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Who Is Brett Kimberlin? Meet The 'Speedway Bomber' Turned 'Liberal Activist'

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Brett Kimberlin, also known as the "Speedway Bomber," is the infamous male who set an Indiana town ablaze with a series of coordinated bombings in 1978. The man behind the madness was also convicted of thirty three additional crimes, includ... (May 25)

MORE TOPICS: GEORGE SOROS, GERMANY, HUMAN RIGHTS, EGYPT, MASSEY ENERGY, UKRAINE

AG Holder Defends Embattled Voting Rights Act

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As the 1965 Voting Rights Act comes under fire from Republican lawmakers and conservative justices on the Supreme Court, Holder explains why it's still needed to fight inequality at the polls. (May 23)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, GEORGE W. BUSH, COURT, ELECTIONS, ATTORNEY GENERAL, SUPREME COURT

Romney Warns Of 'National Education Emergency,' Slams Teachers Unions

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Mitt Romney made his first prominent foray into education policy on Wednesday, calling the state of American schools a 'crisis' and decrying teachers unions that he said are stymieing reform. (May 23)

MORE TOPICS: ELECTIONS, CONGRESS

Debrahlee Lorenzana, The Lauren Odes of 2010 Fired For Being 'Too Sexy,' Speaks Out: ‘I Ended Up Fighting Citibank On My Own’

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Debrahlee Lorenzana, who was fired as a banker from Citibank in 2010 for being "too sexy," spoke out about the similarities of her case with Lauren Odes', the woman fired from New York lingerie store Native Intimates for being too busty. (May 22)

MORE TOPICS: CITIGROUP, NEW YORK, LAWYER

Jenna Talackova, Transgender Beauty Queen, Falls Short in 2012 Miss Universe Canada Pageant [PHOTOS, VIDEO]

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Jenna Talackova, the first transgender contestant to compete in the Miss Universe pageant, fell short in gaining the Miss Canada title on Saturday, but was placed in the top 12 of 62 contestants in Toronto. Sahar Biniaz was crowned the title. (May 21)

MORE TOPICS: DONALD TRUMP

Did Jenna Talackova Win Miss Universe Canada? Find Out!

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Jenna Talackova was the first ever transgender to compete in the Miss Universe Canada, but amidst all the controversies and her pursuit of the crown, did she win the competition? (May 21)

MORE TOPICS: DONALD TRUMP

Mamata Banerjee Completes One Year In Power

By India Blooms News Service

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government of West Bengal completed one year in office on Sunday ousting the Left rule after 34 years (May 20)

MORE TOPICS: HILLARY CLINTON, COURT, INVESTMENT, CONGRESS

Sahar Biniaz Crowned Miss Universe Canada 2012 [PHOTOS]

By IBTimes UK

Transgendered contestant Jenna Talackova loses competition but wins Miss Congeniality title. (May 20)

MORE TOPICS: INDIA, LAWYER, LOS ANGELES, DONALD TRUMP

NYPD Stop-And-Frisk Policy Altered Amid Class Action Suit

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New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly made some changes to the controversial stop-and-frisk policy that disproportionally affects young black and Latino men. (May 18)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, NEW YORK, MICHAEL BLOOMBERG

George Zimmerman’s Shot Pierced Trayvon Martin Heart, Lung: What Else Did Evidence Reveal? [PHOTOS]

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New documents released in the Trayvon Martin case showed that George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, shot the 17 year old through the chest, piercing his heart and lung. Zimmerman was also bloody and had wounds, evidence in the case shows. (May 18)