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LGBT-inclusive hate crimes bill passed by House
May 11, 2007Civil rights organizations hailed the passage of a new bipartisan hate crime bill in the House last week. The bill, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007, would amend current legislation that lists...
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Freedom weekend unites NAACP and labor
May 11, 2007DETROIT — “The NAACP and labor have a marriage: health care, jobs, economic security. We cannot let this go,” said the Rev. Wendell Anthony, head of the Detroit branch of the NAACP, at a recent labor...
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May 11, 2007BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Terrorist group targets Latinos Six members of the “Free Militia,” armed with automatic weapons, 2,500 rounds of ammunition, 130 grenades, 70 improvised explosive devices, a grenade launcher and two silencers, planned to attack a...
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Senate debate on immigration begins
May 11, 2007News AnalysisSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has upped the ante in the national debate on comprehensive immigration reform by setting May 14 as the start of floor debate on the issue. Behind the scenes, President...
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Talking about a revolution: Calls for action on global warming, inequality
May 11, 2007The latest report of a world scientific panel on global warming has called for what amounts to a social revolution, one of the report’s authors said.
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