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And i remember, that joke is still stuck with me, and the reason why is because abortion is such a taboo topic. it's something we talk about in the abstract a lot politically, but the actual intimacy and, for many people, anguish of what that moment can be in a million different directions. do you think there is a way in which comedy breaks taboos in a fashion that is politically productive, that breaks down things that keep us repressed about things that are important to talk about? >> i couldn't hear you. you said, does comedy break down big issues? >> yeah, i guess, like -- >> yeah, i think...

The tom joyner morning show as well. you write a provocative article entitled "face of a killer," why the black community must take a serious look at mental health. you say it's a taboo topic among a lot of african-americans. explain your experience and why you've come this conclusion. >> i think it's a taboo topic among everyone in america. my work i do at the tom joyner more than show for black america is specifically focused on african-americans. i say that because as a person of color, i have had to deal with the same thing. just as a personal example, a few years ago when i was having som...

won't show you the moment of her death, but a man with an automatic rifle shoots her at least nine times while men gather around and cheer. afghan officials believe the woman was part of a love triangle involving two taliban commanders who accused her of adultery. u.s. officials have called it a cold-blooded murder. kofi annan is back in syria to sign on to a new peace plan even as a special envoy touched down in damascus, the death toll was creeping up. at least 43 people were killed today. secretary of state clinton had her own message for syria's president. >> the future to me sho...

i want to bring in mark preston to talk about with what all of this means. i guess in a way mark, we knew that things were partisan. that's not surprising. but if you look at how pew researchers measure this, 48 different ways of measuring how we feel about politics over the years, and they find that we're more divided than ever. almost double over the past 25 years. why? >> you know suzanne, talk about a comprehensive study that pew has done now, you know, there's a lot of reasons. and what's interesting is that it shows that not only are we more divided politically but also seeing ...

That report fueling suspicions president bashar assad is trying to crush as much of the opposition there before the cease-fire. government forces claiming they have begun withdrawing troops from towns across syria. activists argue no significant pullouts from happened yet. the government snipers remain almost every major city occupied by those fighting the government. a key figure in china's historic ten minute square protest has died. an international renowned professor passed away at age 76. is he credited for helping inspire china's student movement for human rights and democracy. after tha...