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Antoine Walker On Bankruptcy, Blowing 110 Million Dollars: ‘I Blame Myself’

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Most would fine it hard to image how someone can blow through $110 million in 12 years. But that is just what Antoine Walker, a former NBA champion and All-Star, did during his professional basketball career.

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Though, in an interview on ESPN’s “First Take” with co-hosts Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless, Walker said that there are many misconceptions about how ex-millionaire athletes–including himself–lose their fortunes.

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“Personally, I was involved in a lot of real estate projects with the banks where I was the personal guarantor of the loans,” he said. “And when the recession hit back in 2007 and 2008, the banks went really hard after the money.

“There’s probably like 7 to eight banks that we had loans with. And it kind of hit me all at once. I had to pay back the money. Everybody’s situation is different. But that’s pretty much what down-spiraled mine. Just bad real estate investments.”

When co-host Bayless asked

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Last Updated on Thursday, 04 October 2012 11:20

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Woman Drives On Sidewalk To Pass School Bus Because She Didn’t Want To Wait

Shena Hardin cleveland ohioA Cleveland woman has been arrested after surveillance footage caught her driving around a school because she allegedly did not want to wait, Fox 8 reports[1].

SEE ALSO: Freakin’ Behind The Badge: Detroit Police Chief Suspended After 2nd Sex Scandal[2]

Shena Hardin, 32, appeared in Cleveland Municipal Court on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to charges of not stopping for a school bus and reckless operation. She was cited on Sept. 11 for the offenses.

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The Cleveland Public Schools system claims that Hardin regularly drove on the sidewalk to pass the bus. Determined to stop her, the district called the cops who then set up a sting on Sept. 11.

SEE ALSO: Obama Has 70 Percent Of Latino Vote In CNN Poll[3]

Video on the bus caught Hardin’s car dangerously pass the entrance of a local day-care as she drove by the bus. But this time the cops nabbed her at the corner and arrested her.

“I was very alarmed we are a daycare and we walk the children d

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 October 2012 13:38

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Desperate Much? Conservatives Resurface Video Of Obama Praising Former Pastor

Obama Jeremiah Wright speechIn a desperate attempt to get traction for their flailing candidate Mitt Romney, a conservative website resurfaced a five-year-old video of President Barack Obama praising his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Unfortunately for the right, the fact that the video was re-released to the public says more about the mind-set of some conservatives than the dated video could ever say about President Obama.

SEE ALSO: It’s On! Obama And Romney To Face Off Tonight[1]

On Tuesday, the Daily Caller republished a video from 2007 of President Obama speaking to a group of Black clergy at Hampton University. At one point, President Obama gives a “shout-out” to Rev. Wright:

“I’ve got to give a special shout-out to my pastor, the guy who puts up with me, counsels me, listens to my wife complain about me. He’s a friend and a great leader. Not just in Chicago, but all across the country,” Mr. Obama said on June 5. “Please everybody, give an extraordinary welcome to my pastor, Dr. Jeremiah Wright Jr.”

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 October 2012 13:40

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8 Tips For Mitt Romney: How To Not Completely Suck In First Debate

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Hey Mitt:

You don’t know who I am nor would you give a single damn if you did given my place in our current tax bracket. But you and I both know that your campaign is about as hot in these streets as a cassette copy of “Please, Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em.” So in light of the debate, I’m here to give you some advice. Take it because it beats what you’ve been getting, if I do say so myself — and I do.

SEE MORE: Rick Ross, Young Jeezy Brawl At BET Awards[1]

1. Cash these reality checks.

Will a strong performance magically alter your state in the race? Political BFF Chris Christie would like to argue so, but most with significant knowledge of political history suggest otherwise. Sucks, right? Oh, well, we’re all here to play along, though some play better than others. See the state-by-state polls.

By the way, regarding the recent pledge[2] you made to “fact check” President Barack Obama, dude, look the man in the mirror and ask him to change his ways before you even dare critique another.

2. Don’t a

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 October 2012 13:57

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It’s On! Obama And Romney To Face Off Tonight

barack obama, mitt romney debateDENVER — President Barack Obama (pictured left) and Republican Mitt Romney (pictured) come face to face for the first time in this presidential campaign Wednesday night for a nationally televised debate that will give millions of Americans a chance to size up two fierce competitors in a moment of high-risk theater.

SEE ALSO: Mitt Romney’s Garbage Man Blasts Him In New Ad[1]

Romney, trailing in polls in a number of key states and running short on time to reverse his fortunes, is angling for a breakout performance in the three 90-minute presidential debates scheduled over the next three weeks.

Obama, well aware that the remaining five weeks of the race still offer enough time for tectonic shifts in his prospects, is determined to avoid any campaign-altering mistakes as he presses his case for a second term.

A pre-debate skirmish Tuesday over Vice President Joe Biden‘s passing reference to “a middle class that has been buried the last four years” demonstrated how just a few words can mushr

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 October 2012 13:30

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