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		<title>Prof. Finkelman Helps Overturn Century-Old Murder Conviction</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pershia Wilkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professor Paul Finkelman made national headlines for his role in securing a posthumous pardon for Thomas and Meeks Griffin, who were wrongly convicted of a controversial murder nearly 100 years ago. 
See NBC Nightly News for video.
Their great-nephew, syndicated talk show host Tom Joyner, learned about their existence—and their conviction—two years ago while watching the PBS documentary &#8220;African [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com&blog=1526661&post=1387&subd=albanylawdiversity&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pershia Wilkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize today, Friday, October 9th.   Obama became the third sitting U.S. president to receive this prestigious award and the fourth overall. He was praised by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, &#8220;For his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples&#8221;.   The Nobel recipient  receives a prize [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com&blog=1526661&post=1342&subd=albanylawdiversity&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. President Obama Visits the Capital Region Today, September 21, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pershia Wilkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama acknowledged two Albany Law School graduates, N.Y. State Senate Majority Conference Leader John L. Sampson &#8216;91 and the state&#8217;s Attorney General Andrew Cuomo &#8216;82 at the beginning of his remarks earlier today at Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) in Troy, N.Y.   Photo gallery from HVCC today, Here.
A script of the President&#8217;s speech, from www.whitehouse.gov, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com&blog=1526661&post=1261&subd=albanylawdiversity&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Iraqi Refugee Crisis: An International Perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michal Falkowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This event which is being held on Tuesday, September 1st from 6pm -7:30pm is being co-sponsored by Albany Law School’s Muslim Law Student Association, Amnesty International, the International Law Society, and the Diversity Office in conjunction with the Iraqi Refugee Project Coalition.
Event will take place at Albany Law School, in Room 209 (Rochester Moot Courtroom).   This event is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com&blog=1526661&post=1093&subd=albanylawdiversity&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Edward Kennedy, &#8220;a champion for the poor&#8221; dies today, August 25, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pershia Wilkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is with sadness and a tremendous feeling of loss, that we announce the passing of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy.  In a statement released by his family late last evening, they said, &#8220;we&#8217;ve lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism and perseverance will live on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com&blog=1526661&post=1082&subd=albanylawdiversity&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Judging the Judge: The Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings</title>
		<link>http://albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/judging-the-judge-the-sotomayor-confirmation-hearings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pershia Wilkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As reported on: www.cnn.com:   &#8220;If  Sonia Sotomayor fulfills her long-held dream to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, she would have the prestige of joining the highest court in the land, lifetime job security and a public forum as the first Hispanic on that bench.    
The 55-year-old judge would also have the opportunity to become an influential [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com&blog=1526661&post=993&subd=albanylawdiversity&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Symposium on Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples</title>
		<link>http://albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/symposium-on-marriage-equality-for-same-sex-couples/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pershia Wilkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Albany Law School&#8217;s OUTlaw student group (this organization provides support to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, staff and faculty) will be hosting a symposium on Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples.  
Time: 6:00pm &#8211; 8:00pm, Location: West Wing Classroom, on the Albany Law School&#8217;s campus.  Event is open to the public.    For [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com&blog=1526661&post=662&subd=albanylawdiversity&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Diversity in the Judiciary: Expanding the Pipeline</title>
		<link>http://albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/diversity-in-the-judiciary-expanding-the-pipeline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michal Falkowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Diversity Office in collaboration with three local bar associations CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO ATTEND a roundtable discussion on: DIVERSITY IN THE JUDICIARY: EXPANDING THE PIPELINE
DATE:  TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009
TIME: Lite Fare Reception: from 5:15pm &#8211; 6pm
PANEL: 6pm &#8211; 7:30pm
PLACE: NYS Bar Association, Great Hall, One Elk Street, Albany
DISTINGUISHED PANELISTS:
HON. CARMEN BEAUCHAMP CIPARICK, NYS Court of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com&blog=1526661&post=579&subd=albanylawdiversity&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why We Need to Understand Islam</title>
		<link>http://albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/why-americans-need-to-understand-islam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pershia Wilkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Muslim world population is 1.4 billion people. By the middle of the century, one out of four people will be Muslim. &#8230; [There are] 57 Muslim countries today. Think of the number,&#8221; [Professor Akber] Ahmed said. &#8220;America &#8212; as a superpower, as a world leader &#8212; needs to be able to interact in a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com&blog=1526661&post=500&subd=albanylawdiversity&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>February is Black History Month</title>
		<link>http://albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/february-is-black-history-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pershia Wilkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black History Month is an annual observance in February, celebrating the past and present achievements of African Americans. Before the establishment of Black History Month, Black history had been largely left out of the history books.  In February 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com&blog=1526661&post=485&subd=albanylawdiversity&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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