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Gun Show Owner, Patrons May File Civil Rights Suit
(CNSNews.com) – The owner of a gun show targeted by federal undercover surveillance operations may join with some of his customers in filing a federal class action civil rights lawsuit against the agencies that participated in the operations...

Bush Team Conspired Against Blacks, Activists Charge
(CNSNews.com) - Several black civil rights leaders are accusing the federal government of conspiring against poor African-Americans in the aftermath of the flooding in New Orleans. But one of those hurling the charges, comedian and political activist Dick Gregory, on Friday refused to say what, if anything, he personally has contributed to the relief effort...

Russia-US Ties Strained Ahead of Leaders’ Summit
Moscow (CNSNews.com) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to hold talks with President Bush in Washington this week, at a time relations have been affected by differences over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, terrorism and other matters...

India Wants Closer Ties With US – But Also With Iran
(CNSNews.com) – As Indian leaders head into this week’s U.N. summit and associated meetings, their country’s significantly improved ties with Washington are somewhat overshadowed by India’s ambivalent stance towards Iran...