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Opposing lawyers sum up JPL 'intelligent design' case
Attorneys argued Monday that it was either religious intolerance or workplace incompetence that drove systems administrator David Coppedge from a post at Jet Propulsion Laboratory last year. Monday’s arguments capped a five-week trial in Coppedge&...
Tags: Music, Religion and Belief, Entertainment, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Racism
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Around Town: Who will be in, who will be out?
The election is over, but the campaign has just begun. La Caņada Unified School District Governing Board members Susan Boyd, Scott Tracy and Joel Peterson face the following assignment: What will they do with newly-elected members Ellen Multari and Andrew...Tags: Politics, United States Naval Academy, Elections, Documentary (genre), U.S. Marine Corps
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In Theory: Is America Islamophobic?
Last week's Time magazine cover story by Bobby Ghosh reported that "hate speech against Muslims and Islam is growing both more widespread and more heated," with protests against a mosque in lower Manhattan and the building of other mosques elsewhere not...Tags: Politics, Internists, Crimes, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups
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In Theory: Reactions to Prop. 8 ruling
A California federal judge struck down Proposition 8, the state's law that prohibits same-sex marriage, last week. What are your thoughts on this ruling? Judge Walker needs to address our concern that his own sexual orientation clouded his judgment....Tags: Politics, Ellen DeGeneres, Justice System, Anglicanism, Slavery
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In Theory: The church and gay lifestyles
A recent poll by the Public Religion Research Institute asked 1,017 Americans their view on religion and homosexuality, between Oct. 14 and 17, in the wake of a highly publicized rash of suicides by gay people. The poll revealed that most Americans...Tags: Adults, Research, Suicide, Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians
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In Theory: Reading into a Living Library
Ronni Abergel, a Danish antiviolence campaigner, has begun what is being called the Living Library. Already in 12 countries, patrons "borrow" people who represent stereotypes that often are the target of prejudice or hatred. Examples of these would be a...Tags: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Arts and Culture, Crimes, Culture, Gang Activity
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Roma continue to face discrimination in Europe, report finds
World NowThe Roma, also known as Gypsies, continue to face hardship and discrimination in Europe, according to a report from European Union and United Nations agencies that underscores the ongoing marginalization of the minority group, which has faced forced... -
Mikulski plan for women's pay gets new push
A proposal to expand equal-pay protections for women, long championed by Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, was thrust into the national political spotlight Wednesday in a Democratic effort to court female voters — a crucial demographic in this year's...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Employment, Quinnipiac University, Parties and Movements
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One man's mob is another's crowd: Colliding realities of downtown Baltimore
Whether they live in Baltimore or its suburbs, whether they're here every day, once in a blue moon or never at all, everyone has an opinion, everyone has prejudices, everyone constructs their own reality about the city. For some, it's a dangerous urban...
Tags: Entertainment, Racism, Radio, Inner Harbor
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Don't mess with voting rights
A federal appeals court in Washington has upheld a key part of the Voting Rights Act, one that requires states and localities with a history of discrimination against minorities to "pre-clear" changes in their election procedures with the Department of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Voting, Justice System, Elections
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A Source of Pride
South Bend TribuneNILES -- The year was 1946, and Alfred Walker had just started a new job in Milwaukee. But the Arkansas native also had just turned 18, making him eligible for the draft. After passing his physical exam, Walker thought he was headed for the Air Force but...Tags: Camp Lejeune (military base), Awards and Prizes, Korean War (1950-1953), Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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My Word: Orange must affirm domestic partners
Today the Orange County Board of Commissioners likely will approve a countywide domestic-partnership registry. In December, Orlando passed the first such registry in Central Florida, and Orange County appears set to join a growing list of governments that...Tags: Teresa Jacobs, Orlando, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Orange County (Florida)
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