. State Police reps' outrage over Common's invitation to White House
(U.S./Nation)

... lyrics suggest that Assata Shakur, the step-aunt of late rapper Tupac Shakur, was wrongfully convicted of the 1973 shooting on the New Jersey Turnpike, which left New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster ...

4. Bret Michaels keeps adding chapters as life unfolds
(Entertainment/Movies)

... National Recording Registry announced this year's inductees. Among the 25 recordings are Tupac Shakur's song "Dear Mama"; Willie Nelson's album "Red Headed Stranger;" and the 1959 original cast album ...

5. N.J. State Trooper murderer Sundiata Acoli denied parole
(N.J./State)

... State Trooper Werner Forster and sentenced to life plus 30 years. In May 1973, while he, Joanne Chesimard, Zayd Shakur and Assata Shakur (nee Joanne Deborah Byron), all fellow Black Liberation Army members, ...

6. Estate of former Net Jayson Williams robbed of $150,000 in jewelry, electronics and memorabilia
(Sports/Professional)

... by late rapper Tupac Shakur. Young-Williams believes the burglar may be an acquaintance of the family because their estate sits in a gated community. She has announced a reward of $5,000 for the return ...

7. Jersey City shootout police officer DiNardo dies
(N.J./State)

... of a police emergency-services unit raided Hassan Shakur's and Amanda Anderson's apartment on Reed Street after Shakur shot two officers on a street earlier in the morning. Officer Michael Camacho used ...

8. No bribes in front of camera: Blago turns down 'Cathouse' offer
(Entertainment/Movies)

... offer, according to My Stateline, but said, "We're not taking it seriously." Oh, so now bribes aren't worth considering. We're just saying. *** Did Tupak Shakur fake his death? TMZ says he’s alive ...