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Obama awards top U.S. honor to girls killed in 1963 racial bombing
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama awarded the highest U.S. civilian honor on Friday to four black girls killed in a civil rights-era church bombing 50 years ago, saying their tragic deaths ultimately "helped to trigger triumph." In a...Tags: U.S. Congress, White House, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC
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Malloy, The Supposed 'Transparency' Governor, Blasted As 'Foe Of FOI'
The Hartford CourantDannel P. Malloy came into office as governor two years ago saying he's committed to "open and transparent" government, but recent events have put that assertion in question. "Transparent" and "transparency" are the words that leaders use these days to...Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Hartford Distributors, Newspapers, Connecticut Economic Development, Dannel P. Malloy
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READER SUBMITTED: Quinnipiac University Film Produced By Glastonbury Resident Earns Regional Emmy Award
HamdenQuinnipiac University has been nominated for a regional Emmy award by the Boston/New England chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for its documentary, "Justice as a Black Woman: The Life and Work of Constance Baker Motley." The...Tags: Entertainment Events, Movies, Entertainment, Television Industry, Quinnipiac University
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LETTER: IRS Reviews Had Disparate Impact
Letter writer Gerald Zuckler argues conservatives shouldn't complain about their treatment by the IRS as tea party groups represent only one-third of the organizations whose applications for tax-exempt staus were flagged for review over their political...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Tea Party Movement, Feminism
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Haynes Johnson, Pulitzer Prize winner, historian, professor, dies at 81
Capital News ServiceCOLLEGE PARK, Md. Haynes Johnson best-selling author, Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist, historian and eminent professor at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism died Friday. He was 81. He entered Suburban Hospital in...Tags: University of California, Berkeley, University of Pennsylvania, Entertainment Events, Princeton University, Colleges and Universities
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Judge rules against 'America's toughest sheriff' in racial profiling lawsuit
ReutersPHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions....Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Migration, American Civil Liberties Union
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May 25 Letters: IOW emails, Oklahoma tornado, Fort Monroe security
Embarrassed I am a new resident of Isle of Wight. I moved to this county because of many reasons. I am proud of the people, the beauty of the county land, the ability of its public officials to maintain growth while maintaining the historical heritage...Tags: Smithfield, National Weather Service, U.S. Navy, Carrollton, Politics
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First Amendment clause-trophobia
Jonah Goldberg"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a...Tags: U.S. Congress, Internal Revenue Service, White House, Planned Parenthood, Religion and Belief
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Notebook: Sometimes Indian Child Welfare Act works; sometimes it doesn't
The decisions of the South Dakota Supreme Court contain many cases involving the federal law known as the Indian Child Welfare Act. They are always a sad story. One purpose of ICWA is to give tribal courts jurisdiction over parental rights of Indian...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Judges, Justice System, Family
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Obama awards medals to girls killed in '63 church bombing
Reuters(Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed a bill into law on Friday granting the United States' highest civilian honor to four black girls killed in a civil rights-era church bombing that shocked the nation in 1963. Congress awarded the Congressional...Tags: U.S. Congress, White House, Barack Obama, Politics, Spencer Bachus
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RPT-Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
Reuters(Repeats with no change to text) By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects...Tags: U.S. Congress, Television Industry, Cuba, U.S. Senate, Afghanistan
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A giant leap for gay Boy Scouts?
Pardon me if I'm encouraged -- but not enthused -- by the decision of the Boy Scouts of America to lift its century-old ban on gay scouts. I just can't get that excited about the fact that an organization that holds a deep-seated distrust in gay men...
Tags: Social Organizations, Gays and Lesbians, Youth Organizations, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure
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