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Police call communication key to convention peace
By GREGG AAMOT Associated Press Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Borrowing from a European model, Minneapolis and St. Paul police hope to quell any disruptions at this summer's Republican National Convention by exchanging cell phone numbers and offering other olive branches to demonstrators.

Motor racing boss Mosley wins British privacy suit
LONDON (AP) - Motor racing boss Max Mosley won a landmark privacy-invasion lawsuit Thursday against a tabloid newspaper's claims he took part in a "Nazi" orgy. High Court judge David Eady ruled the News of the World must pay Mosley $120,000 in damages for the story claiming Mosley participated in a sadomasochistic sex romp with a Third Reich theme.

Judge: Girl's name, Talula Does The Hula, won't do
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it. Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed.

Australian leader wants Aborigines recognized
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press Writer CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's prime minister, who has won applause for apologizing to Aborigines for past wrongs, has revived plans for a constitutional revision to recognize the country's indigenous people.

Mass. House initially approves gender-neutral law
By GLEN JOHNSON Associated Press Writer BOSTON (AP) - The Massachusetts House of Representatives has given its initial approval to a bill that would require all future legislation be written in language that is gender neutral.

 

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  • American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) The ACLU is the nation's foremost advocate of individual rights in the United States.
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  • U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division Primary institution within the federal government responsible for enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, handicap, religion, and national origin.
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Federal agency which enforces employment anti-discrimination laws including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of l964; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Equal Pay Act; sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1991; and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights The High Commissioner for Human Rights is the United Nations official with principal responsibility for United Nations human rights activities.
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