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Palm Beach County broadens anti-discrimination protections
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsAnti-discrimination requirements for companies that want to do business with Palm Beach County government now include protections for "gender identity or expression" and "familial status." One of the changes is meant to provide discrimination protection...Tags: Social Issues, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Standards
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Limiting insurance in Md. hurricane zone okayed
Maryland WeatherMaryland's People's Insurance Counsel has lost again in its bid to overturn a decision by Allstate Insurance Company to stop writing new property insurance policies in portions of 11 counties in the state that it regards as most prone to catastrophic...Tags: Worcester County, Hurricane Damage, Disasters and Accidents, National Hurricane Center, Texas
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Bill Clinton: 'Shocked' if no health care
The Swampby Mark Silva Bill Clinton, who failed to win the health-care reforms that he sought early in his presidency, says he will be "shocked'' if President Barack Obama fails at the health-care initiative that he is seekng early in his......Tags: Environmental Issues, Financial Planning, Health, The Washington Post, Al-Qaeda
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Supreme Court: Chicago firefighters up
The Swampby David G. Savage The Supreme Court plunged back today into the legal fight over firefighters, test scores and accusations of racial discrimination, this time to decide when the disappointed candidates must file a lawsuit. At issue is whether the......Tags: Trials, Disasters and Accidents, Justice System, Employment, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Kagan took strong stand on gay rights
The SwampSupreme Court nominee Elena Kagan visits with Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania Thursday. (AP/Alex Brandon) by David G. Savage and James Oliphant A controversy over military recruiting at Harvard Law School while Elena Kagan was dean may say less......Tags: Local Government, Colleges and Universities, Armed Forces, Texas, White House
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Clinton and sexism -- Not 'death knell'
The Swampby Mark Silva Was Sen. Hillary Clinton a victim of sexism in her failed bid for the Democratic presidential nomination? Some of her supporters say so. Then again, some will say that Sen. Barack Obama has suffered from racial prejudice......Tags: Environmental Issues, State Budgets, Energy Saving, Justice and Rights, Economic Policy
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Obama apologizes for head scarf snub
The Swampby Katie Fretland and Christi Parsons Sen. Barack Obama has personally apologized to two Muslim women who were kept from sitting behind the podium during his rally in Detroit because they wore Muslim head scarves. Hebba Aref and Shimaa Abdelfadeel......Tags: Social Issues, Elections, Religion and Belief, Political Candidates, Barack Obama
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GLBT group praises Michelle Obama
The Swampby Katie Fretland Faith In America has praised the wife of presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama for her speech this week at the Democratic National Committee's Gay and Lesbian Leadership Council in New York. At the Manhattan fundraiser, Michelle...Tags: Social Issues, Religion and Belief, Manhattan (New York City), Barack Obama, Same-Sex Marriage
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Obama promises faith-based initiative
The Swampby Mike Dorning, updated Courting evangelicals and other religious voters, Barack Obama today called for an expansion of President Bush's initiative distributing federal aid to church-based groups that provide community services. "The challenges we face...Tags: White House, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Elections
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Obama, McCain: Jewish vote courted
The SwampHalie Soifer, Jewish Vote Director for the Barack Obama Campaign, talks to Palm Beach County voters at a meeting in Boca Raton, FL. on September 24 2008. Staff Photo/Jim Rassol, South Florida Sun-Sentinel. by Mark Silva and Bonnie Miller......Tags: Boca Raton, White House, Joe Lieberman, Judaism, Democratic National Conventions
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ACLU to new president: End rights slide
The Swampby Frank James The American Civil Liberties Union has recommendations for actions the new president should take on his first day, within his first first 100 days and during the first year to restore constitutional rights that eroded during the......Tags: Trials, Prisons, Abusive Behavior, Lawyers, Justice System
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Minority discrimination: Progress seen
The Swampby Mark Silva As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take the oath of office, most people worry that the nation is losing ground on an array of problems. The one front on which a majority of Americans believe the nation......Tags: Social Issues, Barack Obama, Minority Groups
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