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Details: Written by RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer; Published: 01 November 2015

Carson says he wants his church to ordain women

Details: Written by JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press; Published: 31 October 2015

From pregnant women (video) to girls, Black women are mistreated in the same way as Black men

Details: Written by Meg Kinnard, Associated Press; Published: 28 October 2015

In this Monday, Oct, 26, 2015 photo made from video taken by a Spring Valley High School student, Senior Deputy Ben Fields tries to forcibly remove a student who refused to leave her high school math class, in Columbia S.C. The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation Tuesday after Fields flipped the student backward in her desk and tossed her across the floor. (AP Photo)

Deputy Ben Fields was fired after video showed him flipping a teen backward out of her desk

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Details: Written by JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent; Published: 26 October 2015

Bush still mired in the middle of the crowded GOP field, some supporters fear it could soon be too late.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 26 October 2015

Campus follows the trend in the wake of Charleston, South Carolina massacre

Details: Written by KEN THOMAS, CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press; Published: 25 October 2015

Sanders cites his principled stands: Clinton says she can beat the Republican nominee

Details: Written by JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent; Published: 25 October 2015

Campaign announces spending cuts as Trump and Carson dominate the crowded Republican race

Details: Written by By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service; Published: 25 October 2015

Oregon Sheriffs wrote to oppose lowering sky-high phone rates to help families stay in touch with inmates

Details: Written by RYAN J. FOLEY, Associated Press; Published: 25 October 2015

Does gun control reduce shooting deaths? The facts suggest a link

Details: Written by ERICA WERNER, AP Congressional Correspondent; Published: 22 October 2015

Every major faction in House GOP agrees to support him

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