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Liberals: Impeach "torture memo" judge
The SwampBy Rebecca Cole Even as members of Congress suss out the best way to investigate the detainee interrogation program adopted under former President Bush, some liberal activists are clamoring for quicker action: impeach Judge Jay Bybee for his signing of......Tags: Government, Abusive Behavior, Barack Obama, Upper House, National Government
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House panel demands answers in Jena case
Tribune senior correspondentUnder pointed questioning from Democratic House members who decried the lack of federal intervention in the racially charged Jena 6 case, U.S. Justice Department officials revealed Tuesday that they are weighing an investigation into allegations of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Minority Groups, Justice and Rights, U.S. Department of Justice, Hate Crimes
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Latest Alabama News
Latest Alabama news, sports, business and entertainment: ALABAMA LAWMAKERS-IRAQ   Ala. lawmakers encouraged by Iraq report     WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alabama Republicans renewed their call for patience on the Iraq war yesterday after General David...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Trials, Ray McElroy, Natural Disasters, Death
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War toll speaks to geography, class split
Sun reporterWashington // Taken together, the stories of the 2,000 American soldiers who have died in Iraq in the past two years tell a poignant tale about who is bearing the largest burden. The victims are disproportionately working-class young men, most in their...Tags: Port Deposit, Minority Groups, Health and Safety at School, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Army
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Karl Rove subpoenaed, Att'y asks why?
The Swampby Mark Silva The House Judiciary Committee wants to talk to Karl Rove, and it isn't asking any more. Rove's lawyer appears a little concerned that the committee chairman has a, well, butt-kicking, in store for his client, "a free......Tags: Government, Upper House, White House, Lawyers, Television Industry
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Black Reparations Idea Builds at UCLA Meeting
Times Staff WriterThe movement among African Americans to seek apology and compensation for slavery, enforced segregation and other racially biased acts has gained unprecedented popularity among mainstream Americans, according to speakers at a UCLA conference on the...Tags: Columbia University, Minority Groups, United Nations, World War II (1939-1945), Social Issues
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Chapter Eight: The Debt
James Forman stepped into The Riverside Church in Harlem clutching a cane in one hand and a copy of his "Black Manifesto" in the other. It was May 4, 1969, and the mostly white congregation - 1,500 voices strong - was singing the Sunday service's...Tags: Michael Jordan, Minority Groups, World War II (1939-1945), Tony Blair, Colleges and Universities
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'Plan Colombia: Cashing in on the Drug-War Failure' and 'Hidden Wars of Desert Storm'
Times Staff WriterA pair of hourlong documentaries by husband-and-wife filmmakers Gerard Ungerman and Audrey Brohy tackle U.S. foreign policy head-on in a format more suited to the small screen than the multiplex. "Plan Colombia: Cashing in on the Drug-War Failure" and...Tags: Entertainment, U.S. Department of State, United Nations, Frontline Limited, Paul Wellstone
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House forges deal on terrorism powers
Washington BureauHouse negotiators reached agreement Monday to give the Bush administration many of the tools it has sought to investigate the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, but only for two years. The deal is designed not only...Tags: Kitty Hawk, BBC, Health and Safety at School, Police Arrests, Murder
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Privacy rule changes face skepticism
Washington BureauIn the wake of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, fears of domestic terrorism prompted legislative proposals giving law-enforcement officials far greater authority to fight suspected terrorists. But, as groups on the political left and the right protested...Tags: Bob Barr, Justice and Rights, Defense, Jon Kyl, Constitutional Issues
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Bush apologizes for abuse
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - President Bush apologized yesterday for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the hands of U.S. soldiers and said he had scolded Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld for his handling of the scandal. But the president rejected calls to oust...Tags: Vietnam, Iraq War (2003-2011), Impeachment, Mark Dayton, Crime, Law and Justice
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Immigration crackdown shatters Muslims' lives
Tribune staff reportersThe 75 passengers on the Icelandair jet sat strapped to their seats, cloth bands cinching their arms to their waists for all but the final descent of the three-leg, 20-hour flight. Struggling to feed themselves, they spilled rice and meat onto the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Tourism and Leisure, Minority Groups, Police Arrests, World War II (1939-1945)
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