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Bill would expand state's hate crime law
There's a movement under way in the Legislature to expand Michigan's hate crime law to include intimidation of gays and lesbians and people with disabilities. The changes also would make it specifically illegal to hang a noose or burn a cross on someone...Tags: Laws, Assault, Parliament, House, Upper House
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Villaraigosa seeks to build Latino support for Obama
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhen a Spanish-language radio ad slammed presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama for just discovering the "importance of the Latino vote," his campaign called on Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to knock the attack down. Villaraigosa issued a public...Tags: Pets and Pet Supplies, Pet Supplies, Regional Authority, Teaching and Learning, James Hahn
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Dobson elected to Radio Hall of Fame
Religion News ServiceJames Dobson's 32-year "Focus on the Family Daily" radio show will become the first religious program inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. Voting for Dobson's program outpaced fellow nominees Bob Costas, Laura Schlessinger and Howard Stern. This year's...Tags: Radio, Gays and Lesbians, Bob Costas, Corporate Officers
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'Hollywood Under Siege' by Thomas R. Lindlof
Special to The TimesJuly 24, 2008 There are moments in cultural history, notes Thomas Lindlof in a phrase typical of his fluent but never fussy prose, "of gathered tension." Such a moment came with the 1988 release of Martin Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ," an...Tags: Willem Dafoe, Nikos Kazantzakis, Christianity, Religious Leaders, Wages and Pensions
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Obama Defends Plans for Direct Talks with Iran
Associated PressSDEROT, Israel -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama defended his proposal to negotiate with Iran Wednesday and said he would use "big sticks and big carrots" to persuade the country's leaders not to develop nuclear weapons. "My whole goal in...Tags: Government, Defense, Labor Legislation, George Bush, Small Businesses
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McCain has Berlin moment too _ in little Berlins
Associated Press WriterJohn McCain can be a Berliner, too. The Republican National Committee decided to have a little fun with Barack Obama's widely anticipated speech Thursday at Berlin's Victory Column. It is airing anti-Obama ads in Berlin's namesakes in Pennsylvania,...Tags: Barack Obama, Government, John McCain, George Bush, Trade Agreements
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EEOC issues new workplace manual on religion
Religion News ServiceCiting changing demographics and a steady increase in complaints from people of faith, a federal agency on Tuesday (July 22) released an updated compliance manual on religious discrimination in the workplace. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...Tags: Employment Opportunities, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Discrimination
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Laguna Beach council opposes ban on gay marriage
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLaguna Beach, long a gay-friendly community, followed Los Angeles' lead as one of the first cities to reject a ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriage. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: An earlier version of this story described Laguna...Tags: Religious Leaders, Regional Authority, Same-Sex Marriage, Voting, Family
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Obama vs Jesse: not just jealousy?
The Swampby Frank James The ever thoughtful Shelby Steele has an interesting take on why Jesse Jackson obviously isn't feeling Sen. Barack Obama the way so many other African Americans are. The editors of The Wall Street Journal's op-ed page gave......Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama, Booker T. Washington, NAACP, Civil Rights
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Horacio Nieto
Age: 26 Web sites: arlomenswear.com or horacionieto.com. Signature style: His menswear line, Arlo, is modern and trendy, he said. "I choose prints and fabrics that the ordinary Midwestern man wouldn't wear," Nieto said. "It's geared more toward that...
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