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White South African granted refugee status in Canada

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12:06 PM on 09/02/2009

A white man from South Africa has been given refugee status in Canada after claiming persecution, his lawyer said, angering many in his home country where race remains a highly sensitive issue.
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Atlanta could have its first white mayor since 1973

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8:19 AM on 09/02/2009

ATLANTA (AP) -- The city that became a post-civil rights movement emblem of the political power held by African-Americans could have a white mayor for the first time in a generation...
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Child athlete's death revives heart testing debate

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8:07 AM on 09/02/2009

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- An obese eighth-grader's sudden death during a football conditioning lap has revived discussion about whether testing children's hearts before they engage in sports or strenuous activity is necessary...
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Obama looking to throw more personal weight into health care debate

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8:00 AM on 09/02/2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is thinking of throwing more details and personal weight into the debate about a major overhaul of the American health care system, which polls indicate Republicans have been winning in recent weeks...
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Tuskegee airman turned civil rights lawyer dies at 88

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5:00 PM on 09/01/2009

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- Former Tuskegee Airman Robert Decatur, who became a judge and civil rights lawyer, will be buried in Biloxi this week...
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Hoax video of Michael Jackson creates online stir

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3:50 PM on 09/01/2009

BERLIN (AP) -- A hoax video purportedly showing Michael Jackson emerging from a coroner's van was an experiment aimed at showing how quickly misinformation and conspiracy theories can race across the Internet...
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Muhammad Ali traces his roots to Ireland

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3:45 PM on 09/01/2009

DUBLIN (AP) -- Boxing legend Muhammad Ali made a sentimental journey Tuesday to discover his Irish roots
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Justice Dept. strengthens focus on civil rights

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8:01 AM on 09/01/2009

The Justice Department is moving forward with plans to expand its civil rights division, pursuing cases of discrimination in the workplace, housing and voting rights.
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Costco removes "Lil' Monkey" dolls from shelves

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10:20 AM on 08/31/2009

The doll wore a headband that said "Lil' Monkey" and was cuddling with a stuffed monkey. The "Cuddle with Me, Doll with Plush Monkey" doll came in Caucasian, African-American and Hispanic representations...
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Coroner: Drugs killed Jackson

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5:05 PM on 08/28/2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michael Jackson's death was a homicide caused primarily by the powerful anesthetic propofol and another sedative, the coroner announced Friday
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Australia debates whether Aboriginal policies are racist

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12:10 PM on 08/28/2009

SYDNEY (AP) - A U.N. expert's harsh criticism of Australia's Aboriginal policy reopened a national debate Friday on a decades-old issue: how best to help the country's original settlers and most disadvantaged minority.
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NAACP challenges rapper C-Murder's conviction

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8:45 AM on 08/28/2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The head of the Louisiana NAACP is calling on the state Supreme Court's chief justice to intervene in the case of rap artist Corey "C-Murder" Miller, who was sentenced earlier this month to life in prison for killing a youth in a nightclub...
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Republican jokes about buying a license to hunt Obama

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7:46 AM on 08/28/2009

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- An Idaho Republican gubernatorial hopeful insists he was only joking when he said he'd buy a license to hunt President Barack Obama...
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Vick feels the brotherly love in his Eagles debut

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6:36 AM on 08/28/2009

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- It's been a long time since Michael Vick heard such sweet sounds.As Vick entered Thursday night's preseason game against Jacksonville on the second play from scrimmage, many in the crowd stood and cheered. Although he never acknowledged the support, Vick was thrilled about the reception from the Philadelphia fans...
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Lottery winner says $260M won't change his life

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4:21 PM on 08/26/2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- "For once in my life, I really experienced the old saying, pinch me to see if I'm still alive, or if this is real," Solomon Jackson Jr. said...
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Chris Brown sentenced in assault on Rihanna

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5:37 PM on 08/25/2009

The 20-year-old appeared in court Tuesday afternoon to be formally sentenced for the February attack on his then-girlfriend. Brown's sentence will be served...
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Mother-in-law humor is no joke for L.A. comedian

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1:50 PM on 08/25/2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Take my mother-in-law -- please," isn't a joke you're likely to hear often these days from Sunda Croonquist.
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NY considers law to ban shackling of pregnant inmates

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1:30 PM on 08/25/2009

NEW YORK (AP) - For nearly four hours before she gave birth, Venita Pinckney had a chain wrapped around her swollen abdomen.
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Michael Jackson's death ruled a homicide

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4:50 PM on 08/24/2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that the Los Angeles County coroner has ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide...
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Pastor found slain in her church

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4:38 PM on 08/24/2009

ANADARKO, Okla. (AP) -- A pastor who came alone to a small church in southwest Oklahoma every Sunday in hope that someone would join her to pray was found slain inside the weathered building...
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