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Palm Beach County broadens anti-discrimination protections
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsAnti-discrimination requirements for companies that want to do business with Palm Beach County government now include protections for "gender identity or expression" and "familial status." One of the changes is meant to provide discrimination protection...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Standards, Companies and Corporations, Social Issues
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Limiting insurance in Md. hurricane zone okayed
Maryland WeatherMaryland's People's Insurance Counsel has lost again in its bid to overturn a decision by Allstate Insurance Company to stop writing new property insurance policies in portions of 11 counties in the state that it regards as most prone to catastrophic...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes, Minority Groups, Worcester County
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Clinton and sexism -- Not 'death knell'
The Swampby Mark Silva Was Sen. Hillary Clinton a victim of sexism in her failed bid for the Democratic presidential nomination? Some of her supporters say so. Then again, some will say that Sen. Barack Obama has suffered from racial prejudice......Tags: Upper House, Human Mishaps, Economic Policy, United States, Environmental Issues
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Obama apologizes for head scarf snub
The Swampby Katie Fretland and Christi Parsons Sen. Barack Obama has personally apologized to two Muslim women who were kept from sitting behind the podium during his rally in Detroit because they wore Muslim head scarves. Hebba Aref and Shimaa Abdelfadeel......Tags: Minority Groups, Religion and Belief, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Social Issues, Barack Obama
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GLBT group praises Michelle Obama
The Swampby Katie Fretland Faith In America has praised the wife of presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama for her speech this week at the Democratic National Committee's Gay and Lesbian Leadership Council in New York. At the Manhattan fundraiser, Michelle...Tags: Minority Groups, Religion and Belief, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Barack Obama
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Obama promises faith-based initiative
The Swampby Mike Dorning, updated Courting evangelicals and other religious voters, Barack Obama today called for an expansion of President Bush's initiative distributing federal aid to church-based groups that provide community services. "The challenges we face...Tags: Government, Barack Obama, Political Candidates, White House, George W. Bush
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Obama, McCain: Jewish vote courted
The SwampHalie Soifer, Jewish Vote Director for the Barack Obama Campaign, talks to Palm Beach County voters at a meeting in Boca Raton, FL. on September 24 2008. Staff Photo/Jim Rassol, South Florida Sun-Sentinel. by Mark Silva and Bonnie Miller......Tags: Broward County, Joe Lieberman, Glen Ellyn, Government, Barack Obama
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ACLU to new president: End rights slide
The Swampby Frank James The American Civil Liberties Union has recommendations for actions the new president should take on his first day, within his first first 100 days and during the first year to restore constitutional rights that eroded during the......Tags: Justice System, Employment, Litigation, Prisoners and Detainees, Demonstration
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Minority discrimination: Progress seen
The Swampby Mark Silva As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take the oath of office, most people worry that the nation is losing ground on an array of problems. The one front on which a majority of Americans believe the nation......Tags: Minority Groups, Social Issues, Barack Obama
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Obama signs first bill: Lilly Ledbetter Act
The Swampby Frank James The first piece of legislation President Barack Obama's signed into law was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act which nullifies an anti-labor 2007 Supreme Court decision by giving workers more time to file pay discrimination......Tags: Democratic National Conventions, Lower House, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Obama-anxiety: Liberal allies wondering
The Swampby Peter Wallsten Slowly over the past few weeks, some of President Barack Obama's most fervent supporters have come to an unhappy realization: The candidate who they thought was squarely on their side in policy fights is now a president......Tags: Career and Workplace, Justice System, Economic Policy, Science and Technology, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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'Obamaism:' Values, example, listening
The Swampby Mark Silva Once, the United States had its "manifest destiny.'' Once, the U.S. had "the Bush doctrine.'' Now, the U.S. has "Obamaism.'' President Barack Obama, who says he will leave it to the scribes to determine what that Obamaism......Tags: Mexico, Freedom of the Press, Public Relations, Freedom of Religion, Science and Technology
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