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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Torture, drones, indefinite detention breeding home-grown terror?

    The broad-daylight hacking death of a soldier in London this week was Britain’s Marathon Moment. Like the twin bombings at the race finish line in Boston last month, Wednesday’s attack by two machete-wielding men spouting venomous threats to...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, Pakistan, Barack Obama, Boston Marathon, Murder

    2. May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. A giant leap for gay Boy Scouts?

    Pardon me if I'm encouraged -- but not enthused -- by the decision of the Boy Scouts of America to lift its century-old ban on gay scouts.
    Pardon me if I'm encouraged -- but not enthused -- by the decision of the Boy Scouts of America to lift its century-old ban on gay scouts. I just can't get that excited about the fact that an organization that holds a deep-seated distrust in gay men...

    Tags: Youth Organizations, Clubs and Associations, U.S. Supreme Court, Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians

    3. May 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. RPT-Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'

    Reuters
    (Repeats with no change to text) By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, Pakistan, U.S. Department of Defense, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Parties and Movements

    4. May 24, 2013 |Column| Tribune Media Services

  4. First Amendment clause-trophobia

    Jonah Goldberg
    "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a...

    Tags: Taxation, Social Media, U.S. Congress, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Apple iPhone

    5. May 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. Russia's oldest human rights group fights "foreign agent" tag

    Reuters
    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's oldest human rights group went to court on Friday to try to stop state prosecutors forcing it to register as a "foreign agent" under a law it says is intended by President Vladimir Putin to silence dissent. Memorial, which has...

    Tags: Politics, Human Interest, Lawyers, Civil Rights, Justice System

    6. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  6. Arizona jury fails to decide if Jodi Arias should be executed

    PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona jury failed on Thursday to reach a unanimous verdict on whether Jodi Arias should be put to death for the brutal murder of her ex-boyfriend, prompting the judge to set a date for a new sentencing phase of the trial.
    Reuters
    PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona jury failed on Thursday to reach a unanimous verdict on whether Jodi Arias should be put to death for the brutal murder of her ex-boyfriend, prompting the judge to set a date for a new sentencing phase of the trial. Arias,...
    7. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Boy Scouts of America votes to end century-old ban on gay scouts

    Reuters
    GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a century-old ban on openly gay scouts in a major victory for gay rights activists, but the decision means a sea of change for an organization that depends heavily on faith-...

    Tags: Clubs and Associations, Youth Organizations, Minority Groups, Belief and Faith, Gays and Lesbians

    8. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. Factbox: Key facts about Japan's constitution, proposed changes

    Reuters
    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is making amending the pacifist, U.S.-drafted constitution one focus of his ruling party's campaign for July's upper house election. He hopes pro-revision parties will obtain the two-thirds majority...

    Tags: Politics, Japan, Civil Rights, Parliament, Elections

    9. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Obama puts restrictions on drone program

    WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly reduce U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan and elsewhere.
    WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, U.S. Department of Defense, Pakistan, International Military Interventions, Barack Obama

    10. May 23, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  10. Obama speech suggests possible expansion of drone killings

    McClatchy Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Thursday defended his administration's use of drone strikes to kill terrorists as effective, lawful and "heavily constrained," but he also appeared to be laying groundwork for an expansion of the controversial targeted...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, Pakistan, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress

    11. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Immigrant healthcare bills stump House group

    WASHINGTON -- Differences over whether immigrants should be deported for fail ing to have health insurance or pay their healthcare bills have stalled a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, who blew past a self-imposed Thursday deadline as they pressed...

    Tags: Migration, Healthcare Policies, Raul Labrador, Health Insurance Cost, Luis Gutierrez

    12. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. Lawsuits seek more than U.S. acknowledgement of drone killings

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is facing demands in court to reveal more about the U.S. drone program, despite his speech addressing it on Thursday and his government's acknowledgement a day earlier that four Americans have died in drone...

    Tags: Freedom of Information Act, Pakistan, Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Eric Holder

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