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Man arrested in death of girl, 14 found burned, naked on beach

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NBC New York - Police have arrested a 20-year-old Maine man in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl whose naked, charred body was found on a Brooklyn beach in January, authorities said.
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People cast their vote inside Washington Mill Elementary School in the U.S. presidential race, on November 6, 2012, in Alexandria, Virginia. Recent polls show that U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney are in a tight race. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

NAACP slams Virginia plan to split electoral vote

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theGRIO REPORT - Since Virginia serves as a crucial and hard-fought swing state, with a growing and influential minority voting population, the move is being greeting with considerable apprehension...
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Medical marijuana user Ezekiel Muses checks out a jar of medical marijuana, that he uses for back pain, at the CANNA CARE medical marijuana dispensory, in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

3 states to vote on recreational use of marijuana

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theGRIO REPORT - Millions of Americans are heading to the polls this Election Day, but the vote for president is not the only thing on the ballot...
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Romney narrowly wins Maine GOP caucuses

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Mitt Romney eked out a narrow win in Maine's Republican caucuses, state party officials announced Saturday...
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Maine official forced out for race, other remarks

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A Maine state official who resigned after his comments offended rural residents, blacks and Native Americans is being criticized by NAACP and tribal leaders....
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Tea Party gov's 'black son' called into question

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Maine Gov. Paul LePage caused quite the stir last week when he replied "kiss my butt" to the NAACP's criticism of his plan not to participate in certain Martin Luther King Day events...
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Tea Party gov who blasted critics changes MLK plans

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WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) - LePage's attendance was "a political act that has nothing to do with his convictions," said Julie de Sherbinin, a language professor at Colby College in Waterville...
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Tea Party Gov. to NAACP critics: 'Kiss my butt'

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The NAACP's state director said the group felt it was being neglected by the new governor, a Republican elected in November with Tea Party support...
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