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    May 7, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  1. Nation and Melone: Will Supreme Court end affirmative action for college admissions?

    Americans embrace the ideal of equality. However, we have had a difficult time with the concept in practice.
    Americans embrace the ideal of equality. However, we have had a difficult time with the concept in practice. The towering rhetoric of the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal" was shamefully belied by the enshrinement of slavery...

    Tags: Lehigh University, Students, Racism, Discrimination, Teaching and Learning

    2. May 1, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. COLUMN-Don't mess with Texas water, frackers warned: Kemp

    Reuters
    (John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Eagle Ford in Texas is one of the fastest-growing shale oil and gas plays in the United States, but it is also in one of the driest parts...

    Tags: Conservation, Organic Chemical Industry, Environmental Issues, Chemical Industry, Energy Resources

    3. May 1, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. Column: Don't mess with Texas water, frackers warned

    Reuters
    LONDON (Reuters) - Eagle Ford in Texas is one of the fastest-growing shale oil and gas plays in the United States, but it is also in one of the driest parts of the country. Following a severe drought in 2011, concerns are mounting that oil and gas...

    Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Organic Chemical Industry, Chemical Industry, Energy Resources

    4. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Tesla CEO takes dealer fight to Texas, says he can sell more cars

    In the latest chapter of an ongoing battle against traditional dealer networks, Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk has taken his fight to Texas, telling lawmakers his company could sell as many as 2,000 cars next year if allowed to open its own stores.
    In the latest chapter of an ongoing battle against traditional dealer networks, Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk has taken his fight to Texas, telling lawmakers his company could sell as many as 2,000 cars next year if allowed to open its own...

    Tags: Ford, Career and Workplace, Passenger Cars, Vehicles, Tesla

    5. Mar 1, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  5. Americans risk losing our most sacred right

    It suddenly hit me this week: I don't live in the real world. I live in Washington, D.C.
    It suddenly hit me this week: I don't live in the real world. I live in Washington, D.C. In the real world, nobody would argue about renewing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). It's a no-brainer. Violence against women, all women, is wrong. Only...

    Tags: Voting, Sonia Sotomayor, Civil Rights, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Judges

    6. Oct 2, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  6. Gov. Perry talks economic development in Houston

    When Governor Rick Perry was making out his calendar for the month, he probably thought he would be the Republican standing on the stage in Denver this week debating President Obama. But that would be a no.
    KIAH
    When Governor Rick Perry was making out his calendar for the month, he probably thought he would be the Republican standing on the stage in Denver this week debating President Obama. But that would be a no. Instead, he came to Houston to talk economic...

    Tags: Regional Authority, Barack Obama, Healthcare Policies, Washington, DC, Rick Perry

    7. Aug 27, 2012 |Story| KDAF-LTV

  7. Man Gets 99 Years For Sexually Abusing Sisters

    A 65-year-old man who repeatedly sexually abused two sisters has been sentenced to 99 years in prison with no possibility   for parole.
    Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center
    A 65-year-old man who repeatedly sexually abused two sisters has been sentenced to 99 years in prison with no possibility   for parole. Last week, jurors in state district Judge George Gallagher’s court convicted Charles Samuel Burgess II of one...

    Tags: Abusive Behavior, Prisons, Judges, Trials, Punishment

    8. Aug 3, 2012 |Story| KDAF-LTV

  8. Former NRH Elementary Teacher Gets Life for Abusing Students

    A former North Texas teacher has been given the maximum sentence for sexual assault of children under 14.  The charge carries punishment of 25 years to life in prison with no possibility of parole; yesterday a Tarrant County jury sentenced 60-year-old James Carroll Glawson to life in prison without parole for having continuous sexual contact with two students at Foster Village Elementary School in North Richland Hills.  Glawson was an educational computer assistant for the Birdville Independent School District.
    CW33 News
    A former North Texas teacher has been given the maximum sentence for sexual assault of children under 14.  The charge carries punishment of 25 years to life in prison with no possibility of parole; yesterday a Tarrant County jury sentenced 60-year-old...

    Tags: Abusive Behavior, Prisons, Punishment, Justice System, Separation of Church and State

    9. Sep 28, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Chris Christie won't run but doesn't mind being asked

    Top of the Ticket
    Chris Christie is asked three times if he'll run for president in one night at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley....
    10. Mar 16, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  10. Texas federal court settles redistricting map case, but fighting continues

    Redrawing Congressional voting district maps is never easy. But in Texas, in the midst of this election year, the already contentious process has been made even more volatile with its mix of race and politics.
    CNN
    Redrawing Congressional voting district maps is never easy. But in Texas, in the midst of this election year, the already contentious process has been made even more volatile with its mix of race and politics. When 2010 Census numbers showed that Texas's...

    Tags: Republican Party, Voting, Lloyd Doggett, Elections, Politics

    11. Feb 21, 2012 |Story| KDAF-LTV

  11. Texas animal advocates push for law to ban "gas chambers" to euthanize shelter animals

    Each day, Patti Watson spends her time on Facebook updating others on an issue that is close to her heart.
    The 33 News
    Each day, Patti Watson spends her time on Facebook updating others on an issue that is close to her heart. "I really think most people don't know about this." The Rockwall grandmother is part of a grassroots army that posts to a page called, "Stop...

    Tags: Facebook

    12. Feb 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Supreme Court will hear case on affirmative action at colleges

    The Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on the future of affirmative action at the nation’s colleges and universities, agreeing to hear an appeal from a white student in Texas who seeks an end to "racial preferences" in college admissions.
    Los Angeles Times
    The Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on the future of affirmative action at the nation’s colleges and universities, agreeing to hear an appeal from a white student in Texas who seeks an end to "racial preferences" in college admissions. The...

    Tags: Anthony Kennedy, Elena Kagan, Judges, Elections, Racism

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