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So many stories, so little time

Rev. Brown continues to testify about his faith and his remarkable life, even as it grows short By ADAM TAYLOR • The News Journal • November 25, 2009 The Rev. Thomas H. Brown Sr., nearly 80 and suffering from emphysema and...

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Obama’s public education race to the bottom

By Tom Eley. Republished from WSWS. Recent days have seen an unlikely threesome promoting the Obama administration’s “Race to the Top” public schools initiative. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has joined with Al Sharpton and...

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Sean Bell's friends and family to hold vigil on third anniversary of death

BY Brendan Brosh daily news writer Originally Published:Monday, November 23rd 2009, 8:59 PM Updated: Tuesday, November 24th 2009, 4:25 PM Debbie Egan-Chin New York Daily Friends and relatives of Sean Bell are expected to gather...

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Gun-Sales Ring in Brooklyn Broken Up, Officials Say

clipped from www.nytimes.com Gun-Sales Ring in Brooklyn Broken Up, Officials Say By KAREEM FAHIM Against a backdrop of recent shootings of bystanders, including a 13-year-old boy from Queens and a 15-year-old girl from the...

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New York City Grapples With Gun Violence

Gun trafficking ring busted, gun victims remembered NEW YORK—One week after 15-year-old Bronx resident Vada Vasquez was killed by a stray bullet, the city seems to be grappling with gun violence in different ways. Though New...

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Column: Rev. Jackson's historic runs stand with us, even today

Rev. Jackson's historic runs stand with us, even today By DeWayne Wickham In a little noticed, long overdue act of acknowledgement, 12 members of the Congressional Black Caucus stood before a nearly empty chamber of the House...

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National Day of Outrage Against Gun Violence

To view our videos, you need to enable JavaScript. Learn how. install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page. SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Community members met in Syracuse as part of a National Day...

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'Day of Outrage' takes stand against violence

Community members gather in St. Louis, Mo. on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, one of among more than 20 other U.S. cities participating the National Day of Outrage, a nationwide call to end violence in urban communities. (AP Photo/Boza...

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How standardized tests failed me, and continue to fail today

NEW LOCAL HOME PAGE Click for news, weather, entertainment, more. The Answer Sheet VALERIE STRAUSS Blogging at washingtonpost.com/answersheet Monday, November 23, 2009 This really happened (and I wish Education Secretary Arne...

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Yes, Sarah, There is a Media Conspiracy

Yes, Sarah, There is a Media Conspiracy True/Slant Sarah Palin talked on the campaign trail about trying to get around the elite media filter, but this week she's pushed her way straight through it. And the media – liberal and...

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