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Mayor Seeks Job Switch, but Response Is Lukewarm
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By SHAILA DEWAN
nytimes.com
MEMPHIS — In the last 10 days, Mayor Willie W. Herenton has upended this city’s political order by announcing first that he would retire in July, a mere six months into his record fifth term, then explaining that he was doing so in [...]

Noose ‘Ties’ Eyed
Prof Files Subpoenaed
Murry Weiss
nypost.com
March 31, 2008 — A Manhattan grand jury has subpoenaed the university records of the controversial black Columbia Teachers College professor who found a noose hanging from her office door – signaling that the investigation is broadening to examine possible links between the teacher, her closest friends and the racially [...]

WHAT IS NAAFA?
Founded in 1969, the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance is a non-profit human rights organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for fat people. NAAFA works to eliminate discrimination based on body size and provide fat people with the tools for self-empowerment through public education, advocacy, and member support. (source)

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