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Bush signs bill to mint silver dollar commemorating 1964 passage of Civil Rights Act
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ President George W. Bush has signed legislation to mint a commemorative silver dollar marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. Sponsors of the measure include President-elect Barack Obama, and Rep. John Lewis, a veteran...Tags: Civil Rights, National Government, Debbie Stabenow, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, George Bush
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Staples Center statue is a fitting honor for De La Hoya
"Oscar De La Hoya has done a lot for the city of Los Angeles, for boxing and for the Latinos," says Nick Sanchez Sr., father of USC quarterback Mark Sanchez and an American with Mexican blood in his veins, just like De La Hoya. "Everything Oscar has done,...Tags: Wayne Gretzky, AEG AG, Oscar De La Hoya, Magic Johnson, Sculpture
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Alleged Mastermind Of Triple Slaying Back From Italy
The Hartford CourantBenedetto Cipriani was being held Saturday at the state police barracks in Tolland, charged with masterminding the 2003 triple homicide at a Windsor Locks auto repair shop. Extradited from Italy, Cipriani, 51, was charged with three counts of murder...Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Murder, Meriden, Prosecution, International Law
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Obama names Bill Richardson Commerce Secretary
Tribune staff reportersPresident-elect Barack Obama this morning named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to serve as Commerce Secretary, a position that Obama says will be a key one in his administration. A former energy secretary, ambassador to the United Nations and member...Tags: Bill Clinton, Xavier Becerra, National Government, Janet Napolitano, National Security
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For the record
'Mystery Science Theater 3000': A caption for a photograph of the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" troupe shown here, which appeared with an Oct. 26 Calendar section article about the TV series, gave the names of two members in the wrong order. Jim Mallon...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Death and Dying, Gays and Lesbians, World War II
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Jonah Goldberg: A 'scorched-earth' attack on Mormons
Did you catch the political ad in which two Jews ring the doorbell of a nice working-class family? They barge in and rifle through the wife's purse and then the man's wallet for any cash. Cackling, they smash the daughter's piggy bank and pinch every...Tags: Civil Rights, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Barbra Streisand
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Hate Speech Harmful, Whatever The Source
It has been a bizarre few weeks for racially charged incidents in Connecticut. And they have added new context to the power of inflammatory slurs — no matter who is uttering them. In all three cases, African Americans were the alleged offenders &#...Tags: Quinnipiac University, Trinity College, Connecticut, Racism, Civil Rights, Assault
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Legendary folk singer, Civil Rights figure dead at 77
Los Angeles TimesOdetta, the classically trained folk, blues and gospel singer who used her powerfully rich and dusky voice to champion African American music and civil rights issues for more than half a century starting in the folk revival of the 1950s, has died. She was...Tags: Birmingham , Bill Clinton, Folk Music, Civil Rights, Pete Seeger
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Many LI immigrants say they live in fear of attacks
dave.marcus@newsday.com; mark.harrington@newsday.comManuel Medina, 29, an emigrant from Guatemala who moved to Long Island five years ago, has a simple rule: On winter nights, he doesn't go out after 5, and on summer nights, he doesn't go out after 9. Joselito Cuji, 28, an Ecuadorean who moved to Blue...Tags: Hamburgers, Southampton (Southampton, New York), Assault, Nassau University Medical Center, Southold (Southold, New York)
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Next skirmish in culture war: Gay parenting
Tribune correspondentFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Anne Shelley and Dr. Robin Ross are unwinding after a jampacked day of ferrying 4-year-old daughter Eva Mae from preschool to ice-skating lessons to speech therapy. "It's pretty much your mundane American family," said Shelley,...Tags: Bill Clinton, Adoption, Sex, Mike Beebe, National Government
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What's on your mind?
143 Number of online comments to Steve Chapman's Sunday column, "Gay adoption: The real agenda." These included: "Opponents of marriage equality and adoption rights for gays and lesbians are so tripped up in their bigotry that they forget they are...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, People, Gays and Lesbians, Children, Family
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Haute homecoming
Tribune reporterGrowing up in Chicago, the 36-year-old chef Jose Garces helped his Ecuadorean mother and grandmother prepare traditional home cooking—"lots of ceviches, arepas, empanadas, grilled meats," he said. That's what he grew up eating, along with "the kinds...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Aioli
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