Freshman Rep. Stephen I. Cohen, D-Tenn., is not joining the Congressional Black Caucus after several current and former members made it clear that a white lawmaker was not welcome.
“I think they’re real happy I’m not going to join,” said Cohen, who succeeded Rep. Harold Ford, D-Tenn., in a majority-black Memphis district. “It’s their caucus and [...]

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AMSTERDAM — Asylum seekers are far more likely to be suspected of committing crimes than Dutch citizens, a police investigation has indicated.
The investigation also indicated that boredom is one of the main reasons for criminal activity among asylum seekers, Radio Netherlands reported.
But lingering problems from traumas that asylum seekers have not yet come to terms [...]

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Man thrown off jet for Bush T-shirt
A man was removed from a Qantas flight to London because he would not take off a T-shirt with a picture of President Bush and the slogan “World’s 1 terrorist.”
Allen Jasson said Monday he was turned away last Friday at a Qantas departure gate in Melbourne.
Jasson said he wore [...]

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