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Iraqis, Afghans who helped U.S. in wars look to Congress for resettlement
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Congress will consider legislation Friday that could ease the way for thousands of Iraqis and Afghans to resettle in the United States to escape the dangers that come with their work for the U.S. military, news outlets and nonprofit groups....Tags: Afghanistan, U.S. Congress, Al-Qaeda, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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For black professors, Obama remarks and record disappoint
(Editor's note: This guest column is based on an open letter sent to President Barack Obama by six African-American male professors last week.) President Obama's recent commencement speech at Morehouse College inspired this column. As scholars of the...Tags: Poverty, Civil Rights, Bowie State University, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Social Issues
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Ban on patenting DNA cheers researchers
Researchers hailed the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that bans the patenting of human DNA, saying it would expand access to genetic testing for disease at lower cost to patients. In a unanimous decision, the justices said Myriad Genetics did not have...
Tags: Clarence Thomas, Medical Research, American Civil Liberties Union, Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park
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Arizona lawmakers pass Medicaid expansion
ReutersBy David Schwartz PHOENIX, June 13 (Reuters) - A divided Arizona Senate passed a key piece of President Barack Obama's Medicaid expansion agenda on Thursday, handing Republican Governor Jan Brewer a policy victory over fierce opposition from...Tags: Parties and Movements, Jan Brewer, Elections, Barack Obama, U.S. Supreme Court
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Snowden's spying allegations spur Chinese to criticize U.S.
BEIJING — Officially, the Chinese government has nothing to say about Edward Snowden. But unofficially, its representatives are only too happy to dump on the United States. Chinese state media have let loose with a barrage of criticism of the...
Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Civil Rights, China, Human Rights, Beijing (China)
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Boxer to push funding for health costs of uninsured immigrants
WASHINGTON—Sen. Barbara Boxer plans to push for Washington to provide $250 million and perhaps more to help local and state governments pay the cost of healthcare to uninsured immigrants who seek legal status under legislation now before the Senate....
Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Health Insurance Cost, Barbara Boxer
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Turkey's leader agrees to halt park project
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Besieged Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Friday to freeze construction in a popular Istanbul park after an emergency meeting with antigovernment protesters in Ankara, easing fear of further violence after two...Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Civil Rights, European Union, Ankara (Turkey), European Parliament
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Lesbians and gays see a more accepting society
A sweeping new study of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans finds that the overwhelming majority believe society has grown more accepting over the last decade — and will continue to do so in the decade to come. Yet many said they...
Tags: Gay Rights, Belief and Faith, Family, Civil Rights, Religion and Belief
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Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich lashes out at 'bigotry and racism'
SAN ANTONIO -- Gregg Popovich has been a man of few words during the NBA Finals. If he does respond to reporters' questions, it's usually with terse, if not combative, answers. But the San Antonio coach found something he could really dig into before...Tags: LeBron James, Gregg Popovich, Civil Rights, National Basketball Association, San Antonio Spurs
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Laying odds on immigration bill's future
The immigration debate that began this week in the Senate looms as the most consequential in years - for the country's growing Hispanic population and both major political parties. The bill's fate could have more effect on future presidential and...Tags: U.S. Congress, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Social Issues, Minority Groups
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Security vs. privacy
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- The latest open debate over security and privacy is a welcome pivot from the irksome father-knows-best attitude that has prevailed too long regarding the government's contention of superior judgment in the realm of national security. As...Tags: John Adams, U.S. Congress, Lyndon B. Johnson, American Civil Liberties Union, Terrorism
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Jailed China dissident's wife decries injustice in letter to Xi
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - The wife of jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo has written an open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, protesting against her house arrest and her brother's jailing, which activists have called official retribution on the...Tags: Civil Rights, China, European Union, Human Rights, Beijing (China)
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