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What to do NOW?
Sun reporterThe National Organization for Women convenes its annual conference this weekend in Bethesda against the backdrop of a presidential race that, according to NOW President Kim Gandy, has been underlined not only by one woman's historic campaign but also by...Tags: Government, Medical Specialization, Dance, Reproduction, Laws
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Obama's rhetoric on responsibility has local echoes
While she was reviving the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter in Baltimore, Lillie May Jackson was regarded as something of a screamer. She was in the face of authority so persistently that white judges, among others,...Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Bill Cosby, Political Candidates, Sheila Dixon
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India and militia faulted in struggle with Maoist rebels
The Indian government, locked in a deadly struggle with Maoist rebels, should stop supporting an anti-insurgency militia whose members have intimidated, beaten, raped and killed civilians while authorities look the other way, the group Human Rights...Tags: Government, Employees, Defense, Wars and Interventions, Human Rights
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Howard County Datebook
Today 'All Shook Up' Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia, 5900 Symphony Woods Road, is presenting the romantic comedy based on the songs of Elvis Presley, All Shook Up, through Aug. 24. Doors open at 6 for evening shows Tuesday through Saturday and at 5 p....Tags: Catonsville, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Patapsco, History
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Essential freedom: The Bill of Rights
Special To The SentinelThe Bill of Rights gives every citizen of the United States rights that many of us take for granted. The Bill of Rights separates the United States from other countries, because it grants our citizens freedoms that those in many countries don't receive....Tags: University of South Florida, Interior Policy, Censorship, Freedom of the Press, Trials
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Feminists' Fight Far From Over
This weekend marks the 160th anniversary of the first women's rights convention in history. The Seneca Falls Convention in New York, convened by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and four feminist friends, met during the hot days of July 19-20, 1848, "to discuss...Tags: Government, Katie Couric, Society, Freedom of Religion, Washington Post Company
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Old Saybrook Woman Files Complaint About Police Group Member
The Middletown Common Council approves a new fire contract — after firefighters rushed out of the meeting to battle a Prospect Street blaze; an Old Saybrook woman files a complaint about a police commission member; and East Hampton residents...Tags: Government, Court Administration, Ethics, Fires, Regional Authority
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'Ageism' is being used to tarnish McCain
Hillary Clinton's exit from the Democratic Primary did more than leave many female supporters feeling abandoned at the political altar; her departure also allowed many in the the media to trade one ''ism'' for another. Gone is the overt sexism that...Tags: John McCain, Barack Obama, Primaries, Facebook, Political Candidates
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King Lawsuit Betrays Rift In Family
A lawsuit over how Martin Luther King Jr.'s estate is being run has highlighted a rift in the family, and it may now be up to a judge to get the civil rights icon's children in the same room. The lawsuit filed July 10 claims that Dexter King,...Tags: Andrew Young, Trials, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Lawsuit shows growing rift among King siblings
The Associated PressFor years, they were the picture of solidarity: the four children of Martin Luther King Jr. carrying on the legacy of the civil rights icon. But a lawsuit over how their father's estate is being run has left a rift in one of the world's most famous...Tags: Heart Disease, Diseases, Andrew Young, Trials, Martin Luther King Jr.
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