Professor says senator used racial slur
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A noted political scientist joined one of Sen. George Allen's former college football teammates in claiming the senator used a racial slur to refer to blacks in the early 1970s, a claim Allen dismisses as "ludicrously false."
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A U.S. senator on Thursday  introduced legislation that would allow regulators to follow  through on a new rule that says expletives uttered on broadcast  television are a violation of TV decency standards.
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Marine Gen. Peter W. Pace, outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, touched off audience outbursts and the brief suspension of a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing yesterday after he reiterated his belief that homosexual activity is immoral.
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By BOB LEWIS  RICHMOND, Va. - A day after being asked in a debate about his immigrant mother's heritage, Sen. George Allen fired back in a written statement Tuesday confirming his Jewish ancestry.
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The longtime chairman of the Roger Williams University board admitted Monday that he had used the N-word during a board meeting, saying it "kind of slipped out."
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Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson said Thursday his use of a Spanish word that some contend is a slur against homosexuals was meant to be playful but apologized to anyone who was offended.
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Senator Arlen Specter was under attack by some conservatives as too liberal to lead the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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An off-campus party that asked students to come dressed "politically incorrect" has prompted an investigation by Macalester College officials who learned one student was costumed as a Ku Klux Klan member and another wore blackface with a noose around his neck.
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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has come under attack for defying a popular line of argument among some Democratic officials.
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Showdown over judge who ruled for a white woman's use of a racial insult to a black colleague.
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The chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party apologized Thursday for accusing Republican gubernatorial candidate Kerry Healey of using language that "borders on race-baiting" about crime and immigration.
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As Congress began its final week before the midterm elections, a veteran Senate chairman was asked the question ricocheting all over town:
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The Senate Ethics Committee said Wednesday that Idaho Sen. Larry Craig acted improperly in connection with a men's room sex sting last year and had brought discredit on the Senate.
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Clemson University President James Barker on Tuesday decried a party where white students mocked black stereotypes by drinking malt liquor and at least one student dressed in black face.
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"Macaca" you are number one. The word "macaca," used by outgoing Republican Senator George Allen of Virginia to describe a Democratic activist of Indian descent who was trailing his campaign, was named the most politically incorrect word of the year on Friday by Global Language Monitor, a nonprofit group that studies word usage.
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A prosecutor on Tuesday filed charges against a political science professor for allegedly insulting the legacy of the revered founder of modern Turkey.
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Comedian and independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman on Thursday defended his use of a racial slur during a performance at Houston nightclub 26 years ago after an audio clip of the standup routine was posted on the Internet.