Black legislators, NRA meet on violence
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Members of the legislative black caucus met with a National Rifle Association lobbyist for nearly an hour Monday in an effort to find a solution to the gun violence that has Philadelphia in its throes.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. military officials and representatives of rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr held talks Sunday aimed at reducing violence in the restive Baghdad slum of Sadr City, a day after clashes there killed 10 people, officials said...
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NAIROBIâAs ethnic violence continues in Sudan, and the government and southern rebels pursue a deal that appears increasingly elusive, a group of Sudanese women are working toward making peace with one another.
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Warring politicians face deadlock in the wake of ethnic violence that left 250,000 homeless
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BUDAPEST, Sept. 19 -- Hungary's five parliamentary parties held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss a joint declaration calling on people to express their opinions without resorting to violence.
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Police chiefs have called an urgent meeting after the third fatal shooting of a teenager in London in less than two weeks, fueling mounting fears over gun culture in the capital.
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Black leaders in Congress asked the federal government yesterday to weigh in on the legality of a vote by the Cherokee Nation earlier this month to revoke citizenship from descendants of former tribal slaves.
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An opposition lawmaker was gunned down by a police officer Thursday in the second fatal shooting of an opposition legislator this week amid ethnic fighting sparked by Kenya's disputed presidential election, officials said.
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Representatives of feuding Sunni and Shiite groups in Iraq were meeting at a seminar behind closed doors Friday to discuss ways of ending the bloodshed, conference organizers said.
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Violence continues across western part of the country as rival ethnic groups face off
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Black lawmakers are likely to lead key committees in the new, Democrat-led House, and that means issues such as Hurricane Katrina relief, hate crimes and voting problems are likely to get much more attention.
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A major gunfight has sparked rage and debate over Blackwater's role.
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By Peter B. Lord  State legislators, concerned about decreasing insurance coverage and rising premiums for houses along Rhode Island's coastline, have scheduled a meeting for 4 p.m.
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Worried that both doctors and lawyers were wounded in their Election Day shootout, legislators are once again trying to make it harder for voters to amend the state&#39;s constitution.
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A black congressman who claims he was racially profiled by Chicago police last month pushed for legislation Thursday that would ban the practice.
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Animal advocates around the nation hope that public outrage over dogfighting and puppy mill scandals in Virginia will force state and federal lawmakers to pass tougher animal abuse laws.
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Group demonstrates possible solutions, but lawmakers also need to act.