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53% Think School Shouldn’t Open Until After Labor Day

 While many schools are already back in session, most adults still think the school year shouldn’t start until after Labor Day.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 36% of American Adults believe the school year should begin in August, the way it has in recent years in many jurisdictions. But 53% disagree and say it shouldn’t start until after Labor Day. Eleven percent (11%) are undecided. –Rasmussen Reports 

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'N-Word Tirade' Lands Black Boss In Court

'I was offended. I was hurt. I felt degraded. I felt disrespected'

A federal jury has rejected the argument that use of the N-word among blacks can be a culturally acceptable term of love and endearment, deciding its use in the workplace is hostile and discriminatory no matter what.

Jurors last week awarded $250,000 in compensatory damages to a black employment agency worker who was the target of an N-word-laced rant by her black boss, and they return to a Manhattan federal court Tuesday to decide on punitive damages.

The case against Rob Carmona and the employment agency he founded, STRIVE East Harlem, gave legal airing to what some see as a complex double standard surrounding the word: It’s a degrading slur when uttered by whites but can be used at times with impunity among blacks. –WND

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59% Think U.S. More Exceptional Than Other Nations

 Most U.S. voters still subscribe to the view that there is something special about America.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 59% of Likely U.S. Voters believe the United States is more exceptional than other nations. Just 27% disagree, with 14% more who are not sure. –Rasmussen Reports