Tenn. student's Confederate flag suit thrown out

A federal judge ruled a Tennessee school's ban on Confederate clothing was a reasonable attempt to prevent disruptions because of previous racial threats.

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Judges support Tenn. school's Confederate flag ban

A federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday in favor of a Tennessee school system that banned the Confederate battle flag because of concerns the symbol could inflame racial tensions at a high school.

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Mistrial in Tenn. student's Confederate flag suit

A teenager's free-speech lawsuit against a school dress code that banned Confederate flag clothing ended in a mistrial Friday when a jury in federal court failed to reach a verdict.

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SC gov: Confederate flag dispute not a priority

Gov. Mark Sanford said Tuesday that a new push by the NAACP to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of South Carolina's Statehouse won't be a priority during his final years in office.

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Confederate Flag Ad Praises Huckabee

A group that promotes protection of the Confederate flag is airing radio ads during conservative talk shows in South Carolina that praise Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and criticize John McCain and Mitt Romney for voicing objections to the flag.

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Huckabee Says Let SC Decide on Flag

Republican Mike Huckabee said the government should stay out of disputes over the Confederate flag in South Carolina.

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McCain Stands by Rebel Flag Stance

John McCain on Wednesday sharply defended his opposition eight years ago to the flying of the Confederate battle flag over the South Carolina state capitol in Columbia, brushing aside protests that dogged him at campaign events and suggesting most people in the state don't want the issue reopened.

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Confederate Flag Shadows '08 Candidates

Seven years after the Confederate flag was moved from South Carolina's Statehouse dome, it still shadows visiting presidential candidates.

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Ky. Teams Embroiled in Confederate Flap

A high school basketball team has voted to boycott a game against an opposing team that waves the Confederate flag, adding fuel to a debate over what is appropriate behavior at sporting events.

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The Confederate flag must be removed from the State House grounds if South Carolina is to attract jobs, according to one Democrat running for governor.

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Retail giant Wal-Mart is the world's largest public company, and whether or not you're a fan of shopping at the House that Sam Walton Built, you've got to admit that the store stocks just about everything. But not quite, though.

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excerpt: ""Looking into the background of Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, after his heckling of President Obama last night, I came across this:

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Organizers will go ahead with the popular Veterans Day parade in Homestead despite the controversy over a group that marched for the first time with the Confederate battle flag last year.

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A federal judge has thrown out a former Tennessee student's free-speech lawsuit against a school dress code that banned Confederate flag clothing.

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A Veterans Day parade in South Florida might be canceled because a Confederate battle flag was flown at the event last fall.

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The popular Veterans Day parade in Homestead -- one of the oldest in the county -- may be called off after a controversy erupted over the Confederate battle flag being flown last November.

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So, on election night, the couple — owners of the historic Faubus Motel in downtown Huntsville — walked outside, lowered Old Glory and raised the Confederate battle flag in its place.

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Three telling yard signs from around the country

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In the rural Teoc community of Carroll County, Miss., where the ancestors of Sen. John McCain owned enslaved Africans on a plantation, black, white and mixed-race family members unite every two years for their Coming Home Reunion, on the land where the plantation operated.

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A federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday in favor of a Tennessee school system that banned the Confederate battle flag because of concerns the symbol could inflame racial tensions at a high school.

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In 2005, Steven Lafon, the principal of the William Blount High School in Maryville, Tennessee, told an assembly of the freshman class that students "would not be allowed to have Rebel flags or symbols of [the] Rebel flag" on their clothes.

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A federal judge in Knoxville, Tenn. has declared a mistrial in a teenager's free-speech lawsuit challenging a dress code that banned him from wearing Confederate flag clothing.

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Tommy DeFoe wore his Southern pride on his Confederate flag belt buckle Wednesday as he argued in federal court that a school dress code banning such items violated his free speech rights.

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Tommy DeFoe wore his Southern pride on his Confederate flag belt buckle Wednesday as he argued in federal court that a school dress code banning such items violated his free speech rights.

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Chip Witte doesn't consider himself a Rebel. He doesn't hang Dixie battle flags in his living room, nor does he wear one on the back of his leather jacket.

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EUREKA SPRINGS - In a gentle southern breeze, the Confederate battle flag that will be seen by hundreds of thousands of travelers each day was raised this morning.

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To some, particularly across many Southern states, the rebel flag represents a rich heritage that includes fighting and dying for the Confederate cause during the Civil War. To others, the flag represents dark memories attached to slavery and racial inequality.

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A Central Florida man's Confederate flag prompted a free-speech battle with his employer, who doesn't want it displayed on company property.

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A Panhandle legislator wants Florida to issue license tags honoring "Confederate Heritage" -- complete with images of Dixie flags and buttons from Rebel uniforms.

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TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- A Panhandle lawmaker wants a "Confederate Heritage" license plate to join the 109 specialty tags already available in Florida.

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The political mantra this year is "change." But South Carolina, where the Confederate flag still flies on the grounds of the State Capitol, is a disturbing example of how difficult it is for people of good will to dispose of the toxic layers of bigotry that have accumulated o …

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Making coded appeals to white racism is nothing new for Huckabee. Indeed, well before he was a nationally known political star, Huckabee nurtured a relationship with America's largest white supremacist group, the Council of Conservative Citizens.

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In the last Democratic candidates' debate before the Nevada vote, held Tuesday in Las Vegas, Obama virtually dropped any criticism of Hillary Clinton for her vote to authorize the war in Iraq, and all three participants, Edwards, Obama and Clinton, agreed that US troops would r …

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As South Carolina's Republican primary election draws nearer, Mike Huckabee has ratcheted up his appeals to the racial nationalism of white evangelicals.

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