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Latino-vs.-black violence drives hate crimes in L.A. to 5-year high
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHate crimes in Los Angeles rose to their highest level in five years last year, led by attacks between Latinos and blacks, county officials reported today. The annual report by the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission showed hate crimes rose by...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups, Illegal Immigrants, Demographics, Judaism
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Suozzi lobbies lawmakers to OK property tax cap
william.murphy@newsday.comNassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, who chairs a state committee on property tax relief, kicked off a campaign Thursday to get state lawmakers to approve a cap on property taxes. However, he said this effort would be somewhat kinder and gentler than...Tags: Sheldon Silver, Property Tax, Elections, Political Candidates, State Budgets
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Trial set in suit to block Delta-Northwest deal
AP Business WriterA federal judge has set a trial date for a lawsuit by a group of airline passengers that seeks to block Delta Air Lines Inc. from acquiring Northwest Airlines Corp. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker will preside over the Nov. 5 trial in San Francisco....Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Delta Air Lines, Judges, Litigation, Transportation Accidents
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Court upholds hate crime in racial slurs case
Associated Press WriterProsecutors correctly added a hate crime enhancer to charges against three people accused of using racial slurs against blacks, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. Attorneys for Victoria Lee Trappe, Anthony Michael Welda and Timothy Robert Wagner...Tags: Punishment, Prosecution, Lawyers, Assault, Trials
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Affidavit Says Pool President Knew Of Safety Law
Associated PressNEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A swimming pool company president charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the drowning of a 6-year-old boy had been told about a law requiring a safety device but failed to install it in the pool, according to an...Tags: Murder, Personal Service, Prosecution, Criminal Laws, Employees
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Israel, Ackerman: Memorial Day junketing
Spin CycleSomehow we missed it until now, but LI USReps Steve Israel and Gary Ackerman both make cameo appearances in a USNWR story about Congressional junketing over the Memorial Day recess. Both took their wives along for the ride, according......Tags: Elections, European Elections, Michelin Group, House, Shelley Berkley
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Congress looking at police spying
Sun reportersFederal lawmakers are scrutinizing the Homeland Security Department's role in efforts by Maryland State Police to spy on peace activists and death penalty protesters, raising concerns that the operations were supported with federal dollars. Rep. Bennie...Tags: Bennie G Thompson, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Civil Rights, Elections, Steny H Hoyer
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Housing help
Sweeping legislation that offers help for every group battered by the mortgage foreclosure crisis will be voted on in coming days. The bill also includes something for almost everyone to hate. But Congress and President Bush should act quickly to make...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Fannie Mae, Bankruptcy, Federal Reserve, Foreign Aid
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Currie probe looks at possible influence deals
Sun ReportersThe federal investigation into state Sen. Ulysses Currie's work for Shoppers Food Warehouse is centered on whether the grocery chain paid the lawmaker to use the prestige of his office to secure favorable legislation and actions by state agencies,...Tags: Prosecution, Fraud, Public Officials, Homes, Ulysses Currie
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Housing rescue bill OK'd
The House approved a sweeping plan yesterday that responds to the most serious housing crisis since the Depression by providing a federal backstop for struggling mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and aid to homeowners facing foreclosure.
In a...Tags: John A Boehner, Wayne T Gilchrest, Financial and Business Services, Nancy Pelosi, Parliament
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