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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: Public Employees, Islam, Minority Groups, Freedom of the Press, McDonald's Corp.
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200,000 Germans gather to hear Barack Obama
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn one of the most theatrical events of his campaign, Barack Obama called today for closer ties between Europe and the United States in a speech to more than 200,000 Germans at a towering monument to Prussian war triumphs. The sea of people stretched a...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Elections, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, Tourism and Leisure
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South Texas begins cleanup after Dolly
Associated PressResidents across south Texas slogged through knee-deep muddy waters, tiptoed around downed power lines and dug through debris Thursday, but were thankful that Hurricane Dolly didn't pack the wallop they had feared. Downed power lines remained the...Tags: Migration, Floods, Fires, Demographics, Natural Disasters
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AP top news in Iowa at 4:58 p.m. CDT
The mother of an alleged sexual assault victim has released a letter she sent to University of Iowa officials, accusing them of ignoring her daughter as she faced harassment after reporting the attack. In a copyright story, the Iowa City Press-Citizen...Tags: Retirement, National Government, House, Disasters, University of Iowa
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Oil Gains Ground But Natural Gas Continues Slide
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Energy market investors managed to win back modest gains Thursday following oil's big drop a day earlier, but again drove natural gas prices sharply lower as a three-week sell-off of that fuel continued unabated. Light, sweet crude for...Tags: Diesel Fuel, Kerosene, Wright Express Corporation, National Government, AAA
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Obama speaks to more than 200,000 in Berlin
The warm welcome that washed over Barack Obama during his Berlin appearance Thursday made it abundantly clear that Europeans have a strong desire to heal the trans-Atlantic rift and the Democratic president candidate is a good choice for the job.
Obama...Tags: John McCain, Ronald Reagan, Elections, European Elections, Barack Obama
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Knollenberg holds fundraising lead against Peters
Associated Press WriterA congressional race in Oakland County between Republican Rep. Joe Knollenberg and Democratic challenger Gary Peters is shaping up to be one of the most expensive congressional contests in Michigan in years. Knollenberg reported Thursday that he had...Tags: Bodies of Water, Elections, Gaming and Lotteries, Jack Kevorkian, National Government
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Obama Addresses Huge, Adoring Crowd in Berlin
Associated PressBERLIN -- If only they could vote. Before the largest crowd of his campaign, 4,000 miles from the U.S., Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to "defeat terror and dry up the well of...Tags: Migration, Small Businesses, Private Health Care, John McCain, Local Elections
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Louisville, Ky., Ford plants to shift production
Associated Press WriterFord Motor Co. is going down the road ahead with Kentucky. The automaker announced on Thursday that the Louisville Assembly Plant, which makes the Ford Explorer midsize SUV, will be getting a flexible body shop and begin making smaller, fuel-efficient...Tags: Ford Motor Co., Sales, Industrial Production, National Government, Heavy Engineering
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Agribusiness heavies form biofuels lobbying group
AP Business WriterThe argument over using crops to make biofuels is about to get a little louder, courtesy of a new group formed by some of the biggest agribusiness companies in the world. The new group -- formed by Monsanto Co., Archer Daniels Midland, Deere & Co. and...Tags: Productivity, Dupont E I Nemours & Company, Monsanto Company, National Government, Renewable Energy
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