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Barack Obama, in Pennsylvania, tries to explain gun control stance
TOP OF THE TICKETBarack Obama wanted to talk about the economy Friday as he campaigned in Pennsylvania, especially in light of that morning's government report showing unemployment increasing to 6.1% in August. But at least one person wanted to talk instead about gun...Tags: Scranton, Alaska, Sarah Palin, Personal Weapon Control, Elections
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Fall Arts Preview: NY Theater
linda.winer@newsday.comIt could be the best of times; it might be the worst of times. No, really. A musical adaptation of "A Tale of Two Cities" - think "Les Miz" by way of Charles Dickens - kicks off the hectic and ambitious fall season in a couple of weeks. More to the...Tags: Daniel Radcliffe, Paul Scofield, Stockard Channing, Manhattan (New York City), Indiana
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Monument in El Salvador marks missing thousands
Los Angeles TimesIt looms solemnly over the shady corner of a city park, an incongruous emblem of pain amid a happy clamor of picnicking families and children chasing scuffed soccer balls. A granite echo of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, the 300-foot-...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Wars and Interventions, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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College Republicans director resigns over post
Of The Morning CallA Kutztown University student who once begged fellow students to forgive the campus president of the College Republicans for making racially insensitive remarks has resigned as the head of the statewide GOP group after posting comments on Facebook about...Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Pennsylvania
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Rice visit focuses on N. African detainees
The Associated PressU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called for closer anti-terrorism coordination with the North African leaders she met Saturday while also saying the U.S. would work to return Guant�namo detainees to their home countries "as soon we possibly...Tags: Terrorism, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Wars and Interventions, Condoleezza Rice
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Picture imperfect Why are Black models Unfashionably absent?
As American shows kick off this month in New York and September issues of magazines hit newsstands, stylesetters are keeping their eyes peeled for one important change: Will there be more black models? It's been a year since fashion's lack of diversity...Tags: Racism, Washington Post Company, LeBron James, Tyra Banks, Civil Rights
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Legislator wants social-service audits questioned
william.murphy@newsday.comA Nassau County legislator is demanding a public hearing to determine whether minority-run social service agencies are unfairly singled out for audits. Legis. Roger Corbin (D-Westbury) said he asked for the hearing after a county audit released...Tags: Human Rights, Christianity, James Garner, Nassau County, Civil Rights
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It's time we forget about feet and furlongs and go metric
Now that we have our presidential candidates and their respective running mates, it is time to get down to business and stop beating the tired, old horses of ageism, sexism and racism, and start whipping the old goat of serious issues. Yes, it is time...Tags: Maryland, Elections, Metal and Mineral, Mathematics, Schools
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Palin pick insults women
You know what bugs me most about Sarah Palin? It isn't that John McCain spent weeks claiming Barack Obama was unready to lead, then chose her as his running mate — and potential leader of the free world — a woman who until six years ago was...Tags: Alaska, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Elections, Barack Obama
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LPGA backs off of language policy
O, by the WayA few weeks ago, the LPGA said that it wanted its international members to be able to speak English to some degree of proficiency by the end of 2009 -- or face suspension.The policy was seen as particularly affecting the......Tags: Golf, Civil Rights, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton: High ceilings
The Swampby Mark Silva Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin: A couple of women celebrating "cracks in the glass ceiling'' this year -- Clinton was the first woman to win a major party's presidential primary election, the Democrats' in New Hampshire, and......Tags: Sarah Palin, Kissimmee, Elections, New Hampshire, Tampa
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HIV-positive man sues McDonald's after firing
A former McDonald's employee filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission alleging he was unlawfully fired because he's a gay man with HIV. Daniel Carver, 46, alleges that what began as a lack of promotions and fewer hours escalated to...Tags: Iowa, McDonald's, Minority Groups, Government Health Care, Medicaid
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