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Published: 29 April 2014

 

Botched execution leaves Oklahoma inmate writhing on the gurney after untested drugs used....

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Written by Dinesh Ramde, Associated Press

Published: 29 April 2014

 

Judge: Voter ID laws put unfair burden on poor and minority voters 

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Written by Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer

Published: 29 April 2014

 

 Sterling faced federal discrimination charges and civil rights violations... 

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Written by Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer

Published: 25 April 2014

 

Net neutrality advocates fear that the move will narrow choice for consumers and disadvantage smaller content providers 

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Published: 25 April 2014

 

A military jury finds a marine guilty of murder in the death of Portland woman Ivanice Harris 

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Written by Juliet Williams, Associated Press

Published: 24 April 2014

 

Democrats seek to overturn ban on affirmative action but face pushback from within their ranks 

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Written by Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Published: 23 April 2014

 

Inmates who have served 10 years for nonviolent offenses may seek release in new Justice Department effort to reduce prison population

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Written by Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Published: 22 April 2014

 

Justice Sotomayor delivers an impassioned dissent as the Supreme Court upholds Michigan’s ban on affirmative action 

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Published: 21 April 2014

 

A Seattle man told a jury Friday that an Egyptian cleric on trial on terrorism charges is the 'very angry' imam he met in London years ago

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Published: 16 April 2014

 

Muslim groups and civil liberties advocates applauded the decision by New York Police Department officials to disband a controversial unit that tracked the daily lives of Muslims as part of efforts to detect terrorism threats