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Social worker praises teen accused in killing
A 16-year-old from Glen Burnie who is accused of killing a man with a baseball bat has excelled at the Cheltenham Youth Facility, where he has received high grades and awards for good behavior, a social worker testified yesterday at a hearing to determine...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Michael Myers, Health and Safety at School, Murder, Social Services
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Viewpoint: Rights shouldn't be voted away
What now for California? In May, its Supreme Court announced a right to same-sex marriage. Gays and lesbians rushed to take advantage of the opportunity; by early November, 18,000 such marriages had been performed. But on Nov. 5, they stopped. By a 52...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Discrimination, Judges, Court Administration, Gay Rights
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"Towelhead" Playing At Cinestudio
This movie had a heck of a time getting booked into theaters, because on first glance, its title is a racial slur. But director Alan Ball meant it as a statement about racial harmony. " Towelhead" is about a young Lebanese American woman who is...Tags: Towelhead
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Patchogue-Medford HS meeting aims at healing
jennifer.kelleher@newsday.comThe principal of Patchogue-Medford High School last night asked parents gathered in a crowded auditorium to stand and observe a moment of silence for Marcelo Lucero. "You have taken the first step in joining with us to be partners in resolution,"...Tags: Family, Medford, Marcello Lucero, Health and Safety at School, Patchogue
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Al Qaeda's No. 2 leader uses racial epithet against Barack Obama
Associated PressAl Qaeda's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites. The message seems aimed at convincing Muslims and Arabs that...Tags: Terrorism, Government, Barack Obama, National Government, Colin Powell
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Colleges must tread carefully on racial issues
Had you driven past my home a few weeks ago, you would've seen an Obama-Biden sign centered on my front lawn. Had you read my blog, you would've found dozens of appreciative entries about Obama and corresponding criticisms of his opponent. I supported...Tags: 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Macungie, Martin Luther King Jr., Colleges and Universities
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Attorney general pick probed fix of DeNaples trial
Of The Morning CallThe Washington lawyer who reportedly was asked to become the nation's first black attorney general once made headlines in Pennsylvania for prosecuting the man who fixed Louis DeNaples' 1977 fraud trial. Eric Holder, 57, spent the early part of his career...Tags: Corporate Crime, Lawyers, Barack Obama, Corruption, Fraud
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Keeping The Focus On Achievement, Not Race
It was only after it was too late to turn back that I realized what I was walking into. You really want to know what's going on in Manchester, the e-mailer wrote. Come and hear from parents of students of color. Sounded good. Ever since I'd criticized... -
Patchogue stabbing victim's body now in his hometown
bart.jones@newsday.comGUALACEO, Ecuador - Marcelo Lucero is finally home. Only he arrived in a way his family never imagined, in a metal coffin draped with an Ecuadorean flag. With a mixture of mourning and outrage, hundreds of people lined the dusty cobblestone streets of...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Long Island, Assault, Metal and Mineral, Marcello Lucero
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Trustees table proposal on intramural center name
Indiana University trustees tabled a proposal Wednesday to add the name of IU's first black basketball player to a gymnasium named for a trustee who advocated racial segregation in the 1940s. Instead, a new plan to be considered by the trustees'...Tags: Indiana University, Government, National Government, Colleges and Universities, Bill Garrett
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Israel to boycott UN racism conference, claims gathering is biased
Associated Press WriterJERUSALEM (AP) _ Israel will boycott a United Nations conference on racism next year, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Wednesday, charging it would be biased against Israel and aim to delegitimize the Jewish state. The next World Conference Against...Tags: Demonstration, United Nations, Civil Rights, Judaism, Tzipi Livni
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Britain's far-right party asks police to investigate after membership list is posted online
Associated Press WriterLONDON (AP) _ The leader of the far-right British National Party said he will ask police to investigate how his party's membership list was posted online despite a court order. The publication was causing problems for several party members Wednesday,...Tags: Sociology, Dance, Dancing, Parliament, Social Problems
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