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Sonia Sotomayor: Two sides of a life
The Swampby Peter Nicholas and James Oliphant It did not take long after moving 60 miles from the ethnically diverse neighborhoods of the Bronx to the campus of Princeton University for Sonia Sotomayor to make it clear she was not happy......Tags: Ivy League, Laws, Services and Shopping, New York, Arts and Culture
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Supreme Court: Age bias must be proven
The Swampby David G. Savage The Supreme Court today made it harder for older workers who are laid-off or demoted to win a claim of age discrimination. In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that these workers bear the full burden......Tags: Employers, Justice System, Laws, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Crime, Law and Justice
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Firefighters victims of discrimination
The Swampby David G. Savage The Supreme Court ruled today that white firefighters who lost promotions in New Haven, Conn., were victims of illegal racial discrimination, with the court holding that employers should not rely on "raw racial statistics" to set......Tags: Justice System, Employers, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Crime, Law and Justice, New York
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Obama at NAACP: 'Next 100 years'
The Swampby Mark Silva One hundred years ago, black boys and girls attended school separately from white boys and girls, by law, in many parts of the United States, home of the free. One hundred years ago, black men and women......Tags: Murder, Thurgood Marshall, Labor Legislation, Academic Progress, Hate Crimes
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Sotomayor hearing live analysis
The Swamp(AP/Gerald Hebert) by James Oliphant We are here again in Hart 216 and Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy has begun his first round of questions. Each member of the panel will question Judge Sotomayor in 30-minute periods. Stay with the......Tags: Demonstration, Dick Durbin, Upper House, Minority Groups, United States
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Bill Clinton: 'Shocked' if no health care
The Swampby Mark Silva Bill Clinton, who failed to win the health-care reforms that he sought early in his presidency, says he will be "shocked'' if President Barack Obama fails at the health-care initiative that he is seekng early in his......Tags: Phillip Garrido, John McCain, Air and Space Accidents, Jimmy Carter, New York
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Supreme Court: Chicago firefighters up
The Swampby David G. Savage The Supreme Court plunged back today into the legal fight over firefighters, test scores and accusations of racial discrimination, this time to decide when the disappointed candidates must file a lawsuit. At issue is whether the......Tags: Employers, Connecticut, Laws, Alabama, Labor Legislation
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Kagan took strong stand on gay rights
The SwampSupreme Court nominee Elena Kagan visits with Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania Thursday. (AP/Alex Brandon) by David G. Savage and James Oliphant A controversy over military recruiting at Harvard Law School while Elena Kagan was dean may say less......Tags: Arlen Specter, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Armed Forces, California
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'Work of Art': The naked truth
Reality CheckI never had a chance to recap last week's Work of Art, but I'm still surprised Trong is gone. I mean, really, did you see Jaime Lynn's set dressing? Oh well. What's done is done.Before the first challenge, the contestants......Tags: Jane Austen, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Arts and Culture
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Obama ordering gay rights respected
The Swampby Mark Silva Janice Langbehn got a phone call from the president. President Barack Obama called her, according to her lawyers at Lambda Legal, to voice his sympathy for the loss of her partner, Lisa Pond, who had lapsed into......Tags: Family, Barack Obama, Medicare, Hospitals and Clinics, Government Health Care
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Q&A: 'The Hangover: Part III' star Justin Bartha
In “The Hangover: Part III,” Justin Bartha’s Doug isn’t just lost or sidelined while his pals and brother-in-law deal with constant mayhem. He’s kidnapped and an organized crime boss threatens his life. “I think...
Tags: Zach Galifianakis, Family, Ken Jeong, Justin Bartha, The Hangover (movie)
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Nobel Prize winner Gary Becker advocates paying parents for student performance
Nobel Prize winner Gary Becker could never win an election in this town. In a 30-minute speech Thursday to The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the 82-year-old University of Chicago economist proposed that keeping "the American dream alive" would...
Tags: University of Chicago, School Examinations, Social Security, Charter Schools, Academic Progress
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