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*The Web site for CBS News has removed its section allowing comments from the public concerning presidential candidate Barack Obama because many of them to date have been racist in nature, the CBS blog Public Eye reported Friday. It quoted Mike Sims, director of news and operations for CBSNews.com, as saying that the site has often deleted racist comments about Obama; however, "the volume and the persistence" of them made them difficult to handle. *Is one of the contestants for the second season of VH1’s "I Love New York" really Sanjaya Malakar of “American Idol?” According to TMZ.com, either Sanjaya or someone who looks exactly like him sent in a video audition tape. In the meantime, "I Love New York 2 -- You Cast It!" premieres Thursday at 10 p.m. on VH1. The show features New York and several other "Flavor of Love" girls talking their usual smack. *“Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria says she and her fiancé Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs have agreed to stop having sex while his team is in the NBA playoffs. She told talk show host Jimmy Kimmel that whoopee will resume on their wedding night, which has been set for July 7 in Paris. "Luckily, we're getting married after the playoffs and then we need to consummate the marriage,” she said. “I scheduled it that way." *Filmmaker Tim Story says he hopes to include Marvel Comics superhero Black Panther into a future sequel to “Fantastic Four.” He tells the Los Angeles Times: "I’ve got to tell you, to get the ‘Fantastic Four’ and turn it into a franchise, the first thing I thought was, ‘Will I get the Silver Surfer? Or someone like Black Panther, who was introduced in their book; get Djimon Hounsou and go do it?’ But there are so many other great villains and stories - I feel like I hit the jackpot." Created in 1966, the Black Panther was the first modern African-American superhero. He uses a heart-shaped herb that grants the person who consumes it enhanced strength, agility, and perception. *Don Imus’ lawyer Martin Garbus says the censors should’ve hit the delay button if they felt Imus’ comments regarding the Rutgers women’s basketball team were offensive. Appearing on ABC’s "Good Morning America," Garbus said both CBS Radio and MSNBC had delay buttons but didn't use them, which meant they saw his remarks as routine for his often-provocative show. An MSNBC spokeswoman contradicted Garbus' claim, saying the broadcast aired without a delay and that there was no opportunity to delete his comments. A CBS Radio spokeswoman, Karen Mateo, said Friday she would not respond to Garbus' remarks. Speak Out
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