New York
Iraq/Afghanistan vets give support to Islamic center
August 26, 2010Veterans call Islamic center near Ground Zero "about as pro-America as one can get."
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New law seen as victory for trafficked women
August 18, 2010Governor David Paterson signed into law a bill stipulating that a person who has been the victim of sex trafficking can go back to court to have arrests for prostitution erased from their record.
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Islamic center has broad support in New York
August 17, 2010"This is a center like the 92nd Street Y or the Jewish Community Center," Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf said. "It is meant to have programs to serve the community."
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Policing by skin color
July 29, 2010Nearly 9 out of 10 people in New York City charged in marijuana arrests are Black or Latino, even though whites are the heaviest users of pot.
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Progressives launch budget fight a year early
July 14, 2010NEW YORK - Though this year's city budget, one of the most austerity-driven in recent memory, has just been completed, a group of City Council members is already preparing for next year's fight.
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