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The Quiet Impact of Obama's Christian Faith
President Barack Obama was flying over Los Angeles in June as he listened to the first accounts from a courtroom in Charleston, South Carolina, where family members of nine dead parishioners who were gunned down at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church had just addressed the accused killer.
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The Haunting Link Between Two Mass Shootings
Rosalyn Stanley was just finishing an episode of "Dr. Phil" on a June night when the show was interrupted by a breaking news alert.
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US Black Church Fire Stokes Arson Fears
An overnight fire that destroyed a small-town African-American church in South Carolina once torched by Ku Klux Klan members is reviving fears that arsonists are targeting places of worship with black congregations.
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Battle Over Confederacy Flag Continues as Charleston Massacre Victims are Mourned
South Carolina took a small step toward healing the wounds of last week's massacre at a historic black church in Charleston as mourners gathered for the funerals of two of the nine victims, and a wake for the slain pastor.
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Charleston Mourns Church Massacre Victims
Mourners held the first funeral services Thursday for the nine African-Americans slain last week in a Charleston church by a white supremacist.
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Confederate Symbols of Civil War Divide US 150 Years on
More and more voices across the US South called for banishing the banner of the pro-slavery Confederacy on Wednesday in a fast-growing movement that adds new emotion and tensions to a year of soul-searching over race in America.
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Alabama Lowers Confederate Battle Flag After Charleston Massacre
The Confederate battle flag was taken down today outside Alabama's state legislature as Americans increasingly shun the Civil War era saltire after the Charleston church massacre.
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South Carolina Governor Calls For Removal of Confederate Flag
South Carolina's Republican Governor Nikki Haley led bipartisan calls Monday for the removal of the controversial Confederate flag from the grounds of the state capitol, after last week's deadly shooting at a black church in Charleston.
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Charleston Suspect Up Against South Carolina's Record on Death Penalty
Charleston's chief prosecutor has yet to decide whether to seek the death penalty for the man accused of murdering nine African-Americans at a landmark church, but South Carolina is a state with a history of embracing capital punishment.
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Thousands Lock Arms for Charleston Bridge 'Unity Chain'
Several thousand people crowded onto one of the longest bridges in the Americas on Sunday and joined hands in a show of solidarity with the victims of the Charleston church massacre.
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The Quiet Impact of Obama's Christian Faith
President Barack Obama was flying over Los Angeles in June as he listened to the first accounts from a courtroom in Charleston, South Carolina, where family members of nine dead parishioners who were gunned down at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church had just addressed the accused killer.
-
The Haunting Link Between Two Mass Shootings
Rosalyn Stanley was just finishing an episode of "Dr. Phil" on a June night when the show was interrupted by a breaking news alert.
-
US Black Church Fire Stokes Arson Fears
An overnight fire that destroyed a small-town African-American church in South Carolina once torched by Ku Klux Klan members is reviving fears that arsonists are targeting places of worship with black congregations.
-
Battle Over Confederacy Flag Continues as Charleston Massacre Victims are Mourned
South Carolina took a small step toward healing the wounds of last week's massacre at a historic black church in Charleston as mourners gathered for the funerals of two of the nine victims, and a wake for the slain pastor.
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Charleston Mourns Church Massacre Victims
Mourners held the first funeral services Thursday for the nine African-Americans slain last week in a Charleston church by a white supremacist.
-
Confederate Symbols of Civil War Divide US 150 Years on
More and more voices across the US South called for banishing the banner of the pro-slavery Confederacy on Wednesday in a fast-growing movement that adds new emotion and tensions to a year of soul-searching over race in America.
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Alabama Lowers Confederate Battle Flag After Charleston Massacre
The Confederate battle flag was taken down today outside Alabama's state legislature as Americans increasingly shun the Civil War era saltire after the Charleston church massacre.
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South Carolina Governor Calls For Removal of Confederate Flag
South Carolina's Republican Governor Nikki Haley led bipartisan calls Monday for the removal of the controversial Confederate flag from the grounds of the state capitol, after last week's deadly shooting at a black church in Charleston.
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Charleston Suspect Up Against South Carolina's Record on Death Penalty
Charleston's chief prosecutor has yet to decide whether to seek the death penalty for the man accused of murdering nine African-Americans at a landmark church, but South Carolina is a state with a history of embracing capital punishment.
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Thousands Lock Arms for Charleston Bridge 'Unity Chain'
Several thousand people crowded onto one of the longest bridges in the Americas on Sunday and joined hands in a show of solidarity with the victims of the Charleston church massacre.
