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Race, faith and honesty shape jury selection
The Miami HeraldSANFORD, Fla. One African American father bristled at media stories pushing "racial connotations" and civil rights leaders' "saber rattling" in the Trayvon Martin slaying. Another potential juror, a white, middle-aged, goateed musician, seemed impartial,...Tags: Civil Rights, Palm Beach County, The Miami Herald, George Zimmerman, Justice System
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Supreme Court strikes down part of L.A. port's Clean Truck Program
The U.S. Supreme Court dismantled part of the Port of Los Angeles' anti-smog program Thursday, ruling that trucking companies don't have to affix "How am I driving?" placards to their vehicles or have off-site parking plans to haul goods in and out of the...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Port of Los Angeles, Fines, U.S. Supreme Court, Elena Kagan
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Voice of the People, Jun. 14
The ongoing war on terror Unlike conventional wars, it is not the goal of terrorists to kill as many Westerners as possible. Rather, it is their goal to terrorize us into adopting cultural norms that mirror theirs. Like most extremists of any ilk,...Tags: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Shootings, Bipolar Disorder, Behavioral Conditions, Crime, Law and Justice
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Czech leader clings on after close aide charged with graft
ReutersPRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas was clinging to office on Friday after prosecutors accused a close aide of being at the center of a corrupt web of political favors and secret surveillance. The leader of a junior partner in the...Tags: Prague (Czech Republic), Arts and Culture, Political Corruption, Government, Justice System
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Former Nazi commander lives in Minneapolis
BERLIN (AP) — A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World War II,...Tags: Poland, Arts and Culture, International Court or Tribunal, U.S. Army, Library of Congress
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Italian island jail hosts high-end vineyard
ReutersGORGONA ISLAND, Italy (Reuters) - High on a hillside overlooking the azure sea on a small Mediterranean island, two brawny men toil under the sun in a vineyard that has just released a 50-euro ($66) wine destined for the tables of top restaurants. This...Tags: Murder, Michelin Group, Italy, Crime, Law and Justice, Gucci Group NV
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Black Souls gang leaders ordered held without bail
Tribune reporterAmid heavy courthouse security, the alleged top leaders of one of Chicago’s most violent street gangs were ordered held without bail today on sweeping racketeering charges that allege they controlled their West Side drug empire through intimidation,...Tags: Murder, Justice System, Prosecution, Criminal Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Pay Bulger 'rent' or die, ex-bookies testify
ReutersBOSTON (Reuters) - James "Whitey" Bulger made it clear to Boston bookmakers that murder was among his violent options if they balked at paying thousands of dollars in annual "rent" to the notorious mob boss, two former bookies testified on Friday. "We...Tags: Murder, Rentals, The Departed (movie), Jack Nicholson, Crime, Law and Justice
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New study: Races differ in how they view delay in arrest of George Zimmerman
Blacks and Hispanics are more likely than whites to believe that George Zimmerman would have been arrested immediately had Trayvon Martin been white, according to a new study co-written by a UCF professor. The study, co-authored by University of...
Tags: Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Trayvon Martin, Police Arrests, Social Issues
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Apple, Samsung credited for moving toward phones that deter thieves
Two prosecutors leading a nationwide campaign urging cellphone makers to embed a powerful antitheft feature in smartphones credited Apple and Samsung for moving in the right direction after a summit on the issue Thursday. New York Atty. Gen. Eric...
Tags: Verizon Wireless, Samsung Group, New Products, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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A year after Obama grants young immigrants a respite from deportation, the debate continues
Last June, the Obama administration unveiled a special program that grants some young undocumented immigrants protection from deportation. A year later, that program remains in place and so does the controversey surrounding it. Under the program,...
Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Military, Crime, Law and Justice, Migration, Immigration
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U.S. Benefits From Welcoming Immigrants
The Hartford CourantRobust and welcoming immigration policies are central to American exceptionalism and accomplishment. This means more than saying that we are a nation of immigrants. It means that action by Congress on immigration reform, including a pathway to...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Migration
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