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MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - SAME LOVE feat. MARY LAMBERT (OFFICIAL VIDEO) Wendy's Grammy Recap! Lady beats kids on judge mathis. Terry Crews Opens Up On Bullying In The NFL. Stacey Dash on Being Republican - The View. Timeline: A History of the Voting Rights Act. The ACLU represented the NAACP's Alabama chapter in Shelby v.

Timeline: A History of the Voting Rights Act

Holder. In the decision, the Supreme Court crippled one of the most effective protections for the right to vote by rendering ineffective the requirement that certain jurisdictions with a history of voting discrimination get pre-approval for voting changes. States have wasted no time enacting potentially discriminatory laws including Texas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, South Dakota, Iowa, and Indiana. The good news is that we have the chance to fix it now. Congress can pass a new, flexible and forward-looking set of protections that work together to guarantee our right to vote — and it's not just wishful thinking. Meet the New Miss Israel. We Do! - An FP Slideshow. In some parts of the world, it is not uncommon to see hundreds of couples wed in a single ceremony.

We Do! - An FP Slideshow

While many of the most popular examples of mass wedding services have come from South Korea's Unification Church, the tradition is spreading, especially in regions where the cost of a wedding is out of reach for large swathes of the population. On Oct. 31, Yemen held what is thought to be the largest mass wedding ever assembled with 4,000 brides and grooms in attendance. Death Penalty Information Center. Lethal injection: Secretive US states resort to untested drugs. 14 November 2013Last updated at 20:13 ET By Aidan Lewis BBC News, Washington As American states have found it harder to source drugs for lethal injections, they stand accused of using improvised and possibly painful methods - and buying drugs furtively from unregulated pharmacies.

Lethal injection: Secretive US states resort to untested drugs

Joseph Franklin was sentenced to death for shooting and killing a man outside a synagogue in 1977. He was convicted or blamed for a series of other racially motivated murders, and confessed to being the sniper who shot porn publisher Larry Flynt in 1978, leaving him partially paralysed. He is due to be executed by lethal injection in Missouri on 20 November, if no last-minute legal appeal is accepted.

The state's authorities had been planning to use propofol, a common anaesthetic that is untested as a lethal injection drug, for the execution of Franklin and a second convicted murderer, Allen Nicklasson. Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin hits out at the press. So I got arrested. : Ingress. Sherman Theater Releases Statement Regarding Barstool Blackout - PAHomepage.com. The Sherman Theater released a statement regarding this Eyewitness News story.

Sherman Theater Releases Statement Regarding Barstool Blackout - PAHomepage.com

Recently the Sherman Theater has come under fire for promoting Electronic Dance Music (EDM) events. There are dozens of genres of music and each one has its own idiosyncrasies, which we must deal with in the best way possible. We have safely promoted this style of music since 2005. It is only now that it has come under scrutiny, in part due to the popularity of the events, which has brought them from the underground venues and house parties to prominent venues across the globe. The Sherman Theater recognizes that there will always be a minority of people who enjoy music that will choose to push the limits and partake in illegal drug use or underage drinking. Prior to every ticket purchase the following disclaimer is displayed: Thank you for your purchase of Barstool Blackout Tickets at The Sherman Theater on September 13, 2013.

There will be no outside food or drink of any kind allowed in the venue. Charcoal-donut-500x400. The Help Official Movie Site. From DreamWorks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment, in association with Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi, comes the inspiring and poignant drama “The Help.”

The Help Official Movie Site

Based on the critically acclaimed No. 1 New York Times best-selling debut novel by Kathryn Stockett, “The Help” boasts an illustrious cast, including, in alphabetical order, Jessica Chastain, Academy Award® nominee Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Emmy® Award winner Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Oscar® winner Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, Academy Award® nominee Cicely Tyson and Mike Vogel. The film is written for the screen and directed by Tate Taylor, with Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan producing.

Executive producers are Mark Radcliffe, Tate Taylor, L. Dean Jones Jr., Nate Berkus, Jennifer Blum, John Norris, Jeff Skoll and Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei. Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan just graduated from Ole Miss and is intent on getting a job as a writer. “Viola is just power. Somalia famine: African Union calls 'pledging summit' 31 July 2011Last updated at 11:30 Twelve million are at risk of starvation as the drought and famine intensifies across the Horn of Africa The African Union has announced it is to hold a summit meeting to pledge help for the victims of Somalia's drought.

Somalia famine: African Union calls 'pledging summit'

The statement comes after considerable criticism in the African media of the failure of the continent's leaders to help famine victims across the Horn of Africa. The AU said the pledging conference would bring together heads of state and international donors. BET Has Become The New KKK. Senator Diane Savino Session comments on Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Resolution - 3/22/11. Stop Saying This Is a Nation of Immigrants!