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Glendale schools to take April 24 off
Glendale Unified students and teachers will have next April 24 off in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, following an agreement signed by school officials and the teachers union this week. Thousands of students of Armenian descent typically skip...Tags: Teachers, Adam B. Schiff, Genocide, Massacres, Google Inc.
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Schiff introduces Genocide resolution, again
In what has become an annual exercise, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) this week introduced a House resolution calling on the U.S. to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide, in which roughly 1.5 million Armenians were massacred by Ottoman Turks from 1915...
Tags: Frank Pallone, Jr., David Valadao, Adam B. Schiff, Barack Obama, Massacres
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News-Press Editorial: Tending the flame of genocide's victims
Those tending the flame of those who perished in the Armenian Genocide had a bit of a mixed bag this week. In happy news, Glendale Unified and its teachers' union agreed to make April 24 — the day that commemorates the horror — an official day...Tags: Adam B. Schiff, Lobbying, Barack Obama, Genocide, Massacres
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Start the Presses: Transparency in print and in life
On Tuesday evening, I had the chance to speak to a class at Glendale Community College run by the school's police chief, Gary Montecuollo. I have spoken to this class before, which focuses on law enforcement's interactions with the larger community, and...
Tags: Massacres, Genocide, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hate Crimes
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Turkish scholar talks policy at Glendale's Armenian genocide event
For the first time, a Turkish scholar addressed a crowd of more than 1,400 people at the city's annual event to commemorate the genocide of about 1.5 million people in 1915 by Ottoman Turks, a tragedy still denied by modern-day Turkey 98 years later....
Tags: Washington, DC, Mike Gatto, Adam Schiff, Adam B. Schiff, Barack Obama
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Armenians march, demonstrate in L.A. to protest genocide denial
Thousands of Armenians chanted outside the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles Wednesday to commemorate the massacre of some 1.5 million of their ancestors 98 years ago -- a genocide that has yet to be officially recognized by the U.S. Chanting “We...
Tags: Adam Schiff, Barack Obama, Genocide, Massacres, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Video: Schiff delivers speech on House floor in Armenian to honor genocide victims
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), lead sponsor of the Armenian genocide resolution in Congress, delivered his remarks in Armenian on the House floor Wednesday as he honored the 1.5 million Armenians who were massacred in 1915 at the hands of Ottoman Turks....Tags: Adam Schiff, Adam B. Schiff, Barack Obama, Massacres, Genocide
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Armenian genocide commemoration events scheduled citywide
Several events commemorating the anniversary of the Armenian genocide will be held in Glendale over the next several days. The genocide resulted in the murder of 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Turks from 1915 to 1918. The main local...Tags: Genocide, Massacres, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Hate Crimes
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Again, Rep. Schiff urges Obama to officially recognize Armenian genocide
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) on Wednesday once again called on President Obama to officially recognize the Armenian genocide of 1915 – a request that for years has gone unfulfilled amid political pressure from a key NATO ally, Turkey. The...
Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Adam Schiff, Barack Obama, Genocide, Massacres
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Judge rules against Turkish banks
A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that the federal court system has jurisdiction to hold Turkish banks accountable for seizing land from Armenians during the Armenian Genocide. This ruling was attached to judge Dolly M. Gee's dismissal of a...Tags: Trials, Judges, Genocide, Massacres, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Turkey grounds Syria-bound plane from Armenia
A plane headed from Armenia to Syria was grounded Monday at an airport in Turkey, less than a week after the country intercepted another Syria-bound plane. The plane, described as being on a civilian humanitarian aid mission, was grounded in the...Tags: Armenia
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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: Entertainment Events, Politics, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Civil Rights
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