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Senate panel approves immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Dick Durbin, Barack Obama, Chuck Grassley, Minority Groups
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Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, but not before tilting the bill to the political right with amendments designed to...Tags: Mitch McConnell, Barack Obama, Gays and Lesbians, AFL-CIO, Ted Cruz
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Guatemala trial of Rios Montt has likely collapsed: lawyers
ReutersGUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has likely collapsed after the country's top court struck down his conviction for genocide, defense and prosecution lawyers said on Tuesday. Rios Montt was sentenced...Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, International Law, Politics
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Guatemala full of questions after genocide conviction annulled
MEXICO CITY — The Guatemalan high court's decision to annul the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt on Tuesday revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic Maya people. The...
Tags: Indigenous People, International Law, Prosecution, Witnesses, Government
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Florist challenges demand to provide flowers for same-sex wedding
A tempest in a flowerpot over whether a Washington state florist should have to provide bouquets to a same-sex wedding has taken a new turn with a countersuit filed by the shop owner claiming her religious freedoms gave her the right to refuse. In an...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Same-Sex Marriage, Justice System
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Saudi Arabia executes five Yemenis and displays corpses
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia executed five Yemenis on Tuesday for robbery and murder, then put their bodies on public display as a further punishment, state news agency SPA said. A sixth man, a Saudi national, was separately executed for murder, the...Tags: Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Punishment, Personal Service, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice
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Rapid City man backs embattled alderman
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Rapid City Alderman Bill Clayton has been in the spotlight for months now after he allegedly made racist comments to a local TV reporter in August. At Monday night's Rapid City Council meeting, one man came forward to speak on...Tags: Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Racism, Civil Rights
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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's backyard....Tags: Thein Sein, Burma, Barack Obama, Minority Groups, Game Playing
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Union of federal workers opposes immigration bill
WASHINGTON — Senators pushed forward Monday with changes to a sweeping immigration overhaul over the objections of a union of immigration officers that announced its opposition to the bill. The legislation, written by a bipartisan group of...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Justice System, Interior Policy, Politics
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Guatemalan court overturns Rios Montt conviction
MEXICO CITY -- Guatemala’s highest court late Monday overturned the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt, a verdict that had been hailed by human rights organizations but now hangs in limbo. The Constitutional Court...
Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Crime, Law and Justice, International Law, Politics, Guatemala
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Conservatives, tea party leaders seek to block immigration bill
WASHINGTON – Top conservative leaders, along with tea party activists from across the nation, have crafted a letter of opposition to the Senate’s bipartisan immigration overhaul. The open letter to the Senate, which will be released Tuesday,...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Chuck Schumer, Laura Ingraham, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation
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Q&A: 'The Hangover: Part III' star Justin Bartha
In “The Hangover: Part III,” Justin Bartha’s Doug isn’t just lost or sidelined while his pals and brother-in-law deal with constant mayhem. He’s kidnapped and an organized crime boss threatens his life. “I think...
Tags: Homophobia, Vin Diesel, Gays and Lesbians, Discrimination, Ryan Murphy
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