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Written by The Associated Press

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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Written by Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

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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Written by JAKE PEARSON and TOM HAYS, Associated Press

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

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Written by The Associated Press

Published: 15 April 2014

 

The deadline for filing taxes is midnight Tuesday. Here are five things to consider as the deadline nears 

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Written by Nedra Pickler, Associated Press

Published: 14 April 2014

 

No single group will be more important to Democrats' fortunes, say White House advisers, than unmarried women

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Written by Maria Sudekum, Associated Press

Published: 14 April 2014

 

Frazier Glenn Cross is a former Ku Klux Klan leader

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Written by Helen Silvis

Published: 11 April 2014

 

A half-century after the passage of sweeping civil rights legislation, President Barack Obama lauded Lyndon B. Johnson in Texas