Texas signs James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act
Gov. Rick Perry signs the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act in Austin strengthening penalties for offenses against minorities and gays. The law honors James Byrd Jr., dragged to death in 1998, with figures James Byrd Sr., state Rep. Steve Walens, and Sen. Rodney Ellis present.
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James Byrd Jr
Steve Walens
Dallas
Rodney Ellis
Houston
Tennessee nuns fund nun's medical degree at Vanderbilt
Sister Mary Diana known as Sis ter M D completed her medical degree at Vanderbilt University after fellow Dominican nuns raised funds and required she return to serve as in house physician at the St. Cecilia convent in Nashville. The 39 year old nun will care for 125 resident sisters. Mother Rose Marie praised having a nun doctor within the community.
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U S officials fail to sway Russians on missile defense
In Moscow, Russian officials led by Alexander Yakovenko rejected U S arguments to abandon the 1972 ABM Treaty for a national missile defense. Wolfowitz led the U S delegation, but Moscow says security needs and mutual limits require keeping the treaty.
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Bodyguard claims police miscasting Blake case
Earle Caldwell, Blake’s bodyguard, says police wrongly suspect actor Robert Blake in his wife Benny Bakley’s death and dismissed other theories as ridiculous. He recalls a two hour briefing with police and notes a possible killer targeting Blake by mistake.
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