March To Focus On Continued Fight For Civil Rights
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WASHINGTON -- Alice Long planned months ago to use vacation time to travel from Huntsville, Ala., to the 50th anniversary events for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.Long, a NASA administrative assistant, brought along her grandchildren to give them a close-up view of African-American and civil rights history that she said isn't being taught in schools."I'm here ...
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Merkel Presses For Progress On Financial Regulation At G-20 Summit Ahead Of German Elections
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BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she'll press for progress on financial regulation at next week's summit of global economic powers, which comes ahead of Sept. 22 elections in which she's seeking a third term. Merkel said in her weekly video message Saturday: "Germany will, along with other countries, exert pressure so that we do not let up in the regulation of ...
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Back From Europe Swing Obama Plunges Into High-stakes Week Selling Lawmakers On Syria Strike
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Obama plunges into high-stakes week on Syria by JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press - 7 September 2013 03:58-04:00 WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is plunging into a frenetic, high-stakes week of selling a skeptical Congress on a military strike ahead of a critical vote on Syria. The coming days represent one of the most intense periods of congressional outreach in his presidency. ...
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Is Segregation Of Alabama Sororities Ongoing In 2013
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prevented two African-American women from pledging to any one of sixteen sororities. Adding to the inherent negativity surrounding the move, one of the students has been found to have both excellent grades and a strong familial legacy of public service - including ties to the University of Alabama itself. The one good piece of news to be found is that the university and organizations related to ...
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Pakistan Releases Top Afghan Taliban Prisoner To Jumpstart Struggling Peace Process
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Pakistani officials say they have released their highest-ranking Afghan Taliban prisoner to jumpstart Afghanistan's struggling peace process. A Pakistani intelligence official and a security official say Mullah Baradar, the former deputy commander of the Taliban, was freed Saturday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. ...
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Shutdown Threat Puts Heat On House GOP As Tea Party Urges Continuing Fight Over Obamacare
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WASHINGTON -- Heat is building on balkanized Republicans, who are convening the House this weekend in hopes of preventing a government shutdown but remain under tea party pressure to battle on and use a must-do funding bill to derail all or part of President Barack Obama's health care law. The weekend session comes after the Senate on Friday sent back to the House legislation to keep the ...
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Alabama Focuses On Improvement Against Georgia State
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That’s the message top-ranked Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban typically imparts before games almost everyone outside the football offices will have trouble taking seriously, and this one is no different. Saban’s priority remains on improving with winless Georgia State visiting Saturday.';We respect our opponent this week, but the focus has to be on everybody getting better,'; ...
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Senators Plan Would Reopen Govt Raise Debt Limit
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WASHINGTON -- With talks having stalled between the White House and House Republicans, a bipartisan group in the Senate is polishing a measure that would reopen the government and prevent a first-ever default on the country's bills.The negotiations in the Senate come as the chamber meets in a rare Saturday session to vote on a Democratic measure to lift the government's borrowing cap ...
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