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Obama tells huge Dem crowd he'll fix WashingtonDENVER - Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush" last Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of his bid to become the nation's first black president. More » |
Study: Minorities more likely to be paddledWASHINGTON - Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them in 2007 - and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, according to a study by a human rights group. More » |
New Orleans leaders confident police won't boltNEW ORLEANS - More than a week ago, at the first hint Gustav could be a threat to New Orleans, police Superintendent Warren Riley issued an unusual order - he gave all the city's 1,485 officers paid time off to get their families to safety. More » |
