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Federal law takes on crimes against Indian women

Federal law takes on crimes against Indian women

Federal and tribal officials hope a new law aimed at improving the judicial landscape in Indian Country will help them combat "disturbing" crime statistics involving American Indian women.

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Troops discharged for being gay try to re-enlist

Troops discharged for being gay try to re-enlist

At least three service members discharged for being gay have begun the process to re-enlist after the Pentagon directed the military to accept openly gay recruits for the first time in the nation's history.

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Scott Simon's new book tells story of adoption

Scott Simon's new book tells story of adoption

National Public Radio's Scott Simon talks about his new book, "Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other." In the book, Simon tells the story of how he and his wife adopted their daughters from China -- and the story of other adoptive families.

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Swedish delegation seeks answers to Somali success

Swedish delegation seeks answers to Somali success

In the past five years alone, Somali Minnesotans have established about 1,500 businesses, according to local estimates. That figure is nearly incomprehensible in Sweden, where the Somali community is largely struggling and out of work.
by Laura Yuen

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Govt and Indian farmers agree on $680M settlement

The government and American Indian farmers who say they were denied farm loans have agreed on terms for a $680 million settlement of a long-running lawsuit.

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Military recruiters told to accept gay applicants

A Pentagon spokeswoman says recruiters have been told that they must accept gay applicants, following a federal court decision striking down the ban on gays serving openly in the military.

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Condoleezza Rice on her new memoir: Extraordinary, Ordinary People

Condoleezza Rice on her new memoir: Extraordinary, Ordinary People

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks at the National Press Club about her new book, an account of her childhood in racially segregated Birmingham and how that childhood shaped her career in diplomacy and politics. The book is called, "Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family." Rice spoke at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

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