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Seizure of AP phone records harms free press
The Kansas City StarThe following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Wednesday, May 15: ___ Americans understand no true democracy exists in the absence of a free press. Without a vigilant watchdog over government, all of our freedoms are imperiled....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Journalism, Politics, Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency
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Minnesota ushers in gay marriage
Star TribuneThousands of enthusiastic Minnesotans converged on the Capitol lawn Tuesday to witness a state milestone in marriage equality. "By your political courage you join that pantheon of exceptional leaders who did something extraordinary," a triumphant Gov....Tags: Government, Politics, Judges, Family, Minority Groups
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Indiana GOP must quit stalling on ACA
As a state lawmaker, I have spent the better part of my 30-plus years in the Indiana General Assembly trying to find a way to provide affordable health care for the people of this state. In 2007, I was able to work with Gov. Mitch Daniels, state Sen....Tags: Government, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Regional Authority, Republican Party
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Separation of church and state shrinks outside of schools, experts say
Bangor Daily News, MaineAn elementary school's decision to end its traditional "blessing" of small student-made wooden rowboats by a local Congregational minister has put prayer in Maine's public square in the spotlight. South Bristol Elementary School ended the 16-year...Tags: Elementary Schools, Religion and Belief, Public Schools, Schools, Civil Rights
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Judge seeks 2008 jury tampering details
NewsdayA federal judge ruled Tuesday he wants testimony from two more members of the jury that in 2008 convicted Rodney Morrison of running a multimillion-dollar cigarette-bootlegging operation on the Poospatuck Indian Reservation in Mastic before deciding if...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Organized Crime, Trials, Judges, Prosecution
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Genetics co. stock up after Jolie's testing
Boston HeraldA Utah-based genetics testing firm saw its shares rise yesterday after A-list actress Angelina Jolie went public with her preventive double mastectomy. While Jolie, 37, did not disclose the maker of the test that showed she had a BRCA1 gene mutation --...Tags: Massachusetts General Hospital, Medical Specialization, Ovarian Cancer, Mastectomy, Science and Technology
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2 area school districts mull random drug testing for students
Kerrville Daily Times, TexasTwo area school districts are discussing whether to allow random drug testing for some of their students. During the Ingram Independent School District board of trustees meeting Monday, superintendent Bobby Templeton presented information about...Tags: Teaching and Learning, High School Sports, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Students
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Maine skiffs to be launched with hope but no prayer
Portland Press Herald, MaineFor the last 18 years, a group of eighth-grade students from South Bristol Elementary School in Lincoln County have built two wooden skiffs at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath and celebrated their graduation from middle school by launching the boats at a...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Museums, Arts and Culture, Students, Washington, DC
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ACLU: Diamondhead POA violates residents' 1st Amendment rights
The Sun HeraldThe Diamondhead Property Owners Association has been asked to stop enforcing covenants that prevent candidates from displaying political yard signs and campaigning door to door. Mississippi's American Civil Liberties Union sent an open letter Monday...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Politics, Elections, Primaries
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Preventive mastectomy simply a matter of life and death
Fear of cancer is a horrible thing. It stays with you all day long, and it wakes you up at night. I didn't want to live with that, especially when I knew I could do something about it. Like Angelina Jolie, I have a genetic mutation that increased my...
Tags: Mother's Day, Family, Pancreatic Cancer, Breast Cancer, Breast Reconstruction
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Prepaid auto insurance a new potential driving requirement for certain N.C. immigrants
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.Changes to a proposed immigration-related bill in the state House would require certain immigrants living in the U.S. without authorization to buy as much as a year's worth of auto insurance before applying for a restricted driver permit and would prevent...Tags: Politics, United States Census Bureau, Migration, Civil Rights, Vehicles
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Both sides on abortion applaud verdict
The Philadelphia InquirerNo one on either side of the intractable abortion debate was sorry Monday to learn that Kermit Gosnell was found guilty of first-degree murder. And in their reactions to the verdict, both opponents of abortion and advocates for abortion rights agreed...Tags: Death Penalty, Kermit Gosnell, Murder, Hospitals and Clinics, Justice System
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