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GOP freshman challenges Maryland power structure
By any standard measure, Neil Parrott's place in Maryland politics ought to be toward the very bottom. He's a freshman Republican delegate in a very blue state, without pedigree or government connections. Yet through dogged organizing and clever use of...
Tags: HIV, Same-Sex Marriage, Elections, Democratic Party, Baltimore County
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Pasadena siblings crusade for divergent political causes
SACRAMENTO — In a second-floor walk-up near the Capitol, two children of one of the world's richest men used to slump into armchairs in the evening and gripe about California education, unwittingly laying the groundwork for a potential upheaval in...
Tags: Elections, Justice System, Civil Rights, Democratic Party, Justice and Rights
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Vista Latina: Decline of Chicano mural movement leaves void
Staff Writer, Copy EditorWhen Calexico resident and lifelong artist Sergio Gaytan said he thinks of muralists, the three Mexican greats of the early 20th century spring to mind — Diego Rivera, Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orozco. Like theirs, his own art often...Tags: Arts and Culture, Diego Rivera, Artists, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Career and Workplace
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Ed Page On Facebook: What Did Occupy New Haven Protesters Accomplish, If Anything?
The following is an abridged version of a discussion on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/edpagecourant. Ed Page: City officials finally won their battle to clear the green of Occupy New Haven. The occupiers say the 99% has just begun to fight: Brave...Tags: Justice System, Facebook, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Healthcare Policies, Crime, Law and Justice
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On Faith: Come out, come out
"Coming out" as an atheist can be a risky proposition. Friends might be confused about why you don't believe in a deity. You might even lose some. I know because I have. But were they friends to begin with if they rejected who you really are? Maybe...Tags: Belief and Faith, Religion and Belief, Science, Science and Technology
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For Gays In Harlem, Change But Not Enough
Richard Ruperto walked into a record store in Harlem with a friend to buy CDs. As the two teens spoke, a man intruded on their conversation.
“Put some base into your voice, you fag,” he said.
Afraid, the boys bolted out of the store, leaving...Tags: Civil Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Religion and Belief
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On the Media: Tea party, Occupy Wall Street share a moment
You likely saw the quirky signs and heard some protesters talk about how they would just as soon disband the government. Then a reporter dutifully informed you that these people had gathered en masse but didn't really know what they wanted. Some in the...Tags: Demonstration, Activism, Rachel Maddow, Mass Media, Journalism
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Occupy Wall Street shifts from protest to policy phase
How do you know when a protest movement is starting to scare the pants off the establishment?
One clue is when the protesters are casually dismissed as hippies or rabble, or their principles redefined as class envy or as (that all-purpose insult) "un-...Tags: Consumers, Douglas MacArthur, Racism, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Metal and Mineral
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Tea party group to Bachmann: Quit the presidential race
CNN Political ReporterA tea party group has a surprising and harsh urging for long-time tea party favorite Michele Bachmann: Quit the presidential race. "It's time for Michelle [sic] Bachmann to go," reads the first line of a statement from American Majority President Ned...Tags: Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage, Michele Bachmann, CNN (tv network), Elections
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Marriage equality and race
After narrowly failing to pass a gay marriage bill this year, advocates in Maryland are putting together a savvy and high-powered campaign to persuade a few holdout delegates to embrace the issue. And they're aiming it straight at the constituency that...Tags: Brendon Ayanbadejo, Prince George's County, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Rights
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