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...Ultimately, Hargrove voted for Virginia's apology measure, which was passed in February and acknowledges that abolition was followed by "insidious institutions and practices toward Americans of African descent that were rooted in racism, racial bias and racial misunderstanding." Put more simply, the Maryland resolution seems to imply that discrimination against blacks hurts everyone: "Slavery's legacy has afflicted the citizens of our state down to the present...
...After an hour in the air, the plane started its descent into JFK. It is one thing to see a whale fly but remember how all that weight splashes down? From the window, the airport runway seemed to approach rapidly. Then the tires hit the ground, causing a deep rumble. A split-second panic: would those little wheels give way? A few people winced as the aircraft shuddered and swayed and the A380 slowed down. The great white whale had landed...
...much darker, but he added that the face had been badly damaged. Hembree also interviewed Bill Taylor, an employee at the crematorium where the bodies were cremated. He said he had seen the entire body of the female victim and described her as a young woman of Asian descent, in her 30s and about the same height as the male victim. Gerber's wife is from the Philippines but is 58 years old and about a half-foot shorter than Gerber. Taylor also noted that the man's skin was very dark and that he had dark hair...
...eliminations. Although the left-leaning Spinetta is no fan of job cuts (and avoided them in turning Air France around), he's not likely to propose any deal until politicians in Rome clearly signal they'll let a new owner do what's necessary to halt Alitalia's descent. "Air France has already had to battle politicians and unions to survive once. It's not going to get itself into the same situation again," says Derocles...
...ECAC with 48 assists and Harbec is second with 42. Still, for all their similarities, the two come from completely disparate backgrounds. Chu honed her skills at Choate Rosemary Hall, a private boarding school in Wallingford, CT. After graduating in 2002, she became the first player of Asian descent to play for the U.S. National Team at the Olympics in Salt Lake City, where her team took home the silver. She then went on to star at Harvard, until the national squad called again for its bronze medal showing at the 2006 Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. This season...