Archive for July 10th, 2009

Civil Rights Group Divided Over Gay Marriage

Written by on Friday, July 10th, 2009 in Latest News.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the civil rights organization, is seeking to remove the president of its Los Angeles chapter in response to his support of same-sex marriage.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Death toll from China’s ethnic riots hits 184 (AP)

Written by on Friday, July 10th, 2009 in 330635.

Uighur woman with a child walks past paramilitary police on patrol near mosques in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Friday, July 10, 2009. Boisterous crowds turned up at mosques in this riot-hit western China city despite announcements that Friday prayers were canceled due to the recent ethnic violence and forced officials to let them in.    (AP Photo/Kyodo News)AP – China raised the death toll from riots in its Xinjiang region to 184, state media said Saturday, giving an ethnic breakdown of the dead for the first time after communal violence broke out in this far western city.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Thousands expected at McNair funeral in Miss. (AP)

Written by on Friday, July 10th, 2009 in Latest News.

AP – A capacity crowd of 8,000 was expected Saturday at the funeral for former NFL quarterback Steve McNair on the University of Southern Mississippi campus.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back



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