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Think Again: Hypocrisy at its worst
It’s a problem when the only news source that tells it like it is, with no holding back, is "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." Watching the show is like a ritual of exposing the hypocrisy with the political leadership of our country. Republicans...
Tags: Music, Civil Rights, Concerts, Genocide, The Daily Show (tv program)
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Video: Kim Kardashian asks public to commemorate Armenian genocide
Kim Kardashian may not have been able to attend this year’s genocide commemoration events in Glendale, but organizers hope her 43-second video clip will be the gift that keeps on giving. In the video uploaded to YouTube Wednesday, Kardashian...
Tags: YouTube, Hate Crimes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Kim Kardashian
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Hundreds gather in advance of 97th Armenian genocide anniversary
Hundreds of people on Sunday commemorated the 97th anniversary of the Armenian genocide through art, dance and music outside St. Mary’s Apostolic Church. Verginie Touloumian, 19, said the event — hosted by the Glendale chapter of the Armenian...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Youth Organizations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hate Crimes
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Armenian Genocide: A week of remembrance
A member of the Canadian parliament and a filmmaker whose latest feature focuses on a musician searching for a family heirloom lost during the Armenian Genocide are just two highlights of the upcoming Week of Remembrance. Each year, Glendale commemorates...
Tags: Entertainment, Parliament, Hate Crimes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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Guest Column: A reminder of indifference, weakness
As Glendale and other cities throughout the world schedule the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Turks nearly 100 years ago, we are often asked why? Why the inhumanity? We are getting closer to the answer. Unlike the sporadic...Tags: Ethics, Civil Rights, Racism, Apple iTunes, Saddam Hussein
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Rep. Schiff talks health care, world politics with CV students
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) is used to asking tough questions as a member of the House Appropriations and Intelligence committees, but at Crescenta Valley High School on Monday, he was the one on the spot. Roughly 70 students from the school’s...
Tags: Education, Hate Crimes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Genocide, Students
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Armenians gather in memory and respect at Alex Theatre
Armineh Aslanan spent Tuesday running from Montebello to Los Angeles and back to her hometown of Glendale as she tried to attend as many Armenian Genocide Commemoration events as she could. “I feel that it’s something that every Armenian...
Tags: White House, Hate Crimes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kim Kardashian, Genocide
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Court rules against Armenian genocide survivor suits
Politicians and members of the local community Friday expressed disappointment with a federal appellate court ruling this week that survivors of Armenian genocide victims cannot sue German insurance companies for not paying claims on policies purchased by...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Genocide, Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights
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World Spotlight: Jailed journalists a sign of declining press freedom in Turkey
Last month, tens of thousands of people took to the street to remember ethnic Armenian Turkish journalist Hrant Dink, who was gunned down five years ago by an ultranationalist teenager. The number of people who turned out underscored the level of...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Journalism, Politics
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Think Again: The French turn the leadership tables
The French often are the butt of jokes here, but last month they turned the tables and are teaching our elected officials about leadership. With the support of President Nicolas Sarkozy, the lower house of the French parliament and the French Senate...Tags: Government, National Government, Genocide, Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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France takes step to criminalize denial of the Armenian genocide
Despite threats by Turkey and vocal opposition at home, French lawmakers approved a bill Thursday making it illegal to publicly deny that the Armenian genocide occurred.
In retaliation, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan recalled his country's...Tags: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Hate Crimes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, France, Genocide
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L.A. Times editorial: France considers Armenian genocide bill
The killing of more than a million Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915 was an act of genocide. The Holocaust was a fact. Yet Americans are free to deny the reality of either — or make outlandish assertions of all kinds — without facing...Tags: Parliament, Hate Crimes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, France
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