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State Civil Rights Commission Recognizes Montgomery County, State Leaders - MarketWatch (press release)

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:32:55 GMT

State Civil Rights Commission Recognizes Montgomery County, State Leaders
MarketWatch (press release)
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission today announced the winners of the commission's Montgomery County Advisory Council Joseph X. Yaffe-Robert Johnson Smith Civil Rights Awards.

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Raleigh Trammell: civil rights leader's fraud trial starts - Dayton Daily News (blog)

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:35:53 GMT

Raleigh Trammell: civil rights leader's fraud trial starts
Dayton Daily News (blog)
“Martin Luther King, Jr. once said: 'Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness,'” assistant Montgomery County prosecutor Ward Barrentine said.

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Bloomberg: NC marriage vote sets back civil rights - WRGB

Sun, 13 May 2012 18:24:48 GMT

Bloomberg: NC marriage vote sets back civil rights
WRGB
CHAPEL HILL, NC (AP) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has told University of North Carolina graduates that last week's gay marriage vote shows there is still a lot of work to be done for civil rights in this country. Bloomberg spoke Sunday to ...

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Dead used in scam, prosecutor says - Dayton Daily News

Tue, 22 May 2012 02:21:33 GMT

Dead used in scam, prosecutor says
Dayton Daily News
... home-delivered meals program included two dead people, assistant Montgomery County prosecutor Ward Barrentine said Monday. Barrentine was speaking to the jury for the trial of Raleigh Trammell, the former leader of the civil rights organization.

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City and NYCLU settle livery cab frisk lawsuit - WRGB

Tue, 15 May 2012 21:45:01 GMT

City and NYCLU settle livery cab frisk lawsuit
WRGB
Corrects graf 5 to show city saying the program will continue but that frisks are not part of program; Will be updated NEW YORK (AP) -- A civil rights group says it has settled a lawsuit that had challenged the NYPD's practice of routinely halting ...

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Woman gets 20 years for firing warning shot - WRGB

Sat, 19 May 2012 16:17:55 GMT

Woman gets 20 years for firing warning shot
WRGB
Civil rights groups and other advocates say the sentencing of 31-year-old Marissa Alexander last week shows how stripping judges of discretion can result in unfair sentences. About two-thirds of the states have mandatory-minimum sentencing laws, ...

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New Database Recalls King of Prussia Rape Cases - Patch.com

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:24:21 GMT

New Database Recalls King of Prussia Rape Cases
Patch.com
He was released from prison in February 2002 and later won more than $740000 in a civil rights lawsuit against Montgomery County. Godschalk subsequently won an additional $1.6 million in a lawsuit against Upper Merion Township, whose detectives ...

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Proposal puts Montgomery lawmakers in same district - Montgomery Advertiser

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:00:52 GMT

Proposal puts Montgomery lawmakers in same district
Montgomery Advertiser
Dick Brewbaker, R-Pike Road: Needs to lose 21369 people ï Senate District 26 (Montgomery County): Sen. Quinton Ross, D-Montgomery:Needs to gain 15897 people ï Senate District 28 (Barbour, Bullock, Henry, Lee, Macon, and Russell counties): Sen.

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Garrett Peck, 'The Potomac River: A History And Guide' Author, Discusses ... - Huffington Post

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:35:20 GMT

Garrett Peck, 'The Potomac River: A History And Guide' Author, Discusses ...
Huffington Post
The Civil Rights Movement sit-in at the carousel makes the park especially poignant, and I'm glad that it has been preserved. It's a neat arts center now - they park offers art classes, dance competitions, birthday parties, and even hosts weddings ...

We're here! We're un-queer! Get used to it! - WND.com

Sat, 19 May 2012 20:52:00 GMT

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We're here! We're un-queer! Get used to it!
WND.com
More ↓ A complaint filed with the Montgomery County, Md., Board of Education by an advocacy group offering support for those leaving homosexuality says Supt. Joseph Starr “spewed hateful comments against former homosexuals” and needs diversity ...

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