U.S.
Civil rights group urges hate crime charge for murder of Mexican immigrant
May 22, 2009Original source: The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund has launched a petition calling for the Department of Justice to file federal hate crime charges against the teenagers responsible for the brutal murder of Luis...
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Kris Allen takes American Idol title
May 22, 2009(XINHUA) Kris Allen's smooth vocals and boy-next-door image propelled him to 'American Idol' victory Wednesday, turning the theatrical powerhouse Adam Lambert into the most unlikely of also-rans. 'I'm sorry, I don't even know what to feel...
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Marx taken seriously, at last!
May 21, 2009DALLAS — In its Sunday, May 17, edition, the Dallas Morning News ran a full-page color spread extolling Karl Marx for his economic abilities. A careful reading of the article by Canadian political economist Leo Pavitch...
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Gun foes blast vote to allow firearms in national parks
May 21, 2009Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, today blasted the gun lobby for “hijacking” the credit card reform bill by sneaking in an amendment to permit gun owners to carry loaded...
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Montana mayor says his town will take 100 Gitmo prisoners
May 21, 2009Dick Cheney is slamming the Obama administration for its plan to close the notorious Guantanamo military prison. Cheney claimed this week that he didn’t “know a single congressional district in this country that is going to...
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