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NYPD in New Racist Row

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Cops called West Indians “savages” on Facebook.

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Elouise Cobell, American Indian who championed class-action lawsuit against U.S. government, dies at 65

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Elouise Cobell, a Blackfeet tribal member who led a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 500,000 Indians against the Interior Department that yielded one of history’s largest government settlements — a payout worth $3.4 billion — died late Sunday at a hospital in Great Falls, Mont. She was 65 and had been diagnosed with cancer. Read full article > >

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India corruption protests swell

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Tens of thousands of Indians pour onto streets across the country in support of jailed anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, as pressure mounts on India’s government.

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India’s corruption scandals spawn citizen protest

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

NEW DELHI — Indians fed up with recent corruption scandals have launched a nationwide protest demanding that they be allowed to participate in drafting a tough, national anti-graft law.

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DealBook: Buffett Draws Fans in India With Advice

Saturday, March 26th, 2011

Hundreds of enthusiastic Indians came out to greet Warren E. Buffett as the Oracle of Omaha looked for business opportunities in their country.

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Indian CEOs’ ‘rising graft’ alert

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

A group of eminent Indians, including industrialists and judges, warns that rising corruption is “corroding the fabric” of the nation.

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Indian CEOs’ ‘rising graft’ alert

India Remembers Mumbai Attacks

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Two years after the tragic and deadly Mumbai terrorist attacks, Indians marched for peace and remembered the victims of the day they call 26/11. “We will never succumb to the designs of our enemies. We pledge to redouble our efforts to bring the…

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E.J. Dionne, Jr. | The Thanksgiving Wars? Just Say No

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Washington – Happy Thanksgiving. That is not a political sentiment. Yet this year, everything seems partisan and even this most unifying of national holidays has become an occasion for ideological warfare. The idea now popular in conservative circles is that all past interpretations of Thanksgiving are tainted either by malign forms of multiculturalism — did those white colonists really need help from the Indians to get their act together? — or by dangerous inclinations to socialism. read more

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Obama Tells India That Pakistan Making Slow Progress on Terror

Sunday, November 7th, 2010

Mumbai — President Barack Obama on Sunday touched on the sensitive topic of Pakistan during a question-and-answer session with Indian students, defending the U.S. alliance with India’s bitter rival and saying Pakistan is making slow progress in rooting out terrorists. He implored Indians to find a way over time to trust Pakistan and help it succeed, saying, “If Pakistan is unstable, that’s bad for India.” read more

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