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The new bleacher features
Times Staff WriterYes, there will still be bleachers for fans at this year's Academy Awards -- despite earlier rumors that they would be banned. But getting a bleacher seat will be much tougher than before, and don't plan to camp out ahead of time to get one. The...Tags: Clark Gable, Elia Kazan, Cinema Industry, Larry Flynt, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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NAACP stability restored, Mfume moves on
Sun StaffKweisi Mfume announced his resignation as president of the NAACP yesterday, calling it "the most rewarding and most fulfilling position of my life" while leaving a hole at the top of the organization he saved from scandal and the brink of bankruptcy....Tags: African Americans, Maxine Waters, New York City, NAACP, Civil Rights
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A new black history
IT IS A MANTRA among black Americans that we are insufficiently aware of our history, that our advancement will be hobbled until we are all rooted in a sense of continuity with the past. Yet every year we are regaled with not just a Black History Day but...Tags: Washington, DC, African Americans, New York City, Tulsa, Civil Rights
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Jackson lends support to Schiavo's parents
From Wire ReportsPINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Saying the plight of Terri Schiavo "transcends politics," the Rev. Jesse Jackson lent his support yesterday to her parents and earned cheers of "God bless you" from their largely conservative backers. Early this morning, a federal...Tags: Local Government, Democratic Party, Executive Branch, Elections, Trials
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O'Malley has his moments in the sun, though news overtakes home TV spot
Sun National StaffLOS ANGELES - The last time he was at a Democratic National Convention, Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley was a 21-year-old floor leader in San Francisco for Gary Hart, caught up in floor fights with the supporters of Walter F. Mondale. This week, O'...Tags: Democratic National Conventions, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Democratic Party, Illinois, Elections
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Calif. recall may get second hearing
Times Staff WritersThe turmoil and uncertainty surrounding California's recall election appears likely to last at least a week, legal observers said Tuesday, as the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sought arguments on whether it should reconsider an order postponing the...Tags: Thousand Oaks, Polls, Government, Compton (Los Angeles, California), Citizens Initiative and Recall
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Lucille Dickess: An Advocate For Pink-Collar Workers At Yale
The Hartford CourantLucille Dickess played a major role in the successful fight to unionize "pink collar" workers at Yale University. The recognition of Local 34, Clerical and Technical Workers Union, brought higher wages and greater stability to the workers, most of them...Tags: Colleges and Universities, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Work Relations, Yale University, Labor Legislation
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BRIEF: Petal WR names favorites
The Sun HeraldPetal junior wide receiver Jesse Jackson has listed Ole Miss and Mississippi State as his top two choices. Defending BCS champion Alabama, who has also offered Jackson a scholarship, also remains in the running. ___ (c)2013 The Sun Herald (Biloxi,... -
Are you (fill in the blank) enough?
WASHINGTON -- Enough with this "enough" business. Latest to the question of whether a person is sufficiently identifiable as belonging to a particular demographic is Ted Cruz -- the conservative Texas senator who happens to be of Hispanic descent. But...
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Former Gov. Mark Sanford wins South Carolina House seat
WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor’s office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an unlikely political comeback to win a special congressional election. Sanford defeated Democratic neophyte...Tags: Jim DeMint, Democratic Party, Executive Branch, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Adultery
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