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Immigration overhaul may lead to demographic shift in America
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The country may be on the verge of its next demographic metamorphosis. The explosive growth of Hispanics that upended the country's black and white racial dynamics may be flipped again as leaders in Washington have begun a debate on the most...Tags: Business Institutions, Personal Data Collection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, IBM, Microsoft Corporation
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Iran presidential election underway
TEHRAN — Millions of Iranians headed to the polls early Friday to choose a new president in balloting that has taken on a competitive edge as a single moderate contender faces off against a splintered array of hard-line hopefuls. Friday's election...
Tags: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Elections, Iran, Hasan Rowhani, Islam
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Russian gay rights activists detained after "kissing protest"
Reuters* Parliament set to pass law banning gay "propaganda" * Gay rights protesters pelted with eggs * Critics say anti-gay measures fueling violence By Thomas Grove MOSCOW, June 11 (Reuters) - Russian police detained more than 20 gay rights activists...Tags: Civil Rights, Criminal Laws, Sex Crimes, Russia, Gays and Lesbians
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Statement Of Manchester Board Of Education Member Ron Atwater
This is the statement released by Manchester Board of Education member Ron Atwater Monday regarding accusations that another board member, Michael Crockett, had made "racially insensitive" remarks at public meetings: Over the past two weeks, I've heard...Tags: Social Issues, Civil Rights, Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Racism
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Afghanistan Sikhs, already marginalized, are pushed to the brink
KABUL, Afghanistan — Outsiders may have trouble distinguishing between the turbans worn by Afghan Sikhs, with their tighter folds, varied colors and tucked-in edges, and those worn by Afghan Muslims, usually black or white with the end hanging...
Tags: Afghanistan, Kabul (Afghanistan), Government, Interreligious Dialogue, New Delhi (India)
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Unitarian teens tour civil rights battlefields
The luggage kept cascading out the back of the two Dodge Grand Caravans as 10 teenagers from Orlando's University Unitarian Universalist Society prepared Monday for a five-day tour of civil-rights memorials and museums. Once everything was secured,...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Letters to the Editor: Oviedo's chickens, immigration reform, school tax
Oviedo's beloved chickens Amen to Tom Weighill's plug for chickens in Saturday's letters to the editor. Oviedo's chickens have been around since about 1875. How many places can tout a living symbol of history so simple and yet so meaningful? Oviedo'...
Tags: Baptist, Oviedo, Separation of Church and State, Career and Workplace, Immigration
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Poll shows Californians favor legalizing same-sex marriage
As the Supreme Court prepares a decision on the fate of Proposition 8, nearly six in 10 California voters now believe same-sex marriage should be legal, with support rising among older voters and in all regions of the state, a new poll has found. The...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Elections, Gays and Lesbians, Family
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California Rep. Linda Sanchez asks FTC to investigate Herbalife
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.A California congresswoman asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate allegations that Herbalife Ltd. operates a well-disguised pyramid scheme that victimizes “our country’s most vulnerable populations.” Rep. Linda T. Sanchez...Tags: Linda Sanchez, Mutual Funds, Herbalife Limited, Fraud, Corporate Crime
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LGBT community gearing up for Pridefest as task force studies protected class ordinance
areynolds@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, -- A Springfield task force is exploring the implications of adding sexual orientation and gender identity to protected class status. Those in favor are taking their message to downtown streets this weekend for the annual Pridefest.... -
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: Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Poverty, Bowie State University, Elections
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Women of the Wall should pray as they wish
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Sometimes the debate over gender equality around the globe is easy to decide. Women in Saudi Arabia should be able to drive cars and compete in sports. Yes, of course, girls in Pakistan should get equal education. Other times, it’s not a matter of...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Civil Rights, Separation of Church and State, Christian Orthodoxy, Crime, Law and Justice
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