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Barack Obama, Nicholas Sarkozy meet in Paris
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDemocrat Barack Obama brought his presidential campaign to Paris this morning and met with French President Nicholas Sarkozy. Obama arrived at the presidential Elysee Palace as photographers gathered around the likely Democratic presidential nominee....Tags: John McCain, Barack Obama, Religious Leaders, Government, National Government
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Oxnard teen to be tried as adult in gay killing
From the Associated PressA Ventura County judge says a 14-year-old charged with killing his gay classmate will be tried as an adult and, as a result, may face a life sentence. Ventura County Superior Court Judge Douglas Daily ruled Thursday that the stiff punishment wouldn't...Tags: Murder, Oxnard, Gays and Lesbians, Judges, Assault
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Teen Charged in School Killing Will Be Tried as Adult
Oxnard, Calif. -- A Ventura County judge says a 14-year-old charged with killing his gay classmate will be tried as an adult and, as a result, may face a life sentence.
Ventura County Superior Court Judge Douglas Daily ruled Thursday that the stiff...Tags: People, Ventura County, Oxnard, Lawyers, Teen-agers
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'Don't ask, don't tell:' Congress asks
The SwampBy Amanda Erickson A House subcommittee Wednesday began examining whether gay men and women should be allowed to serve openly in the armed forces for the first time in15 years. Congress had not reconsidered the controversial 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'......Tags: Defense, John McCain, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Government
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Latinos in Illinois
Source: Pew Hispanic Center1.9 million or so Latinos live in the state, the fifth-largest Latino population in the U.S. and 4 percent of all U.S. Hispanics. 15% of the state's population is Hispanic, about the same proportion as in the overall U.S. population. 708,000 Latinos...Tags: Population, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Messianic Jews have prison issues
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The inmates say they're Jewish, but the prison considers them Protestant. A long-running debate over defining the term "Messianic Jew" has spilled into a dispute over self-described Messianic Jews at an Ohio prison alleging...Tags: Prisons
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Hijabs at issue of discrimination lawsuit
Two Muslim women claim in a lawsuit that a Detroit area McDonald's would not hire them because they wore traditional Islamic headscarves. The Detroit Free Press reports that Toi Whitfield of Detroit and Quiana Pugh of Dearborn filed the discrimination...Tags: Discrimination, Islam, Freedom of the Press, Public Employees, McDonald's Corp.
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Latino Film Festival, 100 movies in five days
The Ninth Annual New York International Latino Film Festival runs July22-27 and will showcase more than 100 films. Here are some to check out this weekend. Tickets are $10-$80 depending on film or panel. Go to nylatinofilm.com/tickets /info.html. WHAT...Tags: Lincoln Center, John Leguizamo, Illegal Immigrants, Demographics, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Family gathers at Sweet Briar for reunion
The News and AdvanceBethany Pace's family legacy really hit her during a visit to Sweet Briar College last fall. Pace is a descendant of the Fletchers, one of the slave families who worked on the Sweet Briar plantation in the 1800s before it became a college. She says it...Tags: Family, Colleges and Universities, History, Slavery, Patrick Henry
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Outdoors Calendar
Cycling July 28: Pig Iron Time Trial Series Race No. 1. 10K point-to-point bicycle time trial. 5:30 p.m. registration; first rider starts at 6:30 p.m. $10 entry fee. All levels welcome. Camp Meeting Road, Manchester. Registration is at Gay City State...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Trials
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