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Va. senator calls for ending diversity programs
By News on Jul 23, 2010
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2010-07-24T03:33:05Z
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Sen. Jim Webb called for ending government-run diversity programs in a newspaper column Friday, saying they have disadvantaged struggling whites and hurt the cause of racial harmony....
NKorea threatens 'nuclear deterrence' over drills
By News on Jul 23, 2010
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2010-07-24T00:36:44Z
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- North Korea inflamed tensions over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship by threatening the United States and South Korea on Saturday with "nuclear deterrence" if they carry out naval maneuvers this weekend....
Storm could take away sights and sounds of BP well
By News on Jul 23, 2010
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2010-07-24T00:36:52Z
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) -- Ships relaying the sights and sounds from BP's broken oil well stood fast Friday as the leftovers of Tropical Storm Bonnie blew straight for the spill site, threatening to force a full evacuation that would leave engineers clueless about whether a makeshift cap on the gusher was holding....
Democrats face unsavory choices in Rangel case
By News on Jul 23, 2010
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2010-07-24T00:03:31Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats nervously anticipating Rep. Charles Rangel's ethics trial know all about the media frenzy and negative ads accompanying election-season scandals. They generated it themselves in 2006, when Republican Rep. Mark Foley was forced to resign in disgrace....
Despite Sherrod spotlight, black farmers denied
By News on Jul 23, 2010
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2010-07-24T00:44:38Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Black farmers, due $1.2 billion for a legacy of discrimination by the Agriculture Department, suffered a new and disheartening setback this week, despite the national spotlight provided by the quickly disavowed firing of a black department worker....
