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Protesters will have their say
From wire reportsChina will allow a modicum of dissent at the Olympics, setting up special protest zones far from the main sports venues, in a shift that supporters and detractors said yesterday is meant to safely channel criticism and avoid disrupting the Games. The...Tags: Mia Farrow, Swimming, NBC, LeBron James, Multi-Sport Events
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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: Parliament, Upper House, Minority Groups, Laws, House
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Army orders Lion to leave camp
All he could do was laugh. Entering his third season as Detroit's coach, Rod Marinelli finally was free of controversies and distractions. Then, as players reported to training camp, the Lions learned Caleb Campbell, a seventh-round pick from the U.S....Tags: Contracts, National Football League, Radio City Music Hall, Armed Forces, Defense
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China to allow limited protests during Olympics
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn a nod to criticism that that it is stifling free speech during the Olympics, China intends to designate space in three public parks as "protest zones" for people to vent their grievances, officials said Wednesday. Protesters will have to obtain...Tags: International Olympic Committee, Human Rights, Multi-Sport Events, Censorship, Civil Rights
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Wilpon regrets letting Willie go in wee hours
neil.best@newsday.comFred Wilpon and his organization endured a vicious beating from fans and the media last month for the circumstances of Willie Randolph's dismissal. Yesterday, the Mets CEO had harsh words for himself: "I screwed up," he said. Speaking to reporters at...Tags: Johan Santana, Sandy Koufax, New York Mets, Billy Joel, Omar Minaya
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Audit: Detroit schools may have misused $53M
An audit has found that Detroit Public Schools may have misused about $53 million in federal funds designated for low-income children from 2004 to 2006. The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press report the U.S. Department of Education's Office of... -
Gov. frees Clarkston man convicted of drug dealing
An 81-year-old man whose family assets were seized in a drug case 10 years ago has left prison after serving 15 months of a 40-year sentence. Gov. Jennifer Granholm commuted Joseph Puertas' sentence for health reasons. The Clarkston man has bladder...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Drug Trafficking
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Mukasey rapped on reporter shield bill
Associated Press WriterLawmakers chided Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Wednesday for claiming national security concerns in opposing legislation that would allow reporters to protect the identities of confidential sources. "Ten angels swearing on Bibles that that bill is...Tags: Government, National Government, Laws, Mike Pence, House
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Christine Beatty, Kwame Kilpatrick
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is now charged with exchanging romantic text messages with additional women in the scandal that has him fighting allegations that he lied under oath about an intimate relationship with his former chief of staff. An...Tags: The Office, Trials, Prosecution, Regional Authority, Labor Day
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State police spying is dangerous repression
As one of the members of the Baltimore Pledge of Resistance who has been spied on by the Maryland State Police, I feel it important that people understand we in the Pledge of Resistance are the most peaceful, nonterrorist-type folks you could ever hope to...Tags: United States of America, Martin O'Malley, Censorship
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