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Charles Morgan Jr., 1930-2009: Civil rights-era attorney represented Julian Bond, Muhammad Ali
Associated PressMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Charles Morgan Jr., a civil rights-era lawyer from Alabama who represented Julian Bond and Muhammad Ali and argued for the "one man, one vote" principle that redrew political maps, died Thursday. He was 78. Family members said...Tags: International Military Interventions, Court Administration, Justice and Rights, Alzheimer's Disease, American Civil Liberties Union
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CIA veteran John Brennan to lead restructuring of U.S. counterterrorism policy
Associated PressWASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is considering dissolving a White House-based homeland security panel created in the wake of Sept. 11 and will restructure counterterrorism policy under intelligence veteran John Brennan. The White House...Tags: Justice and Rights, Police, 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition, Human Rights, John Brennan
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Creating — and seizing — opportunities
There was a time when any woman who attributed her success to luck risked getting ticketed by the feminist police. To say that your crowning achievement was a matter of good fortune rather than your own smarts, ambition and hard work was as politically...Tags: Malcolm Gladwell, Justice and Rights, Horatio Alger, Culture, Bill Gates
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Fight has just begun for Gloucester citizens
I was pulling for Gloucester citizens to bring a heap of shoes to Tuesday night's Board of Supervisors meeting in a bold act of civil protest. Sure enough, they did. Except that they were still wearing them, which was even better. Ticked-off residents...Tags: Gang Activity, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Justice and Rights, Virginia, Gloucester Point
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Q & A with Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos
Soon after President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos will fly to Washington to lobby for continuance of Plan Colombia, the largest U.S. foreign aid program outside the Middle East and Afghanistan....Tags: United Nations, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Justice and Rights, Foreign Aid, Guerrilla Activity
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World briefs: Europe hoping Russian oil to flow again
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin struck a deal early today with the European Union on supervising the flow of natural gas through Ukraine, paving the way to restart shipments. The price dispute that first drove Russia to cut off gas to Ukraine on New...Tags: Vladimir Putin, Punishment, Gay Rights, New Year's Day, Police
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Children suffering the most in attacks on Gaza
GAZA CITY - Tiny bodies lying side by side wrapped in white burial shrouds. The cherubic face of a dead preschooler sticking up from the rubble of her home. A man cradling a wounded boy in a chaotic emergency room after Israel shelled a UN school....Tags: Terrorism, Justice and Rights, Foreign Aid, Refugee, Human Rights
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Military says rebel bomb attack kills 3 airmen and 4 civilians in eastern Sri Lanka
Associated Press WriterCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan troops battled to force the Tamil Tigers out of their last remaining strongholds in the north, while the rebels detonated a roadside bomb in the east that killed seven people, the military said Friday. The...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Civil Unrest, Justice and Rights, Rebellions, Bombings
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Canadian polygamist leader calls charges against him religious persecution
Associated Press WriterVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The leader of a polygamous community in western Canada said Thursday that authorities are engaging in religious persecution by charging him with practicing polygamy. Winston Blackmore, who was arrested Wednesday,...Tags: Christianity, Family, Justice and Rights, Massacres, Marriage
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INSIDE WASHINGTON: Republicans seek to make an example of attorney general nominee
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Eric Holder Jr., President-elect Barack Obama's pick for attorney general, brings to his confirmation hearing next week a dream resume and a bull's-eye target with his picture in the middle. Holder will get a Republican grilling...Tags: Heads of State, Justice and Rights, Orrin Hatch, Arlen Specter, Upper House
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Civil liberties group criticizes police data on civilian complaints in Newark, NJ
Associated Press WriterNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union is calling for an outside auditor to review civilian complaints against the Newark Police Department, which the group said are underreported. According to statistics provided by the police...Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Football, Justice and Rights, Police, American Civil Liberties Union
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Catholic officials in Las Vegas shift focus to schools given slower growth
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas is developing a plan to add religious schools to the region, shifting focus from adding churches as local growth slows. Bishop Joseph Pepe said the diocese has spent the last decade adding...Tags: Trials, Christianity, Court Administration, Justice and Rights, Abortion
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