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U.S.
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Pentagon to release photos of detainee treatment
Washington - The US Defense Department next month will release 44 photographs of...
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Obama won't prosecute CIA officials for harsh techniques
Washington - CIA officials who used harsh interrogation techniques against terrorism suspects...
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Vermont legislature votes to make same-sex marriage legal
Washington - The legislature of the US state of Vermont on Tuesday voted to make same-sex marriage...
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Iowa becomes third US state to allow same-sex marriage
Washington - The Midwestern state of Iowa became the third US state to allow same-sex...
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Celebrating Centennial, the NAACP Reviews Its Priorities
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the oldest civil rights group in...
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Obama sworn in as 44th president of the United States
Washington - Barack Obama was sworn in on Tuesday as the 44th president of the United States,...
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Ms. Kennedy and Her Q&A Marathon
Democrat Caroline Kennedy, who is now openly campaigning to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate,...
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Jerry Brown Filed Brief Against Prop 8
The discussions and very heated debates on Proposition 8 are far from being over, which...
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Obama calls on Blagojevich to resign
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama called on Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to resign...
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Dénouement: NYPD Officers Accused of Sodomy to Surrender
Three police officers of the group accused of sodomizing a
24-year-old tattoo artist on Oct. 15 in...
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Holder to lead US law enforcement, terror response
Washington - Eric Holder is set to become the first African- American to head the US Justice...
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Gay Community Marches against California’s Proposition 8
Flourishing signs and banners, some 1,000 people marched on
Saturday from the Government Center...
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Americans spend big on Obama souvenirs
San Francisco/Los Angeles - The US economy may be deep in the doldrums, but there's one sector...
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Gay Marriage Ban Met With Massive Protests In California
Passing Proposition 8 in California has met with unprecedented lobbying and petitioning. Last...
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Latin and Black Voters Instrumental to the Success of Proposition 8
Although the fact that the black and Latino demographic
contributed heavily to the success of...
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Praise for Obama's Victory Crosses Party Lines
Washington - Even in bitter defeat, Republicans joined Democrats in celebrating Barack Obama's...
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Lawsuits Filed against California Same-Sex Marriage Ban
San Francisco - Six months after the California Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex...
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Tears of joy, faith, devotion from Obama supporters
Chicago - African-Americans wept and hugged as the diverse crowd in Chicago's Grant Park erupted...
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Obama victory helps turn page on US racial history
San Francisco - An 11-year-old white girl came home from school in rural California a few days...
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McCain quickly concedes defeat, congratulates Obama
Washington - Republican John McCain quickly conceded defeat in Tuesday's election, congratulating...
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US Presidential Race Long, Costly
Washington - The 2008 presidential campaign has been one of the longest in US history, spanning...
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African Americans Recall Advances as White House Race Ends
Chicago - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama may have been raised largely by his white...
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Chicagoans Take to Cell Phones in Bid to Help Local Obama
Chicago - Strangers chat about politics on the train and buttons peer out from coats with the...
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ANALYSIS: Race and the US vote: Blacks confident, even if McCain wins
Washington - On Martin Luther King Avenue, in the Anacostia neighbourhood of the nation's capital,...
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Black Legislator: Racial Issues in US Vote Are "Boring"
Washington - Eleanor Holmes Norton, outspoken veteran of the civil rights and feminist movements,...
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Obama Victory Would Be a Dream Come True for French Blacks
Paris - When French historian Pap Ndiaye was asked recently what Barack Obama's election as US...
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Obama's Star Rose Fast with Eloquent Speech, Steady Presence
Washington - Barack Obama's enigmatic smile has seen him through many difficult times - even when...
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"Stars' War": Celebs raise big money for Obama
New York - Left up to Hollywood, Barack Obama would be a clear shoe-in for the White House on...
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World
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China announces human rights action plan
Beijing - China has published an action plan to protect the rights of its citizens, including...
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Ahmadinejad ready to join talks with US, but insists on rights
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday said he was ready to join nuclear talks...
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Controversy in Britain over death of man at G20 protest
London - British politicians and civil rights groups Wednesday called for a criminal inquiry...
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Sweden approves same-sex marriage legislation
Stockholm - A broad majority in the Swedish parliament Wednesday approved adoption of same-sex...
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Pope tells oil-rich Angola to tend to its poor
Luanda/Yaounde - Arriving in Angola on the second leg of his Africa trip, Pope Benedict XVI Friday...
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Benedict to push reconciliation on first Africa papal visit
Johannesburg - Four years after his ascension to the throne of St Peter, Pope Benedict XVI embarks...
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Bangladesh Prepares To Vote And Return To Democracy
Dhaka - Bangladesh votes in national elections Monday to return the South Asian nation to...
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Leading Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo arrested
Beijing - Liu Xiaobo, a prominent Chinese human rights activist, has been detained by police for...
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Lack Of Government Participation Stymies Timor Stability
Dili - Two years after the police and military collapsed and months of anarchy drove more than...
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India, Pakistan Re-Open Trade Route across Kashmir
Today, for the first time in 61 years, a trade route
allowing trucks to carry goods of the...
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After Years Of Effort, Mental Health Legislation Finally Passes
After 12 years of effort to pass legislation requiring insurance companies to cover mental...
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NSA, Bush, Cheney Sued by EFF over Illegal Surveillance
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit on
Thursday against the National Security...
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Obama to chart presidential goals on civil rights anniversary
Denver, Colorado - Barack Obama is to accept the Democratic nomination for the presidency in a...
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Obama seeking convention cure for summer slump
Much rides on the historic Democratic convention opening Monday in Denver, Colorado.
US Senator...
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Corporal punishment common in US public schools: Report
Washington - More than 200,000 US public school students, often as young as 3 years, were punished...
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Obama's Kin to Burnish American Image at Convention
Washington - There are few things more American than basketball and "family...
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Democrats, Obama take convention to Hispanic territory
Washington (dpa) - The mile-high city of Denver in the Rocky Mountain state of Colorado and its...
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Clintons Draw Spotlight From Obama; Bill To Speak
With only two weeks left before Democrats meet in Colorado to nominate Barack Obama, much of the...
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Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian Opposition Leader, Pleads Not Guilty To Sodomy
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday was charged in court with sodomizing a former...
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Barack Obama’s Speech at the La Raza Convention
Sunday, Barack Obama spoke to about 2,000 members of the
National Council of La Raza, a Latino...
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Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Apologizes for Remarks on Barack Obama
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson apologized to Sen. Barack Obama
for the comments he made in an interview...
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First African American Louisiana Justice Dies
The first African American Louisiana justice died Sunday in Baton Rouge, at the age
of 84. Revius...
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Ohio Science Teacher Axed over ‘Branding’ Students with Crosses
If you thought you’ve seen it all, here is something that might mass you up.Mount Vernon City...
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Canadian’s Deportation Case Reopened
In 2002, the U.S secretly sent Maher Arar to his home
country Syria,
after authorities said he...
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New York To Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
New York Gov. David Patterson, who has been recently hospitalized in a Manhattan clinic with...
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Atlanta: Martin Luther King’s First Grandchild Born
Early Sunday, at an Atlanta hospital a girl
was born. Not just any girl, as she is the first...
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Pastor John Hagee Regrets Anti-Catholic Comments
Pastor John Hagee, the head of the Cornerstone
Church in San Antonio and also backer of Senator...
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Sharpton Arrested in NY during Protest
The Rev. Al Sharpton and dozens of others protesting on the streets of New York City against the...
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Medvedev Sworn In as Russia’s President
Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russia’s new president on Wednesday. The proceeding happened during...
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Obese Criminal Sues over Weight Loss in Jail
An obese U.S. inmate charged
with murder in Arkansas
is suing the county, claiming he lost more...
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Specials
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Black History Month Special Movie Schedule
Black History Month, which is celebrated in February, urges organizations across the country to...
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Supreme Court Kills Child-Porn Law
On Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court decided not to change a ruling that stated...
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Collection of MLK Papers Available Online for the First Time
Numerous groups across the United States are preparing various events in anticipation of the Martin...
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Odetta’s Left Behind an Abiding Talent
Odetta Holmes, a folk and blues singer often referred to as
“The Voice of the Civil Rights...
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Odetta’s Voice and Humanism Will Always Be Remembered
One of the great folk singers of late-20th-century America, Odetta Holmes known as Odetta, died of...
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Odetta Holmes, Civil Rights Force, Passes Away At 77
Odetta Holmes, singer, songwriter, guitarist, actress, and
human rights activist, passed away...
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Odetta, Gone at 77
Odetta Holmes, usually known as just Odetta, was considered to be “The Voice of the Civil Rights...
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Mark Cuban Charged by SEC for Insider Trading
Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball franchise, has been accused by the Securities...
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Gay Marriages Finally Allowed in Connecticut
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled 4-3 on Oct. 10 that same-sex couples have the right to wed...
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Prop 8 Still Sparks Massive Protests
The passing of Proposition 8 in California has caused massive uproar among Californians. Some of...
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President Bush Signs Copyright Infringement Bill
Yesterday, United States President George W. Bush signed a
bill related to the highly debated...
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Former Newsweek Editor Osborn Elliott Has Passed Away
Sunday, the man to whom Newsweek owes its ability to rise to
the challenge of competing...
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Senate Passes New Copyright Bill
A new bill dealing with intelectual property theft, which includes patent and trademark...
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TV: “True Blood” Could Prove To Be Vital For HBO
It seems that humans really are fascinated by non-human
creatures. We always seek for...
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MIT Students Still Not In The Clear
The debates regarding the three Massachusetts Institute of Technology
students who released the...
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When Going Out Of The U.S. It's Best To Leave Your Laptop At Home
A highly debated issue on this week’s agenda is the set of
rules for the airport routine searches...
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Don Imus Has Another Slip of the Tongue
Radio host Don Imus was scathingly criticized last year for his on-air racist remarks and he...
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Genome Institute’s Renowned Director, Francis Collins, to Resign
The National Human Genome Research Institute is losing one
of its prestigious researchers in the...
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Controversy Over Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Continues
It seems that opponents of same-sex marriage would ask the California Supreme Court to postpone the...
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House Approves Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
The House of Representatives in a near-unanimous vote (414-1)
approved the Genetic...
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The Full Life Of Charlton Heston
While to most people Charlton Heston is known for his larger-than-life roles as some of history's...
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Settlement Reached in Central Park Great Lawn Suit
A three-year lawsuit was settled Tuesday when New York City agreed to extend the use of Central...
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Why the Goldmans Did It: To Punish O.J.
The father and sister of Ron Goldman appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s show Thursday to explain why...
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Sections of the Patriot Act Unconstitutional- Judge
A U.S. District Judge decided to strike down for the second time key sections of the Patriot Act...
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Barnes & Noble Will Sell O.J.'s Book
Barnes & Noble was almost a lone crusader when the company announced it would not have O.J....
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Beyonce And Jennifer Hudson Honored At BET Awards
The two “Dreamgirls” stars, Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Hudson, scored big at this year's BET...
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