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KKK talks rising recruitment numbers after President Obama's election
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR)-The Ku Klux Klan call themselves the invisible empire, but they have certainly been reaching out to Richmond area residents, some who have received recruitment flyers twice within two months. Two men who profess to be members of...
Tags: Barack Obama, Ku Klux Klan, Africa, Elections, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Lynchburg group challenges California law banning controversial therapy
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefFor many gay people, discovering their sexual identity is a difficult process. Some chose to undergo a controversial practice called "change therapy," to try and stop their same-sex attractions. "I think it's unfortunate," said Joe Cobb, a pastor at...Tags: Justice System, Values, Ethics, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice
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Michigan Officer Shot, Killed as Stand Off Continues
Authorities say a suburban Detroit police officer has been fatally shot and the suspected gunman is barricaded inside a home. West Bloomfield Township Police Lt. Timothy Diamond tells the Detroit Free Press the 12-year veteran officer was shot about 10...
Tags: Politics, Shootings, Detroit Free Press
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Update: Confederate-style flags come down for good in Lexington?
Anchor/ReporterUpdate July 26, 2011 The flap over flags in Lexington has taken another turn as the group who jump-started the entire debate backs down. The Sons of Confederate Veterans wanted to fly a confederate-style flag on certain holidays. Now the group says...Tags: Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Censorship, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Regional Authority, Education
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Susan Bahorich's Blog
Comments, questions, concerns, story ideas, etc. email me at: sbahorich@wdbj7.com
5/5/13
You may have seen or heard my promo.
I have cancer.
The story airs Monday night at 6o'clock.
This is a little weird for me.
I'm not used to "being" the...Tags: Witnesses, Transportation Security Administration, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Entertainment, Politics
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Neo-Nazi William White convicted in Chicago trial
Neo-Nazi William A. White was convicted Wednesday by a federal jury in Chicago of soliciting violence against a member of the jury that convicted another white-supremacist in 2004.
White had posted the juror's name, home address and photo on his...Tags: Punishment, Witnesses, Trials, Homes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Setback for proposed amendment on prayer in public schools
ReporterA Senate subcommittee will not endorse an amendment to the state constitution that its sponsor says will protect prayer in the public schools. "I’m just trying to strengthen our constitution," said Grayson Co. Delegate Bill Carrico. "I’m not...Tags: Public Schools, Censorship, Education, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights
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WDBJ7 partners with television station in the Republic of Georgia
ReporterA birthday cake and a champagne toast helped Channel 25 celebrate its 18th anniversary. It was an important milestone for a television station that has struggled at times to stay on the air. Merab Merkviladze is Channel 25's Executive Manager....Tags: John Thomas, Television, Censorship, Entertainment, Georgia
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Edward Snowden wrong about Hong Kong, some in territory say
HONG KONG — It's probably for the best that Edward Snowden didn't turn up at a weekend rally in support of him here in this former British colony. Having declared that he has faith in Hong Kong's rule of law, and that he believes the courts and...
Tags: Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Politics, Beijing (China)
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Hundreds protest in Hong Kong in support of Snowden
HONG KONG -- Chanting “No extradition” and “Shame on the U.S. government,” hundreds of people took to the rainy streets of Hong Kong on Saturday to voice solidarity with Edward Snowden and denounce the United States as a...
Tags: Pakistan, Turkey, Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Rowhani appears headed to landslide win in Iran elections
TEHRAN — Hassan Rowhani, a cleric embraced by reformists and moderates as an alternative to the nation’s hard-line leadership, appeared headed toward a landslide victory Saturday in elections to succeed Iranian President Mahmoud...Tags: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Avalanches and Landslides, Hasan Rowhani, Tehran (Iran), Government
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Vietnamese police arrest anti-government blogger
ReutersHANOI, June 14 (Reuters) - Vietnamese police have arrested an author and blogger for posting anti-government comments online, according to authorities, the latest in a crackdown on critics of the country's Communist rulers. Pham Viet Dao, 61, was...Tags: Police Arrests, Hanoi (Vietnam), Political Corruption, Human Rights, Government
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