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Lawyer:
Zimmerman
Said 'Punks,'
Not Slur

Apr 6, 2012 5:30 AM CDT

Lawyer: Zimmerman Said 'Punks,' Not Slur

Audio expert backs him up on 911 tape

(Newser) - Trayvon Martin's killer has told his attorney he said "punks"—not a racist slur—seconds before shooting the black teenager—and an audio expert backs him up, reports CNN . Much has been made of the 911 call gunman George Zimmerman dialed just before the shooting, with many...

Fired ESPN Editor on Lin Headline: 'Honest Mistake'

Feb 20, 2012 12:51 PM CST

Fired ESPN Editor on Lin Headline: 'Honest Mistake'

Anthony Federico 'devastated' at his error

(Newser) - The canned ESPN editor behind the apparently racist Jeremy Lin headline tells the New York Daily News it was "an honest mistake," and "had nothing to do with me being cute or punny." Anthony Federico says he's used the phrase "chink in the armor"...

Rick Perry's
Family Camp
Long Known
by Racist Name

Oct 2, 2011 7:39 AM CDT

Rick Perry's Family Camp Long Known by Racist Name

Perry says name changed, but others contradict him

(Newser) - Rick Santorum might not be the only Republican presidential candidate with a name problem. Back when Rick Perry was a young Democrat politician, he used to host events at his family's West Texas hunting camp, a retreat called "n-----head," reports the Washington Post . The offensive name, written...

Racist Obama Signs Posted
at University of Kentucky

Mar 25, 2011 6:30 AM CDT

Racist Obama Signs Posted at University of Kentucky

Slurs are posted at University of Kentucky

(Newser) - University of Kentucky officials have launched an investigation after two signs that used a racist slur to denounce President Obama were discovered on campus. One sign was hung on a door of the law school. Another—which read "How Do You Spell N*****? OBAMA"—appeared on a campus...