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Mourners praise civil rights activist Shuttlesworth

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Rep. John Lewis called the preacher 'one of the founding fathers of the New America,' who put his body on the line to end segregation and racial discrimination...
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Holder, pastors praise civil rights icon Shuttlesworth

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, often eclipsed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in life, was praised Sunday as the catalyst who brought the civil rights movement to Birmingham and launched King into immortality...
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Expert: Michael Jackson didn't give himself propofol

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dr. Steven Shafer, who presented a number of possible scenarios for Jackson's overdose, said one posed by Dr. Conrad Murray's defense -- that the star gave himself the powerful anesthetic -- is 'crazy'...
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Man detained in Romania in US basketball player's killing

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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Ionut Adrian Tanasoaia surrendered to police early Monday. He is accused of beating up Hardy in a bar in the southern Romanian city of Giurgiu on Saturday night...
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Al Davis was a champion of football diversity

Ron Glover
OPINION - The effect of Davis legacy continues today as Campbell remains the starter for the 2-2 Raiders who are now under the tutelage of Hue Jackson, the team's second African-American head coach...
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Slideshow: Shuttlesworth, a civil rights hero

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SLIDESHOW - Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, who was hailed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for his courage and energy, died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 at teh Birmingham, Ala. hospital. He was 89...
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How Steve Jobs helped diversify the digital age

Stephanie Humphrey
OPINION - However the technology is used, it cannot be denied that Apple has grown and cultivated a global technological community that simply did not exist before. ..
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Remembering civil rights 'warrior' Shuttlesworth

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theGRIO REPORT - Even in his later years, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, remained as active as his health would allow...
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Apple: Company co-founder Steve Jobs has died

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CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, has died...
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Civil rights icon Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth dead

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Civil rights leader the Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, who was hailed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for his courage and energy, has died. He was 89...
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