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Update: Confederate-style flags come down for good in Lexington?
Anchor/ReporterUpdate July 26, 2011 The flap over flags in Lexington has taken another turn as the group who jump-started the entire debate backs down. The Sons of Confederate Veterans wanted to fly a confederate-style flag on certain holidays. Now the group says...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Defense, Politics, Freedom of the Press, Memorial Day
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Bachmann's had her share of government aid
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRep. Michele Bachmann has been propelled into the 2012 presidential contest in part by her insistent calls to reduce federal spending, a pitch in tune with the big-government antipathy gripping many conservatives. But theMinnesota Republican and her...Tags: Taxpayers for Common Sense, Politics, Hospitals and Clinics, Economy, Business and Finance, Agriculture
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Reel China: Land of cinematic opportunity
Born in northern China and raised in Beijing, Sally Liu came of age in the 1990s and dreamed of becoming a filmmaker. With the world's most populous nation swelling with thousands of new cinemas, big-budget productions proliferating and box-office grosses...Tags: Northwestern University, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Freedom of the Press, Students
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Ocean City artist sues town
Spray-paint artist Mark Chase typically spends his summers in Ocean City along the boardwalk where he creates sci-fi landscapes in a matter of minutes, spraying and smudging to pulsating music as crowds gather.
He earns his living as a showman, taking...Tags: Ocean City, Politics, Civil Rights, Arts, Entertainment
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LAUSD Fires Teacher Over Anti-Semitic Comments at 'Occupy' Protest
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Occupy LA protesters demonstrated on the steps of Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters Monday, speaking out against the district's dismissal of a substitute teacher who made public comments deemed anti-Semitic at a recent...Tags: Minority Groups, African Americans, Politics, Career and Workplace, Teachers
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The uncertain future of the Arab Spring
The killing of two dozen unarmed Coptic Christians — and the wounding of hundreds of others — by Egyptian security forces and Muslim extremists in Cairo this week has thrown a dark shadow over the country's prospects for a peaceful...Tags: Politics, Church and State Relations, Hosni Mubarak, Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Cattle ranchers fear less of a market for brands
DENVER (AP) - The future of the hot-iron brand, an icon of Western heritage, is at the center of a nearly decade-long battle over cattle identification and traceability. "It's the latest hot lightning rod," said John Reid, an Ordway rancher who is...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Politics, Agricultural Research and Technology, Science and Technology, Crimes
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Health officials' advisory cites camp's conditions
TRAVERSE CITY (AP) — Grand Traverse County officials issued a public health advisory after learning that the operators of a children's summer camp didn't notify parents about unsanitary practices, including that campers had been using a bucket as...Tags: Politics, Family, Human Interest
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A Long Journey & China's Social Media Sieve
An exciting part of traveling abroad is getting your passport stamped. After a 20 hour journey to get to Kunming, I feel like I really earned that stamp. If only my Mandarin were better, I would have asked for two stamps.
The super long haul...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Facebook, Politics, Mass Media, Twitter, Inc.
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Corona del Mar Today: Pet shop owner withdraws harassment complaint
The owner of a Corona del Mar pet shop has withdrawn a harassment claim against an animal rights protester but faces more than $5,000 in legal fees because of a so-called SLAPP motion, according to online court records and the woman's attorney. Brooke...Tags: Minority Groups, Politics, Dog (animal), Freedom of the Press, Demonstration
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Religious freedom shrinking worldwide
Looks like the screaming was wrong. On both sides.
A decade back, the religious right said secularists would sacrifice freedom of religion to a tyrannical, God-denying state.
Meanwhile, secularists were warning that "fundamentalists" would seize power...Tags: Politics, Civil Rights, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of the Press, Crime, Law and Justice
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Witnesses testify in case of sexual assault of girl, 7
A 40-year-old Petoskey man accused of sexually assaulting multiple children appeared in Emmet County's 90th District Court Monday for preliminary examinations in three cases against him. Marvin Dale VanLiew has been arrested three times since June,...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Politics, Criminals, Misdemeanors, Assault
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