Archive for July 16th, 2009

Obama has tough-love message for African-Americans (Reuters)

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President Barack Obama speaks at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP) 100th anniversary convention in New York City July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters – President Barack Obama had a tough-like message for fellow African-Americans on Thursday, urging black parents to push their children to reckon beyond dreams of being sports stars or rap music performers.

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Officials: 6 dead, 36 wounded in Indonesian blasts (AP)

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Police officers inspect the damage after an explosion went off at the Marriott hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, July 17, 2009. Bombs exploded at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels in the Indonesian capital on Friday, ripping the facade off the Ritz, police said. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)AP – Police and hospital officials say six people have been killed and at least 36 injured in a pair of powerful blasts in downtown Jakarta.

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Suspect arrested in Cuba priest murder: Church (Reuters)

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Reuters – Cuban police have detained a suspect in the murder this week of a Spanish priest, the second to be killed in the island nation in the past five months, the Catholic Church said on Thursday.

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