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Open thread: Weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup...... -
Jury selection to begin for Zimmerman's trial
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's attorney doubts he will be able to find jurors who haven't heard about the Trayvon Martin fatal shooting. He just wants to pick people who haven't already made up their mind about the case. Jury selection...
Tags: Firearms, Justice System, Rick Scott, Justice and Rights, Broken Nose
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Letters ask for leniency in Jackson sentencing
As former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, await sentencing in the looting of about $750,000 from his campaign fund, the defense has filed a thick stack of letters of support from prominent figures, including passionate pleas from the ex-...
Tags: Judges, Justice System, U.S. Congress, Sandi Jackson, Bipolar Disorder
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South Side street renamed for Massachusetts governor
Tribune reporterMassachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick was honored on the South Side this afternoon with the unveiling of a city street named in his honor. The 5300 block of South Wabash Avenue was adorned with honorary street signs bearing his name. Patrick was greeted by...Tags: Politics, Deval Patrick, Government, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Review: 'Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic' a keen look at gifted comic
Richard Pryor died in 2005 at the age of 65 from a heart attack related to multiple sclerosis. The unexpected thing, given his life and habits and health, was not that he died so young but that he lived so long. Marina Zenovich's enlightening...Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Mark Twain, Heart Attack, Mike Epps, Multiple Sclerosis
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Friday's TV Highlights: 'The Moment' on NBC
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 26 - June 1, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Bridezillas The unscripted series...
Tags: Scott Adsit, Gwyneth Paltrow, J.B. Smoove, Jesse Eisenberg, Quincy Jones
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Protesters pack racially tense town
Tribune senior correspondentDrawn by the disturbing symbol of three lynching nooses dangling from a tree and greeted by Confederate flags displayed along their route, tens of thousands of African Americans poured into this racially tense Deep South town Thursday to stage the largest...Tags: FBI, Justice System, Barack Obama, Teen-agers, Trials
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'Jena 6' conviction vacated
Tribune senior correspondentWith the prospect of a major national civil rights protest looming next week in the central Louisiana town of Jena, a state appeals court on Friday abruptly vacated the felony conviction of a black teenager accused of beating a white student in a case...Tags: Barack Obama, Teen-agers, Punishment, Trials, Social Issues
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White supremacist backlash builds over Jena case
Tribune senior correspondentNo sooner did tens of thousands of African-American demonstrators depart the racially tense town of Jena, La., last week after protesting perceived injustices than white supremacists flooded in behind them. First a neo-Nazi Web site posted the names,...Tags: FBI, Teen-agers, Social Issues, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Blogs help drive Jena protest
Tribune senior correspondentThere is no single leader. There is no agreed schedule. Organizers aren't even certain where everyone is supposed to gather, let alone use the restroom. The only thing that is known for sure is that thousands of protesters are boarding buses at churches,...Tags: Teen-agers, Trials, Executive Branch, Social Issues, Civil Rights
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For marchers, destination Jena
Tribune senior correspondentMerchants bolted their doors, state police set up checkpoints and dozens of TV news trucks planted their satellite dishes Wednesday as thousands of civil rights demonstrators from across the nation headed here in overnight bus convoys for a planned...Tags: Justice System, Teen-agers, Crimes, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jackson softens criticism of Obama in Jena 6 case
Washington BureauJesse Jackson on Wednesday softened his criticism of Barack Obama, whom he reportedly criticized early this week for "acting like he's white" on the Jena 6 race case in Louisiana. Jackson said in an interview Wednesday that "acting white" isn't a...Tags: Barack Obama, Crimes, Social Issues, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice
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