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Guests For Jan. 23 Actress, model and community activist Sallie Toussaint
FOX CTActress, model and community activist Sallie Toussaint -- a former "Miss USA" and "Miss Connecticut" -- has journeyed from Hartford's North End to New York City and Hollywood. She has scored minor roles in "The Sopranos" and "The Departed" and has been...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Politics, Connecticut, University of Connecticut, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Malaysia police arrest opposition figures in crackdown
ReutersBy Siva Sithraputhran KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested several opposition politicians and activists on Thursday, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked...Tags: Politics, National Government, Amnesty International, Government, Elections
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Deutsche bosses seek to win over skeptical shareholders
ReutersFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's bosses tried to convince skeptical shareholders at a lively annual meeting on Thursday that the bank was on the right track again after facing a host of legal problems. Co-chief Executives Anshu Jain and Juergen...Tags: Politics, Germany, Finance, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Jainism
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Malaysian police arrest opposition figures in crackdown
ReutersKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested three opposition politicians and activists on Thursday and charged another with sedition, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked a...Tags: Politics, National Government, Government, Amnesty International, Laws
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Ukrainian court bars gay pride event, citing security concerns
Reuters* Gay rights event would have been first in ex-Soviet republic * Similar rally cancelled last year after threats to activists KIEV, May 23 (Reuters) - A Kiev court on Thursday banned what would have Ukraine's first gay pride event after city authorities...Tags: Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Ukraine, Politics, Human Rights
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LGBT activists in Doral protest Rubio after gay couples left out of immigration plan
The Miami HeraldMIAMI Gay activists gathered Wednesday in front of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio's Doral office to protest the Senate Judiciary Committee's failure to include undocumented gay foreign nationals in a bipartisan immigration reform bill the panel approved late...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Patrick Leahy
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Entertaining change: Sony to look at activist's spin-off idea
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Few foreign activist investors have made much headway in forcing change in Japan, where a conservative corporate culture favors long-standing ties with banks, business partners and workers rather than shareholders seeking value....Tags: PlayStation, Politics, Shinzo Abe, Entertainment, Japan
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Council of Europe head says Russia must protect LGBT rights
ReutersMOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - The head of the Council of Europe demanded on Wednesday that Russia allow gay rallies, weighing in on what has become an increasingly divisive issue since Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency. As support for same-sex...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Politics, Vladimir Putin, Christian Orthodoxy
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For Nappier And Other Activists, Only A Moral Victory in Dimon Vote At JPMorgan Chase
Shareholder activists including state Treasurer Denise L. Nappier, who tried to force JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon to give up his chairman post, will have to be satisfied with a moral victory. Their bid fell short Tuesday at the company's...Tags: Politics, Corporate Officers, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Shareholders, Jamie Dimon
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WRAPUP 1-Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes
Reuters* Fiercest fighting involving Hezbollah in Syria-activists * Israel threatens more strikes to keep arms from Hezbollah * Assad says planned peace talks won't stop "terrorists" By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN, May 19 (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah...Tags: Politics, Lebanon, Israel, United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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People protesting planned school closings arrested at City Hall
Tribune reporterMore than 20 people protesting Chicago Public School plans to close 53 elementary schools were arrested this afternoon at City Hall, officials said. The protesters were arrested after sitting and blocking elevators on the main floor of the building...Tags: Politics, Unions, Chicago City Hall, Chicago Teachers Union, Rahm Emanuel
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Activists seek to keep PA chief justice Castille from another 10-year term
HARRISBURG — Printed on the front of the activists' binder was "PA Chief Justice Ron Castille" inside a red caution symbol over the phrase "Put the 'NO' In November." Activists Tim Potts and Eric Epstein said the binder — filled with news...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Juvenile Delinquency
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