Government lacks diversity at mid-levels in federal workforce
A Washington AP survey shows minority and women representation drops at mid management, with blacks at 9.7 percent and women at 30.7 percent of mid-level posts, while top positions show better progress. Cases against agencies reveal promotion biases and reforms, including FBI SWAT exclusion and State Department oversight.
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Washington
America
Bush
Clinton
Avis Buchanan
Washington Lawyers’ Committee
U.S
Education Department
Robert Shaffer
FBI
Charlene Sloan
SWAT
Library of Congress
Congress
Foreign Service
State Department
Europe
William Kennard
Federal Communications Commission
Bush to defend missile and warming stances at Genoa summit
President Bush vows to renew defense of his positions on global warming and missile defense during talks with European and world leaders. He accepted a Churchill bust for display in the Oval Office, praising U.S. Britain ties as he prepares to meet Tony Blair at Chequers and join the Genoa G7 summit.
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Washington
Bush
United States
Winston Churchill
Oval Office
Jacob Epstein
Tony Blair
Britain
Blair
London
Chequers
U.S
Genoa
Italy
Russia
Judge rules KKK church bomber incompetent to stand trial
Circuit Judge James Garrett ruled Bobby Frank Cherry mentally incompetent to face murder charges for the 1963 Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing that killed four black girls. The decision leaves open future testing and possible commitment to a state hospital, while noting mixed medical opinions.
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Birmingham
Ala
James Garrett
Bobby Frank Cherry
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Garrett
Cherry
Alabama Department of Mental Health
Rodger Bass
Jack Modell
Modell
Police advise broad plan to fight racial bias in policing
Washington AP report says law enforcement agencies should overhaul recruitment training and supervision to curb racial profiling. It cites 50 recommendations from the Police Executive Research Forum, including diverse hiring, courteous stops, race used only with reliable suspect descriptions, and better complaint reviews.
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Washington
Police Executive Research Forum
Chuck Wexler
Justice Department
Wexler
Jerry Oliver
Richmond
Washington Post
Henri J Kaiser Family Foundation
Harvard
Explosive blast in China kills dozens injures many
In northwest China a home explosion killed at least 41 people and injured 89. Police hunt a man who moved the illegal explosives from his brother’s house after authorities shut down the facility. A government team is investigating the blast amid unclear death toll details.
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China
Mond
Xinhua Ne
Mafang
Xinhua Sand
Hengshan
State Council
Xinhua
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Novolin Insulin Company
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CDE
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Lorain
Cleveland Clinic
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Robert
Bob” Chambliss
Herman Cash
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