Discrimination Articles page 9

Philadelphia Inquirer - In my administration, we will not subsidize discrimination." He said the council could keep its token rent by changing its policy, noting that some local scouting organizations have broken with the national leadership on the issue. The council has ...

Los Angeles Times - On Feb. 13, The Times took a long historical look at discrimination in America to argue its point that busing, while controversial, was still necessary. The board had harsh words for the eventual winner of its presidential endorsement: This nation ...

Los Angeles Times - The consent decree against Metro, as cited by Moore and Rubin, did indeed put more buses on the streets, and could be considered a form of discrimination in its own right because it favored the lower quality and slower rides of buses compared to rail ...

Miami Herald - Miami voters are being asked Jan. 29 to approve a 'Citizens' Bill of Rights'' that would, among other things, promote religious freedom, clean air and scenic beauty. It would also ban discrimination on the basis of domestic relationship status ...

Boston Globe - Walking back to his Winnebago, he was asked by a reporter what he would do to help those who face racial discrimination, and he said he would encourage children to get married before having babies and would improve their schools. Michael Levenson can ...

Boston Globe - On the campaign trail, Clinton focuses on the least-edgy aspect of what she did, cataloguing discrimination against children who were disabled. Much of what the fund did, though, was to advocate for victims who were less than picture-perfect: teenage ...

Washington Post - ... First Baptist Church of Glenarden for an often-spirited discussion on race relations. The speakers included Prince George's political leaders and representatives from the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination ...

Globe and Mail - That is religious discrimination." Mel Sokosky, a lawyer for Mr. Badesha, said his client is far too religious to consider compromising his beliefs. "Mr. Badesha's desire is not a trivial pursuit," he said. "This is not a game he is playing. He isn't ...

Financial Times - When I reported on the rise of the Russian oligarchs in the 1990s, several of them told me that being Jewish – and thus subject to state discrimination in the Soviet era – meant they were less inclined to cling to the ancien régime and in a ...

BBC UK News - Discrimination According to official estimates, 90% of the Egyptian population are Muslim and 8% to 10% are Christian, with the Coptic Orthodox Church being the largest Christian denomination. The issue of Christians being persecuted there has even ...