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NM gov worker on leave after 'offensive' Web post
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico state employee has been placed on leave for a website posting the secretary of state says was "deeply offensive" toward two African-American legislators. Secretary of State Dianna Duran made the announcement...Tags: Employees, Elections, Politics, Republican Party, Racism
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Indiana woman charged with fire threat against blacks
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted an Indianapolis woman accused of threatening to burn down a house to keep African-Americans from moving into her neighborhood. The U.S. attorney's office says the home was set on fire about six...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Arson, Justice System, Trials, Lawyers
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Landmark gay history bill goes to California governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Tuesday sent the governor a bill that would make the state the first requiring public schools to include the contributions of gays and lesbians in social studies curriculum. The bill, passed on a...Tags: Germany, Native Americans, National or Ethnic Minorities, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Government
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Govt advising Americans to eat far less salt
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is launching an assault on salt. It's telling half of the U.S. population to drastically cut their daily salt intake. That warning goes for people who are 51 and older, all African-Americans and anyone suffering...Tags: Kidney Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Food Industry, Physical Conditions
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Much to do for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in Michiana
SOUTH BEND — Once again, local groups are offering a large menu of live music, drama, dance, food and discussions to honor the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
The national holiday will be observed Monday.
All events are...Tags: St. Joseph County (Indiana), Brother (music group), Health, Libraries, Elections
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Algie Oldham, former principal at Riley High School in South Bend, dies
Though Algie Oldham may have never been on Facebook himself, a memorial page started in his memory had more than 700 members within a day of his death.
The well-known and beloved educator and high-ranking Mason died in Indianapolis on Thursday. He was...Tags: Human Interest, Media Industry, Facebook, George McCullough, Washington (U.S. state)
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Huffington Post to add African-American section
NEW YORK (AP) — The Huffington Post and BET co-founder Sheila Johnson are launching a HuffPost section devoted to African-Americans. The section, "HuffPost GlobalBlack," is expected to debut in early March. The Huffington Post is set to make an...Tags: Hispanic and Latino Americans, National or Ethnic Minorities, Elections, Politics, Minority Groups
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Educators, hospital helpers win King Day honor
This morning, as hundreds gathered for a breakfast for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, two educators and four people who serve hospitals received honors for being — in King’s words — "drum majors" for community service. South Bend Mayor...Tags: Clubs and Associations, St. Joseph County (Indiana), Human Body, Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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Greeley school board member blasts MLK Day
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — A local school board member and radio station owner has come under fire for airing an editorial denouncing the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The broadcaster remains unrepentant and...Tags: Advertising, Elections, Politics, Marketing, Illegal Immigrants
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Historic reading of Constitution sees House tussle
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans made history Thursday by staging the first-ever reading of the entire Constitution on the House floor. But that record may come with an asterisk: Democrats asked why original sections that later were amended,...Tags: Hawaii, Constitutional Issues, Frank Pallone, Jr., Democratic Party, Jesse Jackson
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Constitution reading provokes political tussling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats took turns politely in a historic recitation of the Constitution from the House floor Thursday, but the decorum hardly meant they were in agreement. In a nod to the tea partiers who put the Republicans...Tags: Hawaii, Frank Pallone, Jr., Constitutional Issues, Jesse Jackson, Democratic Party
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Poorest poor in U.S. hits new record: 1 in 15 people
Associated Press ReportersWASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of America's poorest poor have climbed to a record high — 1 in 15 people — spread widely across metropolitan areas as the housing bust pushed many inner-city poor into suburbs and other outlying places and...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Unemployment, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Miami Shores, Services and Shopping
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