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Obama uses familiar rhetoric in 'Bloody Sunday' speech

Posted: 07 Mar 2015 01:58 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks near the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Selma, Ala. This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday,' a civil rights march in which protestors were beaten, trampled and tear-gassed by police at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, in Selma. (AP Photo/Bill Frakes)The president sounded a bit like his 2008 self while talking about voting rights heroes.


Jeb Bush remarks on ethanol have Iowans reading tea leaves

Posted: 07 Mar 2015 01:35 PM PST

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is interviewed by host Bruce Rastetter, left, during the Iowa Agriculture Summit, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Bush gave a nod to free-market conservatives on government subsidies for industry, but in actuality his position appears to be one of full support for the Renewable Fuel Standard.


CUNY refunds fees to undocumented students who unknowingly overpaid

Posted: 06 Mar 2015 03:42 PM PST

In this Saturday, March 10, 2012 photo, demonstrators hold signs during a rally for undocumented students at Daley Plaza in Chicago. The movement, which started a few years ago during the push for the Dream Act, now has thousands of members, and well organized networks in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)The majority of undocumented high school graduates don't go to college, despite being eligible for some financial aid.


In solidarity with Selma, hundreds cross Brooklyn Bridge

Posted: 07 Mar 2015 01:26 PM PST

From left, Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams, Civil rights attorney Norman Siegel, New York City Councilman Jermaine Williams, Dr. Karen Daughtry, and Senator Jesse Hamilton (D-NY), march over the Brooklyn Bridge to mark the 50th anniversary of the landmark event of the civil rights movement in Selma, Ala., on Saturday, March 7, 2015, in New York. Fifty years ago marchers crossing a bridge in Selma for a voting rights demonstration were beaten by police in a confrontation called "Bloody Sunday."(AP Photo/John Minchillo)NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of New Yorkers have marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to mark the 50th anniversary of the landmark event of the civil rights movement in Selma, Alabama.


Police chief: Veteran officer shot unarmed 19-year-old

Posted: 07 Mar 2015 04:21 PM PST

Wisconsin Shooting Sparks ProtestsMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 19-year-old black man who died after being shot by a white police officer was unarmed, the Madison police chief said Saturday, assuring protesters who earlier in the day had chanted "Black Lives Matter" that his department would defend their rights to gather while imploring the community to express their anger with "responsibility and restraint."


2 Nemtsov suspects detained in Russia, prompting skepticism

Posted: 07 Mar 2015 01:23 PM PST

Flowers, votive candles and portraits are seen at the place where Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 near the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 5, 2015. President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called the slaying of his top critic a "disgrace" to Russia, while the opposition promised to complete Nemtsov's work on a report documenting evidence of Russian troops' involvement in fighting in eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's security service head said Saturday that two suspects in the killing of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov have been detained. Russian news reports later cited an official as saying one of them had served with police troops in Chechnya.


Photos: The legacy of the march in Selma

Posted: 04 Mar 2015 09:26 PM PST

Photos: The legacy of the march in SelmaIn this March 7, 1965 file photo, state troopers use clubs against participants of a civil rights voting march in Selma, Ala. At foreground right, John Lewis, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, is beaten by a state trooper. The day, which became known as "Bloody Sunday," is widely credited for galvanizing the nation's leaders and ultimately yielded passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (AP Photo)

On Selma anniversary, Obama says racial progress made but more needed

Posted: 07 Mar 2015 04:11 PM PST

U.S. President Obama and first lady Michelle hold hands with former President Bush and former first lady Laura and U.S. Rep. Lewis during commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 'Bloody Sunday' at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in SelmaBy Jeff Mason SELMA, Ala. (Reuters) - With a nod to ongoing U.S. racial tension and threats to voting rights, President Barack Obama declared the work of the Civil Rights Movement advanced but unfinished on Saturday during a visit to the Alabama bridge that spawned a landmark voting law. Obama, the first black U.S. president, said discrimination by law enforcement officers in Ferguson, Missouri, showed a lot of work needed to be done on race in America, but he warned it was wrong to suggest that progress had not been made. "Fifty years from Bloody Sunday, our march is not yet finished, but we're getting closer," Obama said, standing near the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where police and state troopers beat and fired tear gas at peaceful marchers who were advocating against racial discrimination at the voting booth. The event became known as "Bloody Sunday" and prompted a follow-up march led by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. that spurred the 1965 Voting Rights Act.


U.S. Republican hopefuls Bush, Walker change their tune on ethanol

Posted: 07 Mar 2015 03:13 PM PST

Former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush speaks at the Iowa Agriculture Summit in Des MoinesBy Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Potential Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Scott Walker told Iowa voters on Saturday that they supported government policies to boost ethanol use, a change in position that could help their prospects in the corn-growing state. Speaking at an agricultural forum in Des Moines, the two White House hopefuls said a 2007 law requiring ethanol use should be kept in place despite their general distaste for subsidies and mandates. The so-called Renewable Fuel Standard requires motor fuel producers to use an ever-increasing amount of ethanol and other renewable fuels in an effort to boost U.S. energy production. "I don't think Washington should be picking winners and losers," said Texas Senator Ted Cruz.


White House lockdown triggered by burning truck cleared

Posted: 07 Mar 2015 10:23 AM PST

A burned-out souvenir truck that sparked a security alert at the White House is pictured in WashingtonA security lockdown at the White House triggered by a loud bang just as President Barack Obama was due to leave was caused by a souvenir truck catching fire in a nearby street, the Secret Service said on Saturday. The security alert happened just moments before Obama and his family had been due to board a helicopter from the presidential mansion's South Lawn for Andrews Air Force Base. Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary said the fire had been contained and a vehicle near the White House was investigated and cleared after a bomb-sniffing dog detected something on it. Obama and his family left the White House by motorcade instead of helicopter an hour later and boarded Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base.


Sen. Menendez, amid probe, says he's honest, law-abiding

Posted: 07 Mar 2015 08:47 AM PST

FILE - In this March 1, 2013, file photo, Sen. Robert Menendez listens during a news conference, at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. Attorney General Eric Holder is declining to say if he has approved the filing of corruption charges against Menendez. Nor is Menendez shedding much light on the situation. A statement issued by the senator's office Friday, March 6, 2015, says many false allegations have been made about his ties with Dr. Salomon Melgen, who is a friend and donor to Menendez's campaigns. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Amid a federal investigation, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez insists he has always been honest in his more than 20 years in Congress and says he is "not going anywhere" even as a person familiar with the matter says he's expected to face criminal charges soon.


Top U.S. general optimistic about outcome of Tikrit battle

Posted: 07 Mar 2015 09:07 AM PST

In this Wednesday, March 4, 2015 photo, smoke rises as the Iraqi army, supported by volunteers, battles Islamic State extremists outside Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Iranian-backed Shiite militias and Sunni tribes have joined Iraq's military in a major operation to retake Tikrit from the Islamic State group, while the U.S. led coalition has remained on the sidelines. (AP Photo)MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The top U.S. general predicts the one-two punch of Iranian-backed militias and Iraqi government troops will prevail over Islamic State fighters in the unfolding battle for Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's hometown.


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