NC panel: Sterilization victims should get $50K (AP)

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[URL="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120110/capt.04200a2013f54bf1b6f494a88a50db99-04200a2013f54bf1b6f494a88a50db99-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=x0hbVTZGSmxBZi4Sdw23SA--"][/URL]AP - As many as 2,000 people forcibly sterilized decades ago in North Carolina should get $50,000 each, a task force said Tuesday, marking the first time a state has moved to compensate victims of eugenics programs that weeded out the "feeble-minded" and others deemed undesirable.




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