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Boy Scouts set to vote on lifting gay youth ban
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Thursday’s vote on whether to lift the ban on gay youths in the Boy Scouts of America could symbolize a cultural shift. Texas businessman Barry Price was so disturbed by the prospect that he joined a protest Wednesday,...
Tags: USA Today, U.S. Military, Elections, Religion and Belief, Boy Scouts of America
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House Votes Unanimously To Strengthen State's Racial Profiling Law
The Hartford CourantThe state House of Representatives granted final legislative approval Thursday to strengthen the state’s racial profiling law by adding more police departments to monitor the race of drivers who are stopped by officers. The vote on racial...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Lawyers, Redding (Fairfield, Connecticut), Career and Workplace, Racism
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Boy Scouts of America set to vote on gay youth ban
ReutersGRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America will vote on Thursday on a proposal to remove its ban on openly gay scouts that has been in place throughout the organization's 103-year history. The vote by more than 1,400 delegates comes amid...Tags: Religion and Belief, Elections, U.S. Military, Boy Scouts of America, Belief and Faith
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Ukrainian court bars gay pride event, citing security concerns
ReutersKIEV (Reuters) - A Kiev court on Thursday banned what would have been Ukraine's first gay pride event after city authorities raised security concerns. There is little public acceptance of homosexuality in predominantly Orthodox Ukraine, as in other...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Ukraine, Politics, Human Rights, Civil Rights
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Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its...
Tags: USA Today, Elections, Religion and Belief, Boy Scouts of America, Voting
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Bosnia under pressure to change if it wants EU membership
Reuters* Bosnia's EU prospects falling further behind * Brussels says can assist, facilitate where needed * Sarajevo needs to act or face consequences By Martin Santa BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - Bosnia is falling behind on commitments to human rights and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Political Corruption, Parliament, European Union, Politics
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Boy Scouts' vote on gay members toughest challenge yet
Fort Worth Star-TelegramThe following editorial appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Wednesday, May 22: A news release for a new National Geographic Channel television series "Are You Tougher than a Boy Scout?" asked, "Would you be able to reach into a bag of snakes,...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Boy Scouts of America, National Geographic Channel (tv network), Youth Organizations, Clubs and Associations
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O.C. hate crimes fall; attacks based on sexual orientation rise
The number of reported hate crimes in Orange County fell by 21% last year, even though such crimes based on sexual orientation almost doubled, according to a report released Thursday. The Orange County Human Relations Commission found that 61 hate...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Religion and Belief, Judaism, Civil Rights
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Vote on Boy Scouts' gay ban brings out protesters from both sides
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Protesters in Boy Scout uniforms staked out sides of a resort-lined street in this Dallas suburb where national Scouting leaders were meeting Wednesday to consider lifting the ban on gay Scouts. On one side, handmade signs cried...
Tags: Mike Duncan, Elections, Religion and Belief, Religious Events, Mitt Romney
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Paranoid or prescient?
Victor Davis HansonGovernment is now so huge, powerful and callous that citizens risk becoming proverbial serfs without the freedoms guaranteed by the Founders. Is that perennial fear an exaggeration? Survey the current news. We have just learned that the Internal Revenue...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Fox News Channel (tv network), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Security, Civil Rights
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Found animals - May 23
Cats Young domestic shorthair, gender unknown, gray, black, white and orange, found on Red Hill Road in Keedysville Adult DSH, female, orange, found on Clay Road in Hagerstown Young domestic medium-hair, gender unknown, buff, found on Salem Avenue...Tags: Hamilton, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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