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UC students protest racist incidents
March 3, 2010Students are demanding stronger action following a series of racist incidents, including parties with racist themes and a noose hanging in the campus library.
Read moreDebate rages on how to solve Black unemployment
March 3, 2010A debate raged recently over growing Black unemployment - 30 percent among youth - as President Obama renewed federal support for historically Black colleges.
Read moreTexas top court sets back freedom of information
March 3, 2010The Texas Supreme Court's ruling is part of a national trend to restrict public information.
Read moreLifting Chicago handgun ban is not justifiable, activists say
March 2, 2010CHICAGO - The U.S. Supreme Court began hearings today regarding a landmark case about whether to lift a 28-year-old handgun ban here.
Read moreIllinois gov. seeking full term says economy needs new ideas
March 2, 2010ORLANDO, Fla. (PAI) - Pat Quinn claims he is thinking out of the box. The times - and the economy of both his state and the nation - demand it. And he wishes politicians in Washington...
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