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Hockey interest among minorities gaining speed, NHL says
When the Blackhawks take to the ice, Michelle Secor is dressed in her team paraphernalia and watches every face-off, power play and goal, she said. "I was born and raised on the South Side so I have to cheer for our home teams," Secor said as she took a...
Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Johnny Oduya, National Hockey League, Ice Hockey, Social Issues
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Minority organ donations don't match need
As a healthy black man, Torrey Green once recoiled at the thought of signing up as an organ donor when renewing his driver's license, saying he didn't want his body "defiled" after death. Now the Boca Raton teacher needs a new kidney, and similar...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Human Interest, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton
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On the Supreme Court's docket
Here are the top cases that the Supreme Court is expected to decide in the next two weeks: California's Proposition 8: Does the California ballot measure limiting marriage to a man and a woman deny same-sex couples their right to the equal protection of...Tags: Politics, Elections, Gays and Lesbians, Federal Trade Commission, Crime, Law and Justice
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Iranians' desire for change fueled presidential upset
TEHRAN — The stunning landslide election of Hassan Rowhani as Iran's next president highlighted a deep frustration among many Iranians about the direction of their country, especially an economy marred by skyrocketing prices, stagnant salaries and...
Tags: Labor Markets, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Policy, Politics, Hasan Rowhani
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Supreme Court considers landmark equality cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has devoted decades to giving meaning to the Constitution's promise of equality for all before the law. Now, as the court heads into the final two weeks of this year's term, the justices may be about to close one...
Tags: University of Texas at Austin, Politics, John G. Roberts, Jr., Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Family
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'Call Me Kuchu,' 'God Loves Uganda' shed light on gay-rights fight
As the same-sex marriage debate continues throughout the U.S., another front in the battle over gay rights has emerged thousands of miles away in the East African nation of Uganda, where in 2009 a bill was drafted that would impose the death penalty for...Tags: Politics, Punishment, Social Issues, Eastern Africa, Crime, Law and Justice
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Iran moderate's poll triumph is mandate for change
Reuters(Repeats story issued June 15) * Stunning victory reflects demand for more freedoms * Clean poll shores up Iran's prestige after 2009 unrest * Rohani expected to cooperate with Supreme Leader Khamenei By Marcus George DUBAI, June 16 (Reuters) -...Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Religion and Belief, Saeed Jalili, Iran, Politics
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RPT-NEWSMAKER-Iran president-elect carries reform hopes after routing hardliners
Reuters(Repeats story issued on June 15) * Rohani endorsed by ex-president Khatami's reformists * Ex-nuclear negotiator trounced favoured conservatives * Offers chance of fresh Iranian opening to West * Hardliners rap him for being "soft" in nuclear talks...Tags: Iraq, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Policy, U.S. Military
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Hospital siege, blasts new Pakistan government's first security test
ReutersQUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Militants in a volatile region of western Pakistan bombed a bus carrying women students on Saturday and then seized part of the hospital where survivors were taken, in the first major security test for the new prime minister,...Tags: Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Procedures and Tests, Politics, Disasters and Accidents
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Analysis: Iran moderate's poll triumph is mandate for change
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian voters weary of years of economic isolation and tightening political restrictions threw down a blunt demand for change on Saturday by handing a moderate cleric a landslide victory in a presidential election. Having waited...Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Politics, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Islam
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Hassan Rowhani, cleric known as a pragmatist, wins Iran election
TEHRAN — Hassan Rowhani, who a week ago was viewed as a long-shot candidate, was declared Iran’s next president on Saturday after capturing more than half of the votes cast Friday in national elections. Rowhani, a 64-year-old cleric with a...
Tags: Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Saeed Jalili, Iran's Nuclear Program, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf
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Pope urges French lawmakers to go beyond 'ideas of the moment'
ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged a delegation of French lawmakers on Saturday to avoid following only "fashions and ideas of the moment", when legislating, in an apparent reference to the country's legalization of gay marriage last month....Tags: Christianity, Rome (Italy), Francois Hollande, Lawyers, Paris (France)
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