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National Cathedral to host 1st same-sex weddings
WASHINGTON — The Washington National Cathedral, where the nation gathers to mourn tragedies and celebrate new presidents, will soon begin hosting same-sex marriages. Cathedral officials tell The Associated Press the church will be among the...
Tags: Human Rights, Minority Groups, Anglicanism, Martin Luther King Jr., Human Rights Campaign
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Ivory Coast stampede survivors blame barricades
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Survivors of a stampede in Ivory Coast that killed 61 people, most of them children and teenagers, after a New Year's Eve fireworks display at a stadium said Wednesday that barricades stopped them from moving along a main...
Tags: Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Côte d'Ivoire, Mountains
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UPDATE: Cursing woman in Berrien County Jail for 10 days released
NILES, Mich. (AP) — A woman who was kept in Berrien County jail for 10 days after cursing in the county clerk's office at the courthouse has been released after a second judge intervened. LaRue Ford tells TV station WOOD (http://bit.ly/RWqgL7 )...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Television Industry, Justice System, Prisons
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Obama has long work list to tackle when he returns
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's hardly a secret that Barack Obama, like every president no doubt, muses about his ultimate legacy and spot in the presidential pantheon. He approaches his second term confronting tough and shifting challenges that will play...
Tags: Washington, DC, Joe Biden, Interior Policy, Fiscal Cliff, Personal Weapon Control
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Nobel literature winner says censorship necessary
STOCKHOLM (AP) — This year's Nobel literature winner Mo Yan, who has been criticized for his cozy relationship with China's Communist Party, defended censorship Thursday as something as necessary as airport security checks. He also suggested he...Tags: Human Rights, Liu Xiaobo, Ceremonies, China, Literature
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Disabled parents face bias, loss of kids: report
Millions of Americans with disabilities have gained innumerable rights and opportunities since Congress passed landmark legislation on their behalf in 1990. And yet advocates say barriers and bias still abound when it comes to one basic human right: To be...
Tags: Interior Policy, Des Plaines, Social Services, Social Issues, Discrimination
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Border Patrol under scrutiny for deadly force
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — A pair of Mexican drug smugglers in camouflage pants, bundles of marijuana strapped to their backs, scaled a 25 foot-high fence in the middle of the night, slipped quietly into the United States and dashed into the darkness....
Tags: Human Rights, International Relations, Government, Justice System, Shootings
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Gay marriage, marijuana backed in historic votes
Altering the course of U.S social policy, Maine and Maryland became the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, while Washington state and Colorado set up a showdown with federal authorities by legalizing recreational use of marijuana....
Tags: Washington, DC, Justice System, Marijuana Use, Social Issues, Substance Abuse
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Hearing explores impact of policies on LGBT people
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Department of Civil Rights and Wayne State University's Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights are hosting a hearing on how anti-discrimination policies affect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. The...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups, Judges, Justice System, Gays and Lesbians
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Court blocks Indiana defunding of Planned Parenthood
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana stepped between women and their physicians when it enacted a law that blocked Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood just because the organization provides abortions, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 7th U.S....
Tags: Human Rights, Justice System, Social Issues, Mitch Daniels, Crime, Law and Justice
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South Bend councilman faces lawsuit
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – They claim Henry Davis, Junior ruined their reputations and lied in a letter he wrote to the United States Department of Justice. Now, those three high-ranking police officers – Metro Homicide Commander Tim Corbett, Assistant...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Criminals, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System
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Gun industry thrives during Obama's term in office
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has presided over a heyday for the gun industry despite predictions by the National Rifle Association four years ago that he would be the "most anti-gun president in American history." He hasn't pressed such...
Tags: Weaponry, Washington, DC, Interior Policy, Justice System, Labor Legislation
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