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Some in Congress want changes in military law as a result of sex scandals

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Craig Whitlock - May. 16 (News Report) - Members of Congress said they are so angry about the crescendo of sex-crime scandals in the armed forces that they are considering fundamental changes to military law and other measures that the Pentagon has resisted for years. ...

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Patent filing claims solar energy 'Breakthrough'

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

McClatchy - By Greg Gordon - May. 10 (News Report) - WASHINGTON — In a U.S. patent application, a little-known Maryland inventor claims a stunning solar energy breakthrough that promises to end the planet’s reliance on fossil fuels at a fraction of the current cost – a transformation that also could blunt global warming.

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Pakistani Women Still Struggle For A Voice In Politics

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

All Things Considered - May. 10 (News Analysis) - Women account for only 36 of the more than 4,000 candidates on the ballot in Saturday's parlimentary election. On of them, Naz Baloch, is following her father into politics, but acknowledges it's a rough-and-tumble game in a country where opportunities for women are limited.

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Government Seeks to Fine Companies for Not Complying With Wiretap Orders

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Wired - By Kim Zetter - Apr. 30 (News) - It isn’t often that communications companies push back against government requests to monitor customers and hand over information about them, but a government task force is seeking to make it even harder for companies to say no. The task force is pushing for legislation that would penalize companies like Google, Facebook and Skype that fail to comply with court orders for wiretapping, according to the Washington Post. The cost of non-complying would be an escalating series of fines, starting at tens of thousands of dollars. Fines that remained unpaid after 90 days would double daily.

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FBI looking into relationship between McDonnells, donor

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Rosalind S. Helderman, Jerry Markon - Apr. 30 (News Report) - FBI agents are conducting interviews about the relationship between Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell, his wife, Maureen, and a major campaign donor who paid for the food at the wedding of the governor’s daughter, according to four people familiar with the questioning. ...

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Could Gosnell trial testimony end today?

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Philadelphia Inquirer - Apr. 24 (News Analysis) - After five weeks of prosecution evidence, the defense in the murder trial of West Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell could be over this afternoon.

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Drive for Gun Control Blocked in Senate

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - Apr. 18 (News) - Drive for Gun Control Blocked in Senate

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Justices Appear Skeptical Of Patenting Human Genes : Shots - Health News : NPR

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

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Lancaster, Calif., Focuses on Becoming Solar Capital of ‘Universe’

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By FELICITY BARRINGER - Apr. 09 (News Report) - There are at least two things to know about this high desert city. One, the sun just keeps on shining. Two, the city’s mayor, a class-action lawyer named R. Rex Parris, just keeps on competing. Two years ago, the mayor, a Republican, decided to leverage the incessant Antelope Valley sun so that Lancaster could become the solar capital “of the world,” he said. Then he reconsidered. “Of the universe,” he said, the brio in his tone indicating that it would be parsimonious to confine his ambition to any one planet.

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Annette Funicello, Beloved Mouseketeer, Dies at 70

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By DOUGLAS MARTIN - Apr. 08 (Special Report) - Annette Funicello , who won America’s heart as a 12-year-old in Mickey Mouse ears, captivated adolescent baby boomers in slightly spicy beach movies and later championed people with multiple sclerosis, a disease from which she suffered, died on Monday in

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Nullification must never be on the table

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

NBC News - By Rachel Maddow - Apr. 04 (News Analysis) - some states are looking to nullify gun laws that don't yet exist; West Virginia is thinking about nullifying federal regulations on coal mining; and Mississippi, like Tennessee, is eyeing the creation of a nullification committee to pare down federal laws the state doesn't like. Let's also not forget that in North Carolina, there's pending legislation that says the First Amendment doesn't apply to the state, federal courts can't determine what's constitutional under the U.S. Constitution, and North Carolina has the right to declare its own state religion. If we broaden the context a bit, we can even look at the anti-abortion measures recently approved in North Dakota and Arkansas.

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Neighbouring towns worlds apart on 'fracking'

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Apr. 03 (News Report) - The BBC visited neighbouring towns in New York and Pennsylvania - all rich in natural gas but divided over the wisdom of the extraction process known as 'fracking'.

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Girls Outnumbered in New York’s Elite Public Schools

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By AL BAKER - Mar. 23 (News Analysis) - Students at Brooklyn Technical High School on Friday; it is one of the eight specialized schools where girls are in the minority. In the United States, girls have outshined boys in high school for years, amassing m

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Judge Blocks New York City's Limits on Big Sugary Drinks

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Michael M. Grynbaum - Mar. 12 (News Report) - A State Supreme Court judge invalidated new restrictions on sweetened beverages a day before they were set to take effect, saying the rules were “arbitrary and capricious.”

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Evidence of Hope and Loss During a Parade in Queens

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Sarah Maslin Nir - Mar. 03 (News Report) - The devastation from Hurricane Sandy, and the promise to rebuild, were inescapable during the Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the Rockaways on Saturday.

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Bob Goodlatte: GOP point man on immigration urges 'regular order'

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Christian Science Monitor - By David Grant, - Feb. 18 (News Analysis) - House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte says that wherever the immigration debate winds up, nothing gets done in the end without education and building consensus in committee. ...

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Obama’s 2012 State of the Union proposals: what flopped and what succeeded

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Glenn Kessler - Feb. 12 (Fact Check) - Every president announces a slew of initiatives in his State of the Union address. Here, in order of delivery, is a summary of the key proposals, pledges or priorities announced by President Obama a year ago — and what happened to them. Read full article >>

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REOPENING PROBE:LAPD to Investigate What Led to Ex-Cop's Firing

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Feb. 10 (News Analysis) - BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. – The hunt for a former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings entered a fourth day in snow-covered mountains Sunday, a day after the LAPD chief ordered a review of the disciplinary case that led to the fugitive's di

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North-east US paralysed by snowstorm

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Feb. 09 (News Report) - A major snowstorm brings the north-eastern US and Atlantic Canada to a standstill, with hundreds of thousands of homes without electricity.

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Northeast Buried; City Spared the Worst

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Katharine Q. Seelye - Feb. 09 (News Report) - After a day of pelting wet snow, five states had called states of emergency, and Massachusetts had banned cars from every road in the state. Half a million power failures had been reported by early Saturday.

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Immigration reform: Amid GOP reservations, signs of flexibility

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Christian Science Monitor - Feb. 06 (News Analysis) - A hearing Tuesday offers a first look at how the GOP-led House might approach immigration reform, an issue that has vaulted to the top of Washington's agenda. Democrats were fairly pleased with what they saw. ...

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People With Mental Illness More Likely to Be Smokers, Study Finds

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Pam Belluck - Feb. 06 (News Report) - People with mental illness are 70 percent more likely to smoke cigarettes than people without mental illness, two federal health agencies reported Tuesday.

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Kids online: Social media sites can help develop identity, study says

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Christian Science Monitor - Jan. 31 (Special Report) - A new study that seeks to understand how new, kid-focused online venues effect adolescence says that social media forums can promote forms of social and identity development. Those skills, the study says, can help encourage civic involvement later in life.

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Law Schools' Applications Fall as Costs Rise and Jobs Are Cut

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Ethan Bronner - Jan. 31 (News Analysis) - Applications are headed for a 30-year low, reflecting increased concern over soaring tuition, crushing student debt and diminishing prospects of lucrative employment upon graduation.

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Senators plan immigration reform as Obama prepares his own push

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - Jan. 28 (News Report) - Group of six senators – three Democrats, three Republicans – say they are optimistic efforts will lead to comprehensive reform Leading Democratic and Republican senators said on Sunday there were encouraging signs in the push to overhaul US immigration laws – a top priority for President Barack Obama's second term – and they would introduce their plan this week. With Obama set to begin his push for immigration reform with a speech in Las Vegas on Tuesday, a group of three Democratic and three Republican senators have been working for weeks on a plan. One of those senators, Republican John McCain of the border state of Arizona, said on ABC's This Week program that the group still had hard work ahead but that he was pleased with the progress and that the principles of a comprehensive plan would be put forth this week. McCain said the plan was much like a 2007 immigration proposal that died during the presidency of George W Bush. That plan included a path to citizenship for undocumented ...

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