Navy to name cargo ship in honor of slain civil rights leader Medgar EversOctober 9th, 2009 Navy to honor civil rights martyr Medgar EversWASHINGTON — Slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers will be honored Friday with a Navy supply ship named for him. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, a former governor of Mississippi, planned to announce the honor during a speech at Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss.
Pa. college stops reviewing student handouts after speech- and gun-rights disputeOctober 2nd, 2009 Pa. college reverses policy after free-speech flapPITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh-area community college caught up in a free-speech dispute says it will no longer require students to get approval to pass out leaflets. The Community College of Allegheny County had argued that 24-year-old Christine Brashier (BRAH'-sheer) didn't follow the rules when she passed out leaflets in May while trying to form a group advocating the right to carry concealed firearms on campus.
Former President Clinton says vast, right-wing conspiracy still in operationSeptember 30th, 2009 Bill Clinton speaks of vast, right-wing conspiracyWASHINGTON — Bill Clinton says a vast, right-wing conspiracy that once targeted him is now focusing on President Barack Obama. The ex-president made the comment in a television interview when he was asked about one of the signature moments of the Monica Lewinsky affair over a decade ago.
Bill Clinton: No thoughts of returning to public office; up to Hillary on White House runSeptember 30th, 2009 Bill Clinton: No thoughts of public office returnWASHINGTON — Bill Clinton says he has no thoughts about returning to public office. As for Hillary Rodham Clinton making another run for the White House, the former president says that's up to her.
Clinton double-header closes out New York City conference on global issuesSeptember 25th, 2009 Clinton double-header at NYC conferenceNEW YORK — It's a family affair at the Clinton Global Initiative. Former President Bill Clinton is closing the conference Friday afternoon by reviewing how the week has gone.
Obama says work of Clinton Global Initiative is important even during tough economic timesSeptember 22nd, 2009 Obama praises Clinton in speech to Clinton groupNEW YORK — President Barack Obama says former President Bill Clinton should be credited with saving millions of lives around the world since leaving the White House. Obama on Tuesday spoke in New York to the Clinton Global Initiative, the former president's philanthropic organization.
Bill Clinton doesn't share Carter's view that racism explains opposition to health care planSeptember 22nd, 2009 Bill Clinton parts with Carter on racism statementWASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton says he doesn't think racism is a principal factor in resistance to President Barack Obama's plan for overhauling health care. Interviewed Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America," Clinton said "there's no question" racism exists in some outbursts in recent months.
President Obama, former President Clinton have lunch together after Obama's speech on Wall St.September 14th, 2009 Obama, Clinton eat Italian after Obama's NY speechNEW YORK — President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton met privately for about 90 minutes on Monday, discussing the global economy over a meal in Manhattan. The two leaders emerged from Il Mulino, an Italian restaurant in Greenwich Village, lingering long enough for photographs before Obama climbed back into his limousine.
Clinton calls for continuing push for racial equality in sports and everyday lifeJune 20th, 2009 Clinton: Push for racial equality far from overCINCINNATI — The push for racial equality is far from over, in sports and in everyday life, former President Bill Clinton told a crowd at Major League Baseball's Beacon Awards on Saturday, part of its Civil Rights Game. Clinton, who as president took part in MLB's ceremony retiring Jackie Robinson's No.
Aaron urges MLB to do more to increase black participation in game at Civil Rights Game forumJune 20th, 2009 Aaron urges more black participation in baseballCINCINNATI — Hall of Fame slugger Hank Aaron called on Major League Baseball on Friday to do more to increase participation by blacks in the game. Aaron attended a panel discussion at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Ohio with former athletes, civil rights scholars and activists as part of baseball's Civil Rights Game weekend.
MLB's Civil Rights weekend activities in Cincinnati at a glanceJune 18th, 2009 MLB's Civil Rights weekend at glanceSome highlights of Major League Baseball's Civil Rights Game weekend events in Cincinnati:
FRIDAY: Round-table discussion on baseball and the civil rights movement at the National Underground Freedom Center. SATURDAY NOON: Luncheon to honor Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron and Bill Cosby for contributions to civil rights.
Bill Clinton urges Americans to be mindful of the country's growth of religious minoritiesJune 14th, 2009 Bill Clinton: Religious minorities gaining numbersWASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton says Americans should be mindful of the nation's changing demographics, which led to the election of Barack Obama as president. He told an Arab-American audience on Saturday that the U.S.
Bill Clinton urges Americans to be mindful of the country's growing diversityJune 14th, 2009 Bill Clinton: United States growing more diverseWASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton said Saturday that Americans should be mindful of the nation's changing demographics, which led to the election of Barack Obama as president. He told an Arab-American audience of 1,000 people that the U.S.
Former President Bill Clinton receives Truman Public Service AwardMay 8th, 2009 Former President Clinton receives Truman awardINDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Former President Bill Clinton has accepted the Harry S.
Martin Luther King's 45-year-old speech foundApril 12th, 2009 DAYTON - As the city of Dayton gets ready to observe 41st anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior's assassination, halls of Dayton University echoed with his speech whose recordings had been lost 45 years ago.
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