Court to rule on public school affirmative action
The Supreme Court will hear appeals this fall on whether race can be used in assigning students to public schools. The cases challenge desegregation era gains and test the court under new Justice Alito. A decision could reshape school integration and provoke national debate in an election year.
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Harvard University Civil Rights Project
Man gets six years for eBay scam
A Detroit man convicted of an online eBay scam that defrauded customers of more than $300,000 was sentenced Monday to over six years in prison. The judge and both sides said the penalty serves as a strong message against online fraud.
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eBay
Toronto
Canada
United States
Mercury in tuna prompts pregnancy safety warnings
Consumers Union urged a tuna free diet for pregnant women after a Chicago Tribune probe and FDA tests found some canned light tuna contains high mercury. About 6 percent of tested samples from 2001 to 2005 exceeded albacore levels, sparking concern over benefits of fish versus mercury exposure.
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Consumers Union
Consumer Reports Magazine
Chicago Tribune
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Bush push to amend constitution ban on same sex marriage
President Bush renewed effort to ban same sex marriage as the Senate opened debate on a constitutional amendment. Democrats largely oppose the measure, and supporters say the timing aims to energize conservative voters for the fall elections.
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Bush
Senate
Senate Democrats
Ben Nelson
Nebraska
Wayne Allard
R-Colp
Allard
House
Ohio election center of debate over federal gay marriage ban
Conservatives and a mobilized gay rights lobby watch the federal marriage ban as Ohio voters prepare for governor and U S Senate races. The issue could galvanize voters despite little chance of passage, with past GOP support in 2004 shaping current contests.
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Ohio
U.S
Rod Parsley
World Harvest Church
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Bush
White House
Sherrod Brown
Mike DeWine
DeWine
Senate
Tom Wiseman
Bowling Green State University
Dozens seized in daylight raid on Baghdad bus stations
Gunmen in police uniforms abduct at least 50 people in central Baghdad during a daylight raid. Victims include travelers merchants and tea sellers. Police say attackers blocked roads and forced captives into more than a dozen vehicles. The incident targets transportation companies serving routes to Jordan Syria and Lebanon.
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Nouri al-Maliki
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Fatah al-Mohamedawi
Haidar Mohammed Eleibi
Swan Transportation Co
Salihiya
Immigration debate stirs racial tension says activists
The debate over immigration reform is linked to rising racism in American neighborhoods and workplaces. Activists note slurs and violence, with leaders labeling measures racist. Carter says the bill has racist overtones fueling large protests.
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America
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House of Representatives
Jimmy Carter
Senate
Harry Reid
Nevada
Oklahoma
Sen
James Inhofe
Utah Guard unit begins border duty along Mexico
The Utah National Guard 116th Construction Support Equipment Company started two weeks of duty near San Luis Arizona under President Bush. They will improve a dirt road parallel to the border and install lighting while unarmed, aiding Border Patrol in spotting illegal crossers.
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Utah
Bush
116Th Construction Support Equipment Company
United States
Talon Greeff
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