October 2012
October 11th, 2012
Written by Bob Johnson - A... in Latest News, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Council members in an Alabama city voted Tuesday to stop a group's work on a new monument honoring a Confederate general who was an early leader in the Ku Klux Klan.
The Selma City Council voted 4-0 with two members abstaining to stop all work on the monument to Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest until the courts decide whether the city or a Confederate heritage group owns the...
October 11th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) — Mitt Romney barnstormed battleground Ohio and pledged "I'm not going to raise taxes on anyone" in a new commercial on Oct. 10 as Republican running mate Paul Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden looked ahead to their only debate of the 2012 campaign.
President Barack Obama spent a rare campaign day at the White House, leaving it to aides to accuse Romney of dishonesty for...
October 10th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
JOS, Nigeria (AP) — Violence across central and north Nigeria killed 21 people, as gunmen attacked both security forces and civilians in a region where ethnic and religious tensions still simmer, officials said Wednesday.
The majority of the killings happened in Plateau state, where rioting and violence between Christians and Muslims of different ethnic groups have killed hundreds in recent years...
October 10th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Education, the Great Equalizer, Latest News with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is questioning the University of Texas' use of race in college admissions in a case that could lead to new limits on affirmative action.
The justices heard arguments Wednesday in a challenge to the program from a white Texan who claims she was discriminated against when the university did not offer her a spot in 2008. The court's conservatives cast doubt on the...
October 10th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court on Sept. 25 denied a Arizona sheriff's request to reverse a lower-court decision barring his deputies from detaining people solely on the suspicion that they're illegal immigrants.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco issued a 23-page ruling after considering the narrow question of a preliminary injunction while a Phoenix trial court considers...