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	<title>Breaking News &#187; African-americans</title>
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		<title>Atlanta centenarian voter praised by Obama in 2008 election night speech dies at 107</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Ga. centenarian voter lauded by Obama dies at 107
ATLANTA — Ann Nixon Cooper, the Atlanta centenarian lauded by President Barack Obama in his election night speech last year, has died. She was 107.
Obama in his 2008 speech called Cooper an example of &#8220;the heartbreak and the hope&#8221; of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/atlanta-centenarian-voter-praised-by-obama-in-2008-election-night-speech-dies-at-107-247164/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Atlanta centenarian voter praised by Obama in 2008 election night speech dies at 107</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kwanzaa boom over, but small number of blacks continue to embrace the holiday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan K. Scott</dc:creator>
		
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Kwanzaa celebrations continue, but boom is over

NEW YORK — Four years ago, Evita Broughton celebrated Kwanzaa for the first time with her family — lighting a candle each night and discussing the respective principle.
But she hasn&#8217;t celebrated the holiday since.
&#8220;It felt like a school project that lasted seven nights,&#8221; said Broughton, 27, of Marietta, Ga. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kwanzaa-boom-over-but-small-number-of-blacks-continue-to-embrace-the-holiday-245801/" title="Kwanzaa boom over, but small number of blacks continue to embrace the holiday">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Georgetown University&#8217;s NAACP chapter among groups who say campus satire is racist</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Zongker</dc:creator>
		
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Georgetown students say campus satire is racist

WASHINGTON — Georgetown University students are slamming a humor magazine for an online satirical piece they say is racist and not funny.
The story in The Georgetown Heckler describes the official campus paper, The Hoya, holding a fictional cross-burning on campus and refers to &#8220;dark, human-shaped pinatas.&#8221; A photograph with .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/georgetown-universitys-naacp-chapter-among-groups-who-say-campus-satire-is-racist-244954/">Source &nbsp;: Georgetown University&#8217;s NAACP chapter among groups who say campus satire is racist</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Children of Hispanic immigrants less likely to be dropouts than young immigrants</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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US-born Hispanics see gains in education, income

WASHINGTON — Young Hispanics born in the U.S. are less likely to drop out of school and live in poverty than Hispanic immigrants of their age, but they have higher exposure to gangs and violence, an independent research group says.
The study released Friday by the Pew Hispanic Center paints ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/children-of-hispanic-immigrants-less-likely-to-be-dropouts-than-young-immigrants-242753/" title="Children of Hispanic immigrants less likely to be dropouts than young immigrants">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>RI cop accused of beating teenager, hiding abuse from FBI</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Tucker</dc:creator>
		
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RI cop accused of beating teenager
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island police officer was arrested Thursday, accused of brutally beating a teenage boy and then encouraging fellow officers to lie about it to the FBI.

Woonsocket police Officer John H. Douglas pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges of violating a person&#8217;s civil rights and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ri-cop-accused-of-beating-teenager-hiding-abuse-from-fbi-242634/">Source &nbsp;: RI cop accused of beating teenager, hiding abuse from FBI</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hollywood depicts shining moment for South Africans in Eastwood&#8217;s &#8216;Invictus&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donna Bryson</dc:creator>
		
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Hollywood depicts shining South African moment

JOHANNESBURG — South Africans say a new Hollywood film about sport, race and Nelson Mandela will tell the world about the country&#8217;s history of struggle and triumph despite some criticism that the lead roles are played by American actors.
Clint Eastwood&#8217;s &#8220;Invictus&#8221; depicts Mandela, South Africa&#8217;s first black president, as a .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hollywood-depicts-shining-moment-for-south-africans-in-eastwoods-invictus-241945/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Historically black school in Pa. drops required fitness class for obese students</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Pa. school drops required fitness class for obese

OXFORD, Pa. — Obese students at a historically black college near Philadelphia won&#8217;t have to take a fitness class to graduate after all.
Lincoln University faculty nixed the idea this week amid complaints the so-called &#8220;fat course&#8221; undermined a school principle of equal treatment.
The school had initiated the policy .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/historically-black-school-in-pa-drops-required-fitness-class-for-obese-students-240470/">Original article &nbsp;: Historically black school in Pa. drops required fitness class for obese students</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tensions between black, Asian teens at Philadelphia high school erupted into assaults</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Matheson</dc:creator>
		
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Philly school&#8217;s racial tensions lead to fights

PHILADELPHIA — Tensions between black and Asian students at a public high school erupted in a series of assaults over two days, leading to 10 suspensions and several students seeking medical treatment.
Asian students at South Philadelphia High School say two off-campus fights and a lunchroom attack left them feeling .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tensions-between-black-asian-teens-at-philadelphia-high-school-erupted-into-assaults-240113/">Tensions between black, Asian teens at Philadelphia high school erupted into assaults</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP, its largest gift ever from an individual</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP

BALTIMORE — Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People says the gift announced Monday is the largest donation from an individual in the organization&#8217;s history. It will be .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/filmmaker-tyler-perry-donates-1m-to-naacp-its-largest-gift-ever-from-an-individual-235233/">Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP, its largest gift ever from an individual</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>O Oprah, Where Art Thou? World embraces Winfrey, US TV host and global star</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Lawless</dc:creator>
		
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Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s impact felt around the world
LONDON — It&#8217;s the talk show talked about around the world.
Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s announcement last week that she will end her daytime TV program after its 25th season in 2011 made headlines from London to Johannesburg. Audiences for the show might be smaller outside the United States, but .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/o-oprah-where-art-thou-world-embraces-winfrey-us-tv-host-and-global-star-235194/">O Oprah, Where Art Thou? World embraces Winfrey, US TV host and global star</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FBI seeks public&#8217;s help to find relatives in of those killed in civil rights cold cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelia Byrd</dc:creator>
		
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FBI wants public&#8217;s help in civil rights killings

JACKSON, Miss. — Over the last three years, the FBI scoured faded documents, interviewed aging lawmen and tracked down witnesses from killings that occurred decades ago, many of them involving white police officers who shot black men or teenagers.
Now, the agency is at a dead end in the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fbi-seeks-publics-help-to-find-relatives-in-of-those-killed-in-civil-rights-cold-cases-234470/">Read : FBI seeks public&#8217;s help to find relatives in of those killed in civil rights cold cases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Why do we hate? New academic field of hate studies seeks the answer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Why do we hate? Academics seek answer in new field

SPOKANE, Wash. — Why did the Nazis hate the Jews? Why did the Hutus hate the Tutsis?
Hate is everywhere, but the fundamental question of why one person can hate another has never been adequately studied, contends Jim Mohr of Gonzaga University, who is developing a new ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/why-do-we-hate-new-academic-field-of-hate-studies-seeks-the-answer-231959/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Why do we hate? New academic field of hate studies seeks the answer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Newspaper: Embattled Pennsylvania swim club accused of discrimination to declare bankruptcy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Pa. swim club accused of bias to file bankruptcy

PHILADELPHIA — A suburban swim club accused of discrimination last summer after revoking the memberships of mostly black and Hispanic children plans to declare bankruptcy, a newspaper reported Saturday.
Valley Swim Club president John Duesler sent an e-mail to club &#8220;friends and families&#8221; Friday saying the board of ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/newspaper-embattled-pennsylvania-swim-club-accused-of-discrimination-to-declare-bankruptcy-229580/" title="Newspaper: Embattled Pennsylvania swim club accused of discrimination to declare bankruptcy">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former La. congressman in freezer cash case gets 13 years in prison for bribery, racketeering</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Barakat</dc:creator>
		
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Ex-congressman gets 13 years in freezer cash case

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Louisiana congressman who famously hid $90,000 cash in his freezer was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking bribes, the longest term ever imposed on a congressman for bribery charges.
William Jefferson, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans for nearly ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-la-congressman-in-freezer-cash-case-gets-13-years-in-prison-for-bribery-racketeering-228964/" title="Former La. congressman in freezer cash case gets 13 years in prison for bribery, racketeering">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>After 11 bodies found, Clevelabxnd&#8217;s handling of missing people challenged</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Welsh-huggins</dc:creator>
		
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Cleveland&#8217;s handling of missing people challenged

CLEVELAND — The discovery of 11 victims of an alleged serial killer, most of them poor, drug-addicted black women, has prompted calls for Cleveland police to respond faster and devote more resources to missing-persons cases.
Police, however, say they already have a comprehensive system for finding the lost and can&#8217;t be .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-11-bodies-found-clevelabxnds-handling-of-missing-people-challenged-227389/" title="After 11 bodies found, Clevelabxnd&#8217;s handling of missing people challenged">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Public to see restored Ark. home where black students gathered daily while integrating school</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Public gets peek into &#8216;Little Rock Nine&#8217; safe home

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The nine black students who confronted angry white mobs as they integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957 took solace each day at the home of Daisy and L.C. Bates.
Carlotta Walls LaNier was among the so-called Little Rock Nine and says the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/public-to-see-restored-ark-home-where-black-students-gathered-daily-while-integrating-school-225811/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Public to see restored Ark. home where black students gathered daily while integrating school</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Carnival-like atmosphere leads up to official Barack Obama holiday in poor Alabama county</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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MARION, Ala. — The sign going on the front door at the Perry County courthouse reads: &#8220;Closed for the Obama Holiday.&#8221;
The rural, mostly black county has proclaimed Monday as an official holiday celebrating the election of the nation&#8217;s first black president, Barack Obama. It&#8217;s one of Alabama&#8217;s poorest .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/carnival-like-atmosphere-leads-up-to-official-barack-obama-holiday-in-poor-alabama-county-221829/">Carnival-like atmosphere leads up to official Barack Obama holiday in poor Alabama county</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101: Big changes in the nation&#8217;s work force since unemployment last hit 10 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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Meltdown 101: When unemployment last hit 10 pct

WASHINGTON — The last time unemployment climbed past 10 percent, &#8220;The A-Team&#8221; was one of the top 10 TV shows and Michael Jackson was about to release &#8220;Thriller.&#8221;
Much has changed since the jobless rate hit 10.1 percent in September 1982, including the composition of the nation&#8217;s labor force. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-big-changes-in-the-nations-work-force-since-unemployment-last-hit-10-pct-220899/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Meltdown 101: Big changes in the nation&#8217;s work force since unemployment last hit 10 pct</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101: Big changes in the nation&#8217;s work force since unemployment last topped 10 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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Meltdown 101: When unemployment last topped 10 pct

WASHINGTON — The last time unemployment climbed past 10 percent, &#8220;The A-Team&#8221; was one of the top 10 TV shows and Michael Jackson was about to release &#8220;Thriller.&#8221;
Much has changed since the jobless rate hit 10.1 percent in September 1982, including the composition of the nation&#8217;s labor force.  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-big-changes-in-the-nations-work-force-since-unemployment-last-topped-10-pct-220702/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NYC mayor bruised by surprisingly close victory over Democratic underdog</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Kugler</dc:creator>
		
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NYC mayor bruised by surprisingly close victory

NEW YORK — Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg heads toward a third term bruised by a surprisingly close re-election battle that exposed lingering anger over his reversal on term limits and his prodigious campaign spending.
In the days leading up to the election, Bloomberg was expected to secure an easy victory, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nyc-mayor-bruised-by-surprisingly-close-victory-over-democratic-underdog-217184/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : NYC mayor bruised by surprisingly close victory over Democratic underdog</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pa. town elects first black mayor, 40 years after riots killed white officer, black woman</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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40 years after riots, Pa. city elects black mayor

YORK, Pa. — The central Pennsylvania city of York has elected its first black mayor, 40 years after violent race riots led to the death of a white police officer and a black woman.
Democrat Kim Bracey beat Republican Wendell Banks in Tuesday&#8217;s general election. Democratic voters in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pa-town-elects-first-black-mayor-40-years-after-riots-killed-white-officer-black-woman-217143/">Read : Pa. town elects first black mayor, 40 years after riots killed white officer, black woman</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bloomberg wins 3rd term as NYC mayor, beats back strong Dem challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Kugler</dc:creator>
		
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Bloomberg wins 3rd term as NYC mayor
NEW YORK — Billionaire Michael Bloomberg won a third term as New York mayor Tuesday in a closer-than-expected race against a Democratic challenger who stoked voter resentment over the way Bloomberg changed the city&#8217;s term-limits law so he could stay in office.
Bloomberg, the richest man in New .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bloomberg-wins-3rd-term-as-nyc-mayor-beats-back-strong-dem-challenge-217027/">Source article &nbsp;: Bloomberg wins 3rd term as NYC mayor, beats back strong Dem challenge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LA Clippers owner agrees to pay record $2.73 million to settle housing discrimination lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
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LA Clippers owner agrees to pay $2.73 million

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Clippers owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling has agreed to pay a record $2.73 million to settle allegations by the government that he refused to rent apartments to Hispanics, blacks and to families with children, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
The Justice Department .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-clippers-owner-agrees-to-pay-record-273-million-to-settle-housing-discrimination-lawsuit-216982/">Source article &nbsp;: LA Clippers owner agrees to pay record $2.73 million to settle housing discrimination lawsuit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3 get prison time for hate crime beating of black man outside Idaho Wal-Mart</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
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3 get prison time for Idaho hate crime beating

BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge says three Idaho men convicted of hate crimes for beating a black man outside a Nampa Wal-Mart will serve time in prison.
U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge on Tuesday sentenced 23-year-old Michael Bullard to more than four years in prison, 24-year-old Richard .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/3-get-prison-time-for-hate-crime-beating-of-black-man-outside-idaho-wal-mart-216757/">Source article &nbsp;: 3 get prison time for hate crime beating of black man outside Idaho Wal-Mart</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Despite FBI raids, Islam&#8217;s message of equality and discipline resonates with black Americans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Washington</dc:creator>
		
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Blacks still drawn to Islam despite FBI raids

By now, Sekou Jackson is used to the questions: Why does he need to leave a work meeting to pray? Don&#8217;t black Muslims convert to Islam in jail? Why would you even want to be Muslim?
&#8220;It&#8217;s kind of a double whammy to be African-American and Muslim,&#8221; said Jackson, .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/despite-fbi-raids-islams-message-of-equality-and-discipline-resonates-with-black-americans-212861/" title="Despite FBI raids, Islam&#8217;s message of equality and discipline resonates with black Americans">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama brings back Cousin Pookie, but where&#8217;s Ray-Ray?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Babington</dc:creator>
		
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WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama revives Cousin Pookie
WASHINGTON — Cousin Pookie is back!
Now that it&#8217;s election season again — in Virginia and New Jersey, at least — President Barack Obama has reintroduced one of his more enigmatic and intriguing characters.
&#8220;Go out and get your cousin, who you had to drag to the polls last ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-notebook-obama-brings-back-cousin-pookie-but-wheres-ray-ray-212852/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama brings back Cousin Pookie, but where&#8217;s Ray-Ray?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kan. NAACP chapter demands public apology for &#8216;RedNeck Rap&#8217; lawmaker posted online; he refuses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Hanna</dc:creator>
		
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Kan. NAACP demands apology for &#8216;RedNeck Rap&#8217;
TOPEKA, Kan. — The NAACP&#8217;s Kansas chapter is demanding that a state legislator apologize publicly for a video criticizing Barack Obama that he called &#8220;RedNeck Rap&#8221; and posted online.
Republican state Rep. Bill Otto replied Thursday that it&#8217;s not going to happen.
In the video he posted last month, .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kan-naacp-chapter-demands-public-apology-for-redneck-rap-lawmaker-posted-online-he-refuses-211863/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police seek shooter who wounded 2 at Los Angeles synagogue during morning worship service</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Solvej Schou</dc:creator>
		
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Police seek shooter who wounded 2 at LA synagogue

LOS ANGELES — Police on Friday pressed forward with their hunt for a gunman, a day after he wounded two men in the parking garage of a Los Angeles synagogue.
Mori Ben-Nissan, 38, and Allen Lasry, 53, were shot in the legs in the parking garage underneath the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-seek-shooter-who-wounded-2-at-los-angeles-synagogue-during-morning-worship-service-211820/" title="Police seek shooter who wounded 2 at Los Angeles synagogue during morning worship service">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Race re-emerges as Atlanta mayoral election appears headed for a runoff with white candidate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Race re-emerges in tight Atlanta mayoral election

ATLANTA — A neighborhood activist with crossover appeal on the verge of making history. A city leader with a civil rights legacy. A native son seen by some as the heir apparent to the city&#8217;s first black mayor.
Three of Atlanta&#8217;s prominent political personalities are colliding in the race for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/race-re-emerges-as-atlanta-mayoral-election-appears-headed-for-a-runoff-with-white-candidate-211717/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Race re-emerges as Atlanta mayoral election appears headed for a runoff with white candidate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 shot in legs as gunman attacks North Hollywood synagogue in possible hate crime</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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2 shot in legs as gunman attacks LA synagogue

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police have detained a man near the North Hollywood synagogue where two people were shot in the legs.
Officer Rosario Herrera says she&#8217;s not sure if the arrest is connected to the shooting Thursday at the Adat Yeshurun Valley Sephardic synagogue.
Lt. John Romero .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-shot-in-legs-as-gunman-attacks-north-hollywood-synagogue-in-possible-hate-crime-211210/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 2 shot in legs as gunman attacks North Hollywood synagogue in possible hate crime</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 wounded in legs as gunman attacks North Hollywood synagogue in possible hate crime</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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2 wounded in legs as gunman attacks LA synagogue

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police say two men have been shot in the legs in a North Hollywood synagogue.
Officer Rosario Herrera says a black man with a handgun entered the synagogue at about 6:20 a.m. Thursday and shot two people. Police are investigating the shooting as .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-wounded-in-legs-as-gunman-attacks-north-hollywood-synagogue-in-possible-hate-crime-211201/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Sen. Brooke reminds lawmakers to work together as he&#8217;s awarded Congressional Gold Medal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Sanner</dc:creator>
		
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Congress awards high honor to former Sen. Brooke
WASHINGTON — With Democrats and Republicans engaged in a heated debate over health care, former Sen. Edward Brooke, the first black man elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate, pointedly suggested Wednesday that lawmakers put aside their partisan differences awhile.
At a Capitol ceremony honoring him, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-sen-brooke-reminds-lawmakers-to-work-together-as-hes-awarded-congressional-gold-medal-210096/">Source &nbsp;: Former Sen. Brooke reminds lawmakers to work together as he&#8217;s awarded Congressional Gold Medal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Museum celebrates stories of Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit but controversy about racism remains</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dorie Turner</dc:creator>
		
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Uncle Remus museum still grapples with race issues

ATLANTA — Curtis Richardson hops around the front parlor of the 140-year-old house, animatedly recounting the enchanting tales of Brer Rabbit and Brer Wolf.
The elementary school students in the room shriek with delight as he huffs and puffs, stomping around the Wren&#8217;s Nest, the very house where newspaperman ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/museum-celebrates-stories-of-uncle-remus-and-brer-rabbit-but-controversy-about-racism-remains-207311/">Museum celebrates stories of Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit but controversy about racism remains</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Some ex-workers object to Kodak&#8217;s offer to settle race discrimination lawsuits for $21.4M</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A group of former Eastman Kodak Co. workers objected Friday to a proposed $21.4 million deal to settle two lawsuits by black employees who maintain they were paid and promoted less than white counterparts.

&#8220;We&#8217;ve all been mistreated in some way. &#8230; I was just hoping the settlement would be better,&#8221; said Ora ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/some-ex-workers-object-to-kodaks-offer-to-settle-race-discrimination-lawsuits-for-214m-205178/">Read : Some ex-workers object to Kodak&#8217;s offer to settle race discrimination lawsuits for $21.4M</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House OKs provision intended to increase number of blacks at Coast Guard Academy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly for a bill that includes a provision giving members of Congress a say over who is admitted to the U.S. Coast Guard&#8217;s 1,000-cadet service academy in New London, Conn.

The measure — part of a multi-billion-dollar authorization bill that passed 385-11 on Friday — was sponsored by Rep. James Oberstar, .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-oks-provision-intended-to-increase-number-of-blacks-at-coast-guard-academy-205065/">House OKs provision intended to increase number of blacks at Coast Guard Academy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Protesters rally against far-right leader appearing on TV politics show; BBC defends invite</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Lawless</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Anti-fascist protesters broke into the BBC&#8217;s west London headquarters on Thursday ahead of a white-supremacist party leader&#8217;s appearance on a leading political debate show.

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the BBC Television Center in an increasingly rowdy rally against British National Party chief Nick Griffin, who is due to appear on the broadcaster&#8217;s &#8220;Question ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/protesters-rally-against-far-right-leader-appearing-on-tv-politics-show-bbc-defends-invite-203493/">Protesters rally against far-right leader appearing on TV politics show; BBC defends invite</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>W.Va. woman says she lied in high-profile torture case with racial implications</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Breen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio — When a black woman told West Virginia authorities in 2007 that seven white people had raped and tortured her over several days in a racially motivated attack, minority rights groups rallied to her support.

The Rev. Al Sharpton and Black Lawyers for Justice urged prosecutors to pursue hate-crime charges. The lawyers organized a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wva-woman-says-she-lied-in-high-profile-torture-case-with-racial-implications-202169/">Source &nbsp;: W.Va. woman says she lied in high-profile torture case with racial implications</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas oil field equipment maker under fire for unfairly denying promotions to black workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LUFKIN, Texas — State historical markers outside the headquarters of Lufkin Industries Inc. tell how the company started repairing sawmill equipment at the turn of the 20th century and grew to make many of the pumps dotting the world&#8217;s oil fields.

But a different history has been written in a class-action lawsuit winding to a close. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-oil-field-equipment-maker-under-fire-for-unfairly-denying-promotions-to-black-workers-201231/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Texas oil field equipment maker under fire for unfairly denying promotions to black workers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia governor&#8217;s race provides a snapshot of America&#8217;s attitudes a year before midterms</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Sidoti</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PURCELLVILLE, Va. — Just a year after this one-time Confederate state helped elect a black man president, Democrats are desperately trying to hang onto the governorship.

A lot has changed: Loyal Democrats are more subdued than last fall. Republicans are energized. Independents are proving to be &#8230; independent. Voters of all kinds seem disenchanted.
Just like Americans .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/virginia-governors-race-provides-a-snapshot-of-americas-attitudes-a-year-before-midterms-200489/">Source article &nbsp;: Virginia governor&#8217;s race provides a snapshot of America&#8217;s attitudes a year before midterms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Farrakhan warns supporters not become &#8216;pacified&#8217; by election of 1st black president</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Schelzig</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Minister Louis Farrakhan on Sunday urged his followers not to become complacent by President Barack Obama&#8217;s election and to work to repair communities.

The 76-year-old Nation of Islam leader said in a speech commemorating the 14th anniversary of the Million Man March that people shouldn&#8217;t become pacified by the election of the first .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/farrakhan-warns-supporters-not-become-pacified-by-election-of-1st-black-president-199418/">Original article &nbsp;: Farrakhan warns supporters not become &#8216;pacified&#8217; by election of 1st black president</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kan. lawmaker revises, reposts anti-Obama &#8216;RedNeck Rap&#8217; calling opossum &#8216;other dark meat&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Hanna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas legislator reposted his &#8220;RedNeck Rap&#8221; video criticizing President Barack Obama on YouTube on Friday after adding an introduction responding to critics who assailed it as racist.

Republican state Rep. Bill Otto, dressed in a jacket and tie, explains in the introduction that the ballcap he wears in the original video — .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kan-lawmaker-revises-reposts-anti-obama-redneck-rap-calling-opossum-other-dark-meat-198510/">Kan. lawmaker revises, reposts anti-Obama &#8216;RedNeck Rap&#8217; calling opossum &#8216;other dark meat&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kan. lawmaker vows to repost anti-Obama &#8216;RedNeck Rap&#8217; video calling opossum &#8216;other dark meat&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas legislator promised Friday that he&#8217;ll repost his &#8220;RedNeck Rap&#8221; video criticizing President Barack Obama on YouTube, while a national civil rights group assailed the video as racist.

Republican state Rep. Bill Otto said he&#8217;ll add a new beginning to the video, explaining that the cap he&#8217;s wearing in the video — ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kan-lawmaker-vows-to-repost-anti-obama-redneck-rap-video-calling-opossum-other-dark-meat-198128/">Kan. lawmaker vows to repost anti-Obama &#8216;RedNeck Rap&#8217; video calling opossum &#8216;other dark meat&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gates Foundation gives $10M to Smithsonian&#8217;s Museum of African American History and Culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $10 million to the Smithsonian&#8217;s National Museum of African American History and Culture planned for the National Mall in Washington.

The grant announced Thursday will support the capital campaign for design and construction of the new museum.
Allan Golston, president of the foundation&#8217;s U.S. programs, says the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gates-foundation-gives-10m-to-smithsonians-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture-197149/">Gates Foundation gives $10M to Smithsonian&#8217;s Museum of African American History and Culture</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>On nationwide math tests, fourth-grader progress stalls but eighth-graders improve</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — New math scores show fourth-graders made no gains since 2007, the first time in two decades they have failed to improve. Eighth-graders advanced for yet another year.

Education officials called the results troubling, even though it is impossible to know from one test whether progress over the long term has stalled.
&#8220;We&#8217;re clearly not requiring ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/on-nationwide-math-tests-fourth-grader-progress-stalls-but-eighth-graders-improve-195981/" title="On nationwide math tests, fourth-grader progress stalls but eighth-graders improve">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pro-Kremlin party sweeps election for Moscow city council, other local elections across Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Berry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — The pro-Kremlin party dominated an election for Moscow city council and other local votes across Russia, results released Monday showed.

With 99 percent of the Moscow vote counted, United Russia won 66 percent and the Communist Party 13 percent. No other party cleared the 7 percent threshold to win seats on the city council.
United ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pro-kremlin-party-sweeps-election-for-moscow-city-council-other-local-elections-across-russia-193746/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Pro-Kremlin party sweeps election for Moscow city council, other local elections across Russia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Craig Watkins, Texas DA who exonerates wrongly convicted, faces challenges as election looms</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Hastings</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS — Craig Watkins, the first black district attorney in the history of Texas, is having a midterm crisis.

At 41, he has his own cable TV series. His novel determination to free the wrongly convicted landed him on &#8220;60 Minutes.&#8221; He is a national champion of turning the penal system on its head and a ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/craig-watkins-texas-da-who-exonerates-wrongly-convicted-faces-challenges-as-election-looms-192274/">Craig Watkins, Texas DA who exonerates wrongly convicted, faces challenges as election looms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutor calls ex-judge in Alabama &#8216;Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde&#8217; who had sex with inmates</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phillip Rawls</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOBILE, Ala. — A prosecutor depicted a former Alabama judge on Friday as a &#8220;Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde&#8221; who had sex with jail inmates in return for leniency while claiming to straighten out their lives.

Former Mobile Circuit Judge Herman Thomas built a reputation for mentoring troubled young men while hiding his sexual abuse of .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-calls-ex-judge-in-alabama-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-who-had-sex-with-inmates-192112/">Prosecutor calls ex-judge in Alabama &#8216;Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde&#8217; who had sex with inmates</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Few black men take up the pointer in US classrooms despite recruitment programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Matheson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHEYNEY, Pa. — Lenny Macklin made it to 10th grade before having a teacher who looked like him — an African-American male. Gregory Georges graduated from high school without ever being taught by a black man.

Only about 2 percent of teachers nationwide are African-American men. But experts say that needs to change if educators expect .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/few-black-men-take-up-the-pointer-in-us-classrooms-despite-recruitment-programs-191960/">Few black men take up the pointer in US classrooms despite recruitment programs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US education chief calls for new teachers, says education is civil rights cause of our time</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Szkotak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan appealed Friday for a new generation of extraordinary teachers, calling education the civil rights cause of our time.

Duncan told about 100 prospective teachers at the University of Virginia that veterans, retirees and professionals seeking a second career must heed the call to teach. He said the need ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-education-chief-calls-for-new-teachers-says-education-is-civil-rights-cause-of-our-time-191877/" title="US education chief calls for new teachers, says education is civil rights cause of our time">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Navy to name cargo ship in honor of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers will be honored Friday with a Navy supply ship named for him.

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, a former governor of Mississippi, planned to announce the honor during a speech at Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss. The nearly 700-foot-long vessel named for Evers will deliver food, ammunition and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/navy-to-name-cargo-ship-in-honor-of-slain-civil-rights-leader-medgar-evers-191496/">Read more : Navy to name cargo ship in honor of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers</a>.]]></description>
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