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        With federal scientists this week announcing that they expect this year's hurricane season to be unusually intense, many Americans are wondering whether New Orleans -- one of the places that bore the brunt of Hurricane Katr
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
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        Last week, the Tennessee General Assembly passed the "Rosa Parks Act", which "expunges public records of persons charged with a misdemeanor or felony while challenging a law designed to maintain racial segregation or discrimination."	
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        May 24, 2007 -
        
  
        As the North Carolina legislature scurries to meet its "cross-over" deadline today, a slew of new legislation is being passed in haste -- with often confusing results.	
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        May 24, 2007 -
        
  
        Catastrophic events act merely as wake up calls, opportunities to seriously step up and do something that is going to make a difference. The smallest act of resistance and each gesture towards the alleviation of the suffering of others, whether on the Gulf Coast or elsewhere, is a step toward our own emancipation. 
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        May 23, 2007 -
        
  
        Help could be on its way to hurricane-stricken areas of Louisiana and Mississippi thanks to legislation passed yesterday by the U.S.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        May 23, 2007 -
        
  
        A fascinating quote about U.S. media, from a surprising source:
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        May 23, 2007 -
        
  
        A fascinating quote about U.S. media, from a surprising source: