Read more Al Sharpton stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/958/al-sharpton.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:10:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72318/msnbc-host-to-jesse-jackson-hi-al-sharpton.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a stunningly awkward clip going viral as we speak, MSNBC host Contessa Brewer accidentally introduces guest Jesse Jackson as, “the Reverend Al Sharpton.” When Jackson gives the camera a priceless you-gotta-be-kidding-me glare and corrects her, Brewer hastily blames the script and apologizes, saying “I know who you are Rev....http://www.newser.com/story/72318/msnbc-host-to-jesse-jackson-hi-al-sharpton.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 9:24:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72270/wva-woman-recants-kidnap-torture-story.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA black woman who accused seven white people of beating and raping her while keeping her captive in a West Virginia trailer in 2007 has recanted her story, according to her lawyer. Six of the seven are currently serving prison time after confessing and accepting plea bargains. Megan Williams, whose...http://www.newser.com/story/72270/wva-woman-recants-kidnap-torture-story.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 5:40:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71942/sharpton-threatens-to-sue-limbaugh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis could get loud, or at least long-winded: Al Sharpton is threatening to sue Rush Limbaugh over his op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today. In the essay, Limbaugh lashes out at critics who foiled his NFL bid, and he accuses Sharpton of playing a "leading role in the 1991...http://www.newser.com/story/71942/sharpton-threatens-to-sue-limbaugh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Oct 2009 14:59:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71491/gangs-race-and-more-limbaugh-nfl-slams.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAl Sharpton has urged the NFL to block Rush Limbaugh's purchase of the St. Louis Rams, calling him “anti-NFL.” Sharpton was particularly disturbed, Politico reports, by a “recent statement that the NFL was beginning to look like a fight between the Crips and the Bloods without the weapons.” Really? There...http://www.newser.com/story/71491/gangs-race-and-more-limbaugh-nfl-slams.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 14:35:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69864/paterson-to-detractors-im-running.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGov. David Paterson isn't scrapping his plans to run for the office he inherited 18 months ago, despite growing pressure from Washington and intervention by the Rev. Al Sharpton, who has contacted the governor and the White House over his concern. "My plans for 2010 are to run for governor...http://www.newser.com/story/69864/paterson-to-detractors-im-running.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 15:29:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68661/sharpton-tweets-during-jackson-burial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe burial of Michael Jackson was a somber, private moment—and Rev. Al Sharpton made sure all 10,286 of his Twitter follows knew it, E! Online reports. During the ceremony, Sharpton chatted with MJ's friends and tweeted: "We are all discussing his battles. This is a real moment for...http://www.newser.com/story/68661/sharpton-tweets-during-jackson-burial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 14:39:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68591/jackson-laid-to-rest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParis Jackson wept as she stepped into the Forest Lawn mausoleum where her father, Michael, was to be entombed. Katherine Jackson, overcome by sorrow, turned back when she was faced with her son's final resting place. On a sultry evening, amid a sea of white flowers and with a bejeweled...http://www.newser.com/story/68591/jackson-laid-to-rest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 22:55:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64942/charges-against-harvard-prof-dropped.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCharges against Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr have been dropped after he was arrested at his home for “loud and tumultuous behavior,” NBC News reports. The city of Cambridge, Mass., and its police said they had “recommended to the Middlesex County District Attorney that the criminal charge against Professor...http://www.newser.com/story/64942/charges-against-harvard-prof-dropped.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 12:26:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63649/stress-debt-killed-jacko-trainer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAdd Lou Ferrigno to the list of people who believe stress killed Michael Jackson. The Incredible Hulk star—and Jackson’s friend and trainer for his 50-show tour—tells the Mirror , “He was under tremendous stress, so much I think it killed him. He was $400 million in debt. In the...http://www.newser.com/story/63649/stress-debt-killed-jacko-trainer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 10:31:00 CDT