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Govt calls SBY critics on freedom award narrow-minded
The Jakarta PostJAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN) -- A presidential spokesman said on Friday that howls of protest against a plan by the US-based Appeal of Conscience Foundation (ACF) to honor President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for upholding religious freedom would not...Tags: Civil Rights, Christianity, Human Rights Watch, Social Issues, Justice and Rights
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IRS follows Obama's lead
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And...Tags: Civil Rights, White House, Internal Revenue Service, Justice and Rights, Barack Obama
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Django Unchained (movie), Government, Entertainment, Heads of State, Islam
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RPT-Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
Reuters(Repeats May 19 story with no changes to text) * Myanmar president in first visit to Washington * Concern about rights abuses in ethnic conflict * Washington wants to foster ally on China's border By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) -...Tags: Chess Playing, Energy Resources, Justice and Rights, Barack Obama, European Union
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Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to defend human rights when the president of Myanmar becomes the first head of his country to visit the White House in 47...Tags: Government, Chess Playing, Energy Resources, Heads of State, Justice and Rights
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Mid-South voices weigh in on eve of vote to allow gay youths in Boy Scouts
Commercial AppealFor most Boy Scouts, their Eagle Scout badge is a mark of honor. But for Ijpe Dekow, a gay former scout living in Memphis, it became a mark of intolerance. In 1999, when he was an 18-year-old in Rhode Island, Dekow returned his Eagle Scout badge after...Tags: Belief and Faith, Economy, Business and Finance, Civil Rights, Intel Corp., Boy Scouts of America
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Girl or boy? The ultimate surprise
Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UtahIt's two weeks before her due date and Sara Bell's hospital bag is already packed with two cute baby outfits. One is pink. One is gray. No, this Ogden mother isn't expecting twins -- just one baby, gender unknown. As unusual as it may seem, Sara and...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Women's Health, Twins, Nursing, Medical Research
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Some seem put off by parents' refusal to know baby's gender
Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UtahHow can you not find out? It's a question Top of Utah parents who choose not to learn the gender of their babies before they are born say they hear again and again. "Nobody likes surprises anymore, I guess," says Dionna Mestas of Ogden, who is waiting... -
LGBT elders grapple with bias, dearth of services
Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.Dinner still needs to be cooked and the table cleared. There are birds to be identified each day in the backyard, and there are worries, too, about weakening knees, diabetes, money and driving at night. "I'm going to be 80, so I don't think too far...Tags: Civil Rights, Social Issues, Business Enterprises, Feminism, Social Security
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OPINION: Same-sex marriage is a no-brainer for Michigan
Detroit Free PressThe 2014 election offers Michiganders an important do-over on gay marriage, a chance to erase the economic handicap and cultural stain that the 2004 constitutional ban has visited upon our state. And while Gov. Rick Snyder is no fan of judicial...Tags: Government, Primaries, Rick Snyder, Social Issues, Feminism
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Annapolis accused of discrimination in Police Department
Four former and current African-American Annapolis police officers have filed a federal racial-discrimination lawsuit against the city, claiming that they were unfairly treated, subjected to harassment, wrongly turned down for promotions and, for two of...
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Hate doled out 140 characters at a time
Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.Is the Jacksonville area a hot spot for hate talk? A project by Humboldt State University says it is in some cases, at least among those who use the Twitter social network. Humboldt students mapped tweets -- 140-character online messages -- that...Tags: Civil Rights, Twitter, Inc., Media Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues
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