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What Obama has accomplished
I disagree strongly with those who say President Obama has done nothing ("Choice is clear: Obama has to go," Sept. 7). The president approved the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden, withdrew our troops from Iraq, and reversed the so-called...Tags: Barack Obama, Hate Crimes, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Mitt Romney, George W. Bush
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3 men sentenced under federal hate crime law
KIAHThe verdict is in! Three white men, who attacked a black man at a downtown bus stop last year, will serve time behind bars. Yondell Johnson was attacked last year while he was waiting at a bus stop. Robert Moossey Jr. with the Department of Justice...Tags: Hate Crimes, Laws, Justice System, FBI, Crime, Law and Justice
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Grammy, Pulitzer winners, TV star among highlights of upcoming Zoellner season
Lehigh Valley MusicA Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, the world premiere of a song cycle based on poems by Carl Reiner’s daughter, dazzling international dance ensembles, circus arts and perhaps America’s premier storyteller will highlight the 16th season of... -
Gay Iowa student says school won't recognize award
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A gay student in Iowa says his Catholic high school is refusing to allow a foundation that promotes gay rights activism to present his $40,000 college scholarship during an upcoming ceremony. Keaton Fuller, a senior at Prince...Tags: University of Iowa, Awards and Prizes, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Christianity
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School play tackles bullying, prejudice
TribLocal - Glen Ellyn » NewsThe story of a 1998 anti-gay hate crime that resulted in the murder of a college student in Laramie, Wyoming will take center stage at …... -
Shedding light on Laramie a decade later; Cast holds together 'Hermanas'
![<strong>"The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later" </strong>](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-03/68830896-15075759.jpg "<strong>"The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later\" </strong>")
"The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later"
"Laramie is a community, not a project." That was the blunt assessment of an editorial in the Wyoming college town's paper on the 10th anniversary of the murder of Matthew Shepard. The young gay university...Tags: Hate Crimes, Gays and Lesbians, AIDS, Same-Sex Marriage, Aaron McKinney
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The Laramie Project playing at Downtown Cabaret in Bridgeport
On October 7, 1998, Matthew Shepard was kidnapped, beaten and left to die tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. Shepard was gay, and, at the time, the incident brought hate crimes back into the national spotlight. The Laramie Project is... -
UMBC dramatizes a 1998 murder and its aftermath
![When <strong>"The Laramie Project"</strong> was first staged in 2000, it was a joltingly topical theatrical treatment of a notorious recent hate crime. Sad to say, Moises Kaufman's play remains topical, as we're reminded by the confident student revival at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66620238-07124258.jpg "When <strong>"The Laramie Project\"</strong> was first staged in 2000, it was a joltingly topical theatrical treatment of a notorious recent hate crime. Sad to say, Moises Kaufman's play remains topical, as we're reminded by the confident student revival at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.")
When "The Laramie Project" was first staged in 2000, it was a joltingly topical theatrical treatment of a notorious recent hate crime. Sad to say, Moises Kaufman's play remains topical, as we're reminded by the confident student revival at the...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Hate Crimes, University of Maryland, College Park, Documentary (genre)
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Festival of Books: Stiefvater and other YA masters talk inspiration
Jacket CopyYoung adult fiction authors Jacqueline Woodson, Maggie Stiefvater, Lauren Myracle and Maureen Johnson discuss process, inspiration and the beginnings of their writing careers at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.... -
Two Arkansas men are the first in nation to be sentenced under federal hate crime act
Reporter, PhotographerA judge sentenced Frankie Maybee, 20, and Sean Popejoy, 19, both of Green Forest, Arkansas, for their roles in committing federal hate crimes. They are the first defendants to be sentenced under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes...Tags: Crime Victims, Prosecution, Laws, Crimes, U.S. Department of Justice
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Lauren Myracle withdraws from National Book Award finalists
![Author Lauren Myracle has withdrawn her book "Shine" from the National Book Award finalist list for young people's literature. In a statement issued by her publisher, Myracle wrote that she "was asked to withdraw by the National Book Foundation to preserve the integrity of the award and the judges' work."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-10/65473114-17125413-187105.jpg "Author Lauren Myracle has withdrawn her book "Shine\" from the National Book Award finalist list for young people's literature. In a statement issued by her publisher, Myracle wrote that she \"was asked to withdraw by the National Book Foundation to preserve the integrity of the award and the judges' work.\"")
Tribune NewspapersAuthor Lauren Myracle has withdrawn her book "Shine" from the National Book Award finalist list for young people's literature. In a statement issued by her publisher, Myracle wrote that she "was asked to withdraw by the National Book Foundation to...Tags: Arts and Culture, Book
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APNewsBreak: Basement case could be US hate crime
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The case of the four disabled adults found locked in a Philadelphia basement may become one of the first prosecuted under a 2009 federal hate-crimes law. The FBI is taking a broad look at the apparent Social Security fraud case,...Tags: Hate Crimes, Crime Victims, Crimes, FBI, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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