The controversial question of whether female ski jumping should be included in the 2010 Olympic games will be decided soon. Today the Women will be making their final appeal in front of the B.C. Supreme Court. Their claim is that Vancouver's Olympic Organizing...
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A white Philadelphia police officer has been forced to do desk duty and cut his hair by his black superior after showing up for work with cornrows, traditionally a black hairdo. Thomas Strain, who has five years experience in his job, got taken to the inspector's office and...
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The "agent" of change, John McCain still thinks that women deserve to be paid less than men. He voted against equal pay for women as recently as 2007, but swears he is the change we need in 2008. He used the excuse that Lilly Ledbetter had waited too long to file. So there is...
When i first heard this news I thought it was ridiculous. Barry Artiste had a piece on this a week ago here. I am not surprised there has been heavy criticism on this as it can be seen quite discriminatory. "Under...
"The petition was sparked by two Irish family groups occupying a site on an unused corner of an overspill car park at the city's new Liberty Stadium.
Last week the 37-page petition, running to almost 1000 signatures, was served on the county council.
Now the Commission for...
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"McGuinty dismisses calls to extend funding to non-Catholic religious schools
August 22, 2007 - 10:35
TORONTO (CP) - Premier Dalton McGuinty warns a Conservative plan to fund non-Catholic religious schools in...
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Documentary film director Michael Moore has accused the US government of harassing him over an investigation into a trip he made to Cuba earlier this year for his latest film, according to a story released bythe...
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UPDATE 3:12pm: I have just spoken with the Admin of the Arab LBTG group, and she cleared up what happened. In essence, it boils down to good(ish) intentions gone wrong--the faux Facebook employee was trying to...
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"The use of Indians as mascots is discriminatory, the Montana Human Rights Bureau ruled last month.
The Ronan School District on the Flathead Reservation uses "Chiefs" and "Maidens" as its mascots. Francine Dupuis, a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, has...
"American Muslims making a religious pilgrimage to Mecca are being encouraged to file civil rights complaints if they feel discriminated against by airlines.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR),...
"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries?
Contents
1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006--------------------------------------
2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...
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"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries?
Contents
1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006--------------------------------------
2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...
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A city councilman wants to make it tougher for illegal immigrants to live and work in Farmers Branch. Farmers Branch is a city in Dallas County, Texas. The city is a suburb of Dallas. It's part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
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