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	Violence Spotlights Lao Community Advocates fear incident was hate-related By Neela Banerjee In the aftermath of the brutal beating of a 50-year old Laotian man in Baltimore, community groups are pushing for a hate crimes investigation, while family members struggle to make sense out of a senseless act. Early one Saturday morning in August, Somahn Thamavong was walking toward a bus stop when he was confronted by two black males. Thamavong was beaten unconscious with a broomstick. Nearby residents watched as Thamavong tried to escape back to his own home. He was later rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was admitted in critical condition after having suffered severe brain trauma. COMPLETE STORY...		California High Court Bans Minority Outreach via Prop. 209 (in Bay Area News) Asian Domain Names on the Web (in Business) When Nights Were Dark: Performance Art by Eiko and Koma (in A&E) Emil Amok: It's About Inclusion (in Opinion)

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U. of Michigan Defends Affirmative Action By Jim Suhr/AP In a case that may be headed for the Supreme Court, the University of Michigan is trying to preserve affirmative action in admissions by arguing that to get a good education, students need to be exposed to people of other races and ethnic groups. The university’s admission policies are under attack in two lawsuits brought by the Washington-based Center for Individual Rights, a conservative legal group that brought down affirmative action at the University of Texas law school in 1996. The organization is suing on behalf of white students denied admission to Michigan. COMPLETE STORY...

Shop of Horrors: Clothing retailer XOXO gets hit with another labor lawsuit. Diversity of Congress Still Lags Behind: The U.S. legislature remains mostly white male. Abduction Nightmare for College Community: A Japanese college in Washington state is the scene of two abductions and rapes. Mike Honda Prepares for D.C.: The freshman congressman, as one of a handful of minorities in the House, gets ready for his new job. FBI Searches Los Alamos Landfill for Tapes: Scientist Wen Ho Lee may have dumped the missing evidence containing nuclear weapons data. Washington Journal: So, You Want to Work in the White House? Columnist Phil Tajitsu Nash on how to get a job in the president’s house.

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