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Timeline: The lives of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 2006-2013
ReutersFall 2006 Tamerlan Tsarnaev enrolled as a part-time accounting student at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston. He took classes for only three semesters - fall 2006, spring 2007 and fall 2008. "He wasn't even close" to getting a degree, said...Tags: E.E. Cummings, Islam, Students, Holidays, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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North Caucasus to Boston: Rise and fall of the Tsarnaev brothers
Anzor Tsarnaev was tough, a championship boxer back home, and he wanted his oldest boy to be tough too. Rain or shine, like a scene from "Rocky," the wiry Chechen immigrant would ride his bicycle as his son Tamerlan jogged to a Boston-area boxing gym,...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Central Intelligence Agency, Sports, Religious Texts
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The Sacramento Bee Marcos Breton column
The Sacramento BeeThe Rev. Samuel Rodriguez preaches at a large church in Elk Grove, but his influence is growing beyond his many worshippers at the corner of Elk Grove and Stockton boulevards. Telegenic and charismatic, Rodriguez is cementing a national reputation as...Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Starbucks Corp., John McCain, Politics
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EDITORIAL: A good choice for Tacoma Link light-rail extension
The News TribuneThere wasn't an obvious "best" among the options for extending Link light rail further into Tacoma. But the City Council has tentatively chosen a very good one: the "E-1 North Downtown Central Corridor." Now all the city needs is to formally vote for... -
Memphis Chisca plans move forward with major investor
Commercial AppealThe redevelopment of the Chisca Hotel can move ahead now that Memphis-based Carlisle Corp. has signed on as the major investor in the $24 million project. The news was announced Friday afternoon at a party at the now-deteriorating hotel. Gene...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Rentals
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Ventura County Star, Calif., Lisa McKinnon column
Ventura County StarAlice Waters came to Ojai on Friday. The leader of the local-foods movement ate a prosciutto, mozzarella and opal basil sandwich from an Ojai bakery. She rested between public appearances at the home of a citrus grower whose kishu mandarins she sends...Tags: Sonia Sotomayor, Fava Beans, Students, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages
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Controversy surrounds Phila. pastor's canceled speech
The Philadelphia InquirerThe Rev. Kevin Johnson, senior pastor of Bright Hope Baptist Church in North Philadelphia, was disinvited from speaking at Morehouse College because he wrote a newspaper column critical of President Obama's administration, according to a group of alumni....Tags: Baptist, Barack Obama, Woodrow Wilson, Morehouse College, Christianity
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Leo Branton Jr. dies at 91; civil rights lawyer defended Angela Davis
Leo Branton Jr., a civil rights and entertainment lawyer whose stirring defense of '60s radical Angela Davis brought him his most celebrated victory in a six-decade career often spent championing unpopular cases, died of natural causes Friday in Los...
Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, U.S. Army, University of California, Los Angeles, Movies, Northwestern University
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RAISING AWARENESS
Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y.Community leaders gathered Friday at Niagara Falls City Hall to talk about issues of discrimination as part of the YWCA's 2013 Stand Against Racism campaign. The speakers evoked leaders in race relations as the spoke out about America's struggle to...Tags: Human Rights, Students, Politics, Racism, Social Issues
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Blackface parody video at UC Irvine reminds students of past racism
A member of a UC Irvine fraternity seen wearing blackface in a parody music video isn’t the first time charges of racism have been lobbed at the campus community, students said. “This blackface video isn’t the first, nor is it the...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Music, Racism, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Morgan, Blythe guilty on all counts
South Bend Tribune, Ind.Guilty. On all counts. That was the verdict late Thursday in the forgery trial involving former chair of the county Democratic Party Butch Morgan and party member Dustin Blythe, who were accused of conspiring to forge signatures on petitions to place...Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Crimes, Political Candidates
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Bulletin Board
Saturday Bereavement support group, for those 50 and older, 9-10:30 p.m., Heritage Park West Library, 5859 Via Flora, west of Delray Beach. $1. Call 561-361-9091. Boca Raton Green Market, local produce, plants, prepared foods, soaps, specialty items,...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Wetlands, Travel, Ocean Ridge, Yoga
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