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Lesbian Denied Prom Heads To Court
Share + Mar 12, 2010 8:34 am US/Eastern JACKSON, Miss. 1 of 1 Constance McMillen, a lesbian teen who requested to bring her girlfriend to prom, which allegedly resulted in the school canceling prom, is being represented by the ACLU of Mississippi, as seen on the organization's Web site.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:16:02 GMT
Pope meets German bishop over abuse scandal
The head of Germany's Roman Catholic Church issued a new apology to victims of paedophile priests as he met the pope Friday and announced the creation of a watchdog to counter abuses.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:14:55 GMT
Lesbian teen in prom flap sues, returns to school
JACKSON, Miss. A lesbian student who wanted to take her girlfriend to her senior prom is asking a federal judge to force her Mississippi school district to reinstate the dance it canceled.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:13:57 GMT
Spanish novelist Miguel Delibes dies at 89
Miguel Delibes, an acclaimed and prolific novelist whose work featured gritty depictions of rural life in post-civil war Spain and psychological analyses of characters facing turning points, died Friday.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:13:09 GMT
Trustees want cash to pay for new programs
MANDATORYphysed,drug and alcohol counselling, fire code inspections -- all great provincial ideas, say school trustees -- now where's the money to pay for them? Especially when Education Minister Nancy Allan keeps telling school boards to control spending and freeze school property taxes.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:12:52 GMT
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