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    Feb 8, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  1. Complaint: End Native American mascots in schools

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Department of Civil Rights wants the federal government to step in and prohibit the use of American Indian mascots and imagery in Michigan schools. The department filed a complaint Friday with the U.S. Department...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights

    2. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  2. Offensive mascots? 4 local school districts face complaint

    <span style="font-size: small;">Are Native American mascots offensive in a manner similar to blackface or the depiction of other cultures as brutal "savages" in old movies? Are they just harmless fun? <span id="fbPhotoPageCaption" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{&quot;type&quot;:45}"><span class="hasCaption">Does the answer vary depending on how the mascot is portrayed</span></span>? Four school districts in our area are facing those questions.</span>
    Are Native American mascots offensive in a manner similar to blackface or the depiction of other cultures as brutal "savages" in old movies? Are they just harmless fun? Does the answer vary depending on how the mascot is portrayed? Four school districts...

    Tags: Racism, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights

    3. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  3. Local congressional delegation reacts to Obama gun plan

    <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON, DC &ndash; Some of our area members of Capitol Hill are reacting to the president's new gun control plan unveiled on Wednesday.</span>
    WASHINGTON, DC – Some of our area members of Capitol Hill are reacting to the president's new gun control plan unveiled on Wednesday. Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) released the following statement: “As a supporter of the Second...

    Tags: Joe Donnelly, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Health and Safety at School

    4. Jan 21, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  4. Pence urges Indiana residents to emulate King

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says every Indiana resident should emulate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s commitment to our nation. As the nation celebrated the birthday of the slain civil rights leader Monday, Pence released a statement...

    Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights

    5. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  5. Gun control debate driving local gun sales

    <span style="font-size: small;">The talk of new gun control laws is driving up sales of assault rifles and ammunition.&nbsp; </span>
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    The talk of new gun control laws is driving up sales of assault rifles and ammunition.  Local gun stores are seeing lots of first time buyers as well as long time gun owners who worry about losing their Second Amendment right to bear arms. But others...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Joe Biden, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Elections, Firearms

    6. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  6. National Cathedral to host 1st same-sex weddings

    <span style="font-size: small;"><span class="location">WASHINGTON &mdash;</span> The Washington National Cathedral, where the nation gathers to mourn tragedies and celebrate new presidents, will soon begin hosting same-sex marriages.</span>
    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: Marriage, Social Issues, Human Rights Campaign, Anglicanism, Gay Rights

    7. Jan 2, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  7. 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: Landforms, Côte d'Ivoire, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights, Hospitals and Clinics

    8. Dec 29, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  8. UPDATE: Cursing woman in Berrien County Jail for 10 days released

    <span style="font-size: small;">NILES, Mich. (AP) &mdash; 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.</span>
    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: Television Industry, Prisons, Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice

    9. Dec 6, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  9. 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: Stockholm (Sweden), Freedom of the Press, Censorship, China, Ceremonies

    10. Nov 29, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  10. Factory owner: I didn't know fire exits needed

    DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The owner of a Bangladesh clothing factory where a fire killed 112 people says he was never informed the facility was required to have an emergency exit, a sign of how far removed the leaders of the nation's garment industry...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Consumer Goods Industries, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Sears

    11. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  11. 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: Social Issues, Civil Laws, Pension and Welfare, Des Plaines, Family

    12. Nov 14, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  12. 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: International Relations, Lawyers, Organized Crime, Immigration, Government

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