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EDITORIAL: The value of judicial public financing is clear
The Charlotte ObserverN.C. lawmakers are poised to upend a successful program that's been keeping special interest money from dominating the selection of judges in this state. Here's the public's take: Don't do it. That came through clearly in a new poll commissioned by...Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Politics, Polls, Justice System
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A LOOK BACK
May 12, 1958: The United States and Canada signed an agreement to create the North American Air Defense Command (later the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD). May 13, 1963: The U.S. Supreme Court, in Brady v. Maryland, upheld, 7-2, a...Tags: North American Aerospace Defense Command, Punishment, Judaism, U.S. Senate, Racism
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Argentina faces very different debt default if loses legal fight
Reuters* U.S. appeals court ruling expected in coming weeks * Argentina could take its case to the Supreme Court * Market is prepared for a technical default By Hilary Burke BUENOS AIRES, May 13 (Reuters) - When Argentina defaulted on its debt in 2002, the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Argentina, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Debt Market, Finance
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U.S. justices stay out of stock market indexes copyright fight
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a dispute over CBOE Holdings Inc's long-running legal battle to prevent rival International Securities Exchange from listing options on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index...Tags: McGraw-Hill Incorporated, Stock Market, S&P 500, International Securities Exchange Incorporated
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Ban against city workers campaigning is 'un-American,' Bartlett rivals say
Tulsa WorldPhil Evans would have been prohibited from volunteering in a city election campaign before he retired from the Tulsa Police Department in December. The former president of the city's police union now works the phones for mayoral candidate Bill...Tags: Unions, Public Employees, Career and Workplace, Elections, Politics
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IRS kept shifting targets in U.S. tax-exempt groups scrutiny -report
Reuters* "Tea Party," other key words were initially used -report * Criticism of "how country being run" was also eyed * Full watchdog report expected to be made public this week By Kevin Drawbaugh and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - When U.S. tax...Tags: Taxation, Politics, Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Cable cos. face reckoning as Web streaming takes over
Boston HeraldThe bad news just keeps coming for the cable companies -- and their near-monopoly on content delivery. Netflix is making a new push to produce and deliver critically acclaimed shows, with its successful series "House of Cards" and the upcoming revival...Tags: Sony Corp., Apple iTunes, Hulu, Satellite and Cable Service, Entertainment
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Court to hear capital murder appeal in Harvey case
Richmond Times-DispatchA federal appeals court will hear arguments Wednesday on behalf of Ricky Javon Gray, sentenced to die for the capital murders of two Richmond children in 2006. If Gray loses his appeal, the Attorney General's Office is expected to ask the Richmond...Tags: Punishment, Justice System, Bob McDonnell, Judges, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Donation reporting divides Tennessee GOP
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.Republican Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey acknowledges the failure of his campaign finance bill in the GOP-run House this year is part of the reason he decided to stop joint fundraising with the other chamber. Speaking after the legislative session ended...Tags: Ron Ramsey, Elections, Politics, Finance, Crime, Law and Justice
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Four NH teen killers to get day in court on sentences
The New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterFour teen killers who claim their life without parole sentences are unconstitutional under a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision want new hearings so they can argue for reduced sentences. Attorneys for convicted first-degree murderers Robert Tulloch, 30,...Tags: Punishment, Crimes, Juvenile Delinquency, Laws, Shootings
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Woman fights to keep house
South Bend Tribune, Ind.A series of setbacks led to a Mishawaka woman's home being sold at a county tax sale, and a St. Joseph County judge is weighing whether she was adequately warned that her house was in jeopardy. Meanwhile, attorneys and judges around the state are...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Insurance, Mortgages, Unemployment Benefits, Rentals
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IRS official knew in 2011 of 'Tea Party' targeting: watchdog report
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Internal Revenue Service official knew in 2011 that IRS agents were giving extra scrutiny to conservative Tea Party groups, according to documents from a watchdog office obtained by Reuters on Saturday. In a scandal that...Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Politics, White House, Tea Party Movement
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