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WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- Black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. says he would have a beer at the White House with President Obama and the Cambridge, Mass., police officer who arrested him.
Gates, a professor at Harvard University and friend of Obama, told The Boston Globe in an e-mail that he would join the other two.
"My entire academic career has been based on improving race relations, not exacerbating them,'' Gates said. "It is time for all of us to move on, and to assess what we can learn from this experience.''
Sgt. James Crowley charged Gates with disorderly conduct after a confrontation that began with a call about a burglary in progress. The burglary turned out to be Gates, with help from a cab driver, trying to force open the door of his own house after returning from a trip to China.
Obama angered police officers in Cambridge and elsewhere by telling reporters Crowley acted "stupidly." But he cooled the dispute Friday with calls to both men.
"Sergeant Crowley was profoundly grateful that the president took time out of his busy schedule to attempt to resolve this situation,'' three Massachusetts police unions said in a statement.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a stern warning last week against the international community, which imposed sanctions last month targeting the regime's vital oil exports and central bank.
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MESA, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Jesse Farrelly, the 20-year-old son of filmmaker Bobby Farrelly, has died in Costa Mesa, Calif., after a long battle with drug addiction, his family said.
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ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Greek workers went on strike Friday, the second time this week they walked off their jobs to protest the country's new austerity programs.
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