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Black employees accuse US Marshals Service of denying promotions because of race
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Black employees of the U.S. Marshals Service filed a racial discrimination lawsuit Wednesday, saying they have been denied promotions by managers who belittled them as lazy. The suit in U.S. District Court seeks broad changes in job...Tags: Employees, Justice System, Racism, Prosecution, Laws
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If Obama were just another white guy, he wouldn't get off so easy
Tribune Media ServicesThe Democratic nominee scorned the "prejudice and bigotry and hatred and division" on display in the Arizona senator's campaign. As for his own platform, he said that "we will do all these things because we love people instead of hate them. . . . Beware...Tags: National Government, John Lewis, Bill Ayers, John Kerry, Weather Underground
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ADL hails court's striking of proposed amendments
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Anti-Defamation League hailed the Florida Supreme Court's recent decision to bar the secretary of state from placing proposed amendments 7 and 9 to the Florida state constitution on the November general election ballot, saying the judgment has...Tags: Voting, Justice System, Schools, Political Campaigns, Referenda
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Gay Marriage Ruling Ended Long Journey Of Soul
The Hartford CourantFor years, Beth Kerrigan tried to talk herself out of being gay. The daughter of devout Irish Catholics, Kerrigan kept her sexuality a secret from her family. She pretended the boys she windsurfed, skied and biked with were boyfriends. If female...Tags: Police, Trials, Melissa Etheridge, Gays and Lesbians, Civil Rights
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U. of Wisconsin sorry for 'Blazing Saddles' clip
Associated Press WriterThe University of Wisconsin-Madison has apologized to a black student who during a class last year was shown a clip of the movie "Blazing Saddles" that features racial epithets. During a seminar for working professionals, an instructor showed a scene of...Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Mel Brooks, Racism, Prosecution, Movies
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Students weigh in on race in today's world
The 11th-grade English honors students of Deborah Lambert's class at Eastern Technical High School in Baltimore County tackled a question posed in this column recently: Are we there yet? By "there," I meant the colorblind nation of our dreams - or, at...Tags: National Government, Racism, Civil Rights, National or Ethnic Minorities, Frederick Douglass
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Not all racism
Why is it that when something unfavorable happens in someone's life that they immediately blame racism or discrimination? David Squires' column on the "race card" makes valid points with his examples of documented discrimination between equally...Tags: Smithfield, Racism, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Minority Groups
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Atheist soldier who alleged religious freedom violations drops suit, but 2nd case to proceed
Associated Press WriterTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ An atheist soldier who accused U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Defense Department of violating his religious freedom dropped the lawsuit Friday, citing his plans to leave the Army next spring. But the Military Religious...Tags: Trials, Justice System, Robert Gates, Prosecution, Litigation
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Lawyer: Hempstead sanitation supervisor preyed on women
eden.laikin@newsday.comHempstead Town sanitation supervisor Frank Pepe is a "wolf in sheep's clothing" who used his position to prey on young women who came to work in the department, the attorney for two women said yesterday in court. During closing arguments in the fifth...Tags: Trials, Justice System, Racism, Prosecution, Hempstead (Nassau, New York)
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South Korea aims to end stigma of adoption and stop 'exporting' babies
New York Times News ServiceDaunted by the stigma surrounding adoption here, Cho Joong Bae and Kim In Soon delayed expanding their family for years. When they finally did six years ago, Cho chose to tell his elderly parents that the child was the result of an affair, rather than...Tags: Infants, Schools, New York Times, Family, Pension and Welfare
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Bias cited against black renters
247-4741A renter who's black might face discrimination when applying for housing in Hampton Roads, according to a new study. Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia Inc. said in 66 percent of tests it conducted, white applicants were given more favorable...Tags: Hampton Roads, Virginia, Minority Groups
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Whistle-blower lawsuits, discrimination complaints filed against St. Mark's Episcopal School in Fort Lauderdale
South Florida Sun-SentinelA volley of lawsuits and discrimination complaints have accused a venerable, upper-crust private school in Fort Lauderdale of firing older female teachers in a quest to replace them with younger, buxom ones and sexually harassing a male summer-camp...Tags: Trials, Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers, Florida
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