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44 - Politics and policy in Obama's Washington.

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Matt DeLong - Oct. 02 (News Report) - Speaking at an event hosted by a prominent gay advocacy group, President Obama on Saturday night chastised the his GOP presidential rivals for failing to speak up when some members of the audience at a debate last month booed a gay soldier.

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Awlaki death rekindles legal debate on targeting Americans

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - Oct. 01 (News Analysis) - The slaying of two Americans renews questions about whether killing U.S. citizens is legal under rules of war or constitutes an extrajudicial execution in violation of U.S. and international law. The killing of two Americans by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen has reignited a debate about whether targeting U.S. citizens — even terrorists — is legal under the rules of war or constitutes an extrajudicial execution that ignores their rights.

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Discharged for Being Gay, Veterans Seek to Re-enlist

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By James Dao - Sep. 04 (Investigative Report) - .By some estimates, hundreds of gay men and lesbians among the more than 13,000 who were discharged under the policy have contacted recruiters or advocacy groups saying they want to re-enlist after the policy is repealed on Sept. 20.

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Ban on enforcement of 'don't ask, don't tell' policy is suspended

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Carol J. Williams - Jul. 16 (News) - A federal appeals court late Friday temporarily suspended its ban on enforcement of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, reversing course for the second time this month on how and when the Pentagon must stop discharging gay soldiers and sailors.

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Ex-Spy Alleges Bush White House Sought to Discredit Critic

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By James Risen - Jun. 16 (News) - A former senior C.I.A. official says that officials in the Bush White House sought damaging personal information on a prominent American critic of the Iraq war in order to discredit him.

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Judge appears skeptical about throwing out Prop. 8 ruling because of jurist's sexuality

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Maura Dolan - Jun. 14 (News Report) - Can a gay judge rule on same-sex marriage? Legal scholars and judges have debated for decades where to draw the line when it comes to potential personal conflicts of jurists, whether over race, gender or religion.

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How state legislatures could affect the 2012 elections

Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Politico - By Molly Ball - Jun. 05 (News) - Across the country, state legislatures are embroiled in partisan battles over election-law changes that, by design or effect, could play a significant role in determining the outcome of the presidency.

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Supreme Court gives police leeway in home searches

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By David G. Savage - May. 17 (News Report) - The Supreme Court gave police more leeway to break into homes or apartments in search of illegal drugs when they suspect the evidence otherwise might be destroyed.

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Uganda lawmakers remove death penalty clause from anti-gay bill

Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - May. 12 (News) - Proponents of the anti-homosexuality bill plan to push ahead with it despite international criticism. It may be debated in a special session Friday.After intense international criticism, proponents of an anti-gay bill before Uganda's parliament have removed a punitive clause that called for hanging people who have consensual homosexual sex.

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Protest video stirs reaction from White House

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

San Francisco Chronicle - By Carolyn Lockhead - Apr. 29 (News Report) - Protest video stirs reaction from White House

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Crowds to gather in Colo. to celebrate 420, push for marijuana legalization

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CBS News - By Edecio Martinez - Apr. 20 (News) - The festivities in Denver include a daylong rally in Civic Center Park. Tens of thousands are expected to gather in the downtown park at the annual concert, smoke-off and legalization rally.

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TSA Admits Bungling of Airport Body-Scanner Radiation Tests

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Wired - By David Kravets - Mar. 16 (News) - The Transportation Security Administration is re-analyzing the radiation levels of X-ray body scanners installed in airports nationwide, after testing produced dramatically higher-than-expected results.

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Md. Lawmakers To Discuss Ridding Death Penalty « CBS Baltimore

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WJZ-TV - Mar. 14 (News) - This week the fight over the death penalty is back. Lawmakers will hear testimony on a bill to get rid of capital punishment in Maryland. Now there’s strong and surprising words on the controversial issue.

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US hearing on 'radical Islam' opens

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Aljazeera - Mar. 11 (News Report) - Peter King, the chairman of the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee who called the hearings, has accused the Muslim community of refusing to co-operate with law enforcement and charged that preaching in some US mosques was leading to radicalisation.

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Hacker group vows 'cyberwar' on US government, business

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

MSNBC - By Michael Isikoff - Mar. 09 (Special Report) - A leader of the computer hackers group known as Anonymous is threatening new attacks on major U.S. corporations and government officials as part of at an escalating “cyberwar” against the citadels of American power.

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Obama creates indefinite detention system for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Peter Finn, Anne E. Kornblut - Mar. 08 (News Report) - President Obama signed an executive order Monday that will create a formal system of indefinite detention for those held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who continue to pose a significant threat to national security. The administration also said it will start new military commission trials for detainees there.

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In states, partisan clashes over voting laws affecting college students, others

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Peter Wallsten - Mar. 07 (News Report) - Backers of the voting measures say they would bring fairness and restore confidence in a voting system vulnerable to fraud. Many states, for instance, do not require identification to vote. Measures being proposed in 32 states would add an ID requirement or proof of citizenship, according to an analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University.

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Libya rebels repel Gaddafi forces

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Aljazeera - Mar. 05 (News Report) - Anti-government fighters in the western Libyan town of Az Zawiyah have repelled repeated attacks by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan president. Gaddafi's forces encircled Az Zawiyah on Saturday, manning checkpoints about 3km from the centre after fighters pushed them back in fierce fighting earlier in the day. Troops later mounted a second attack on the town, which lies just 50km west of the capital Tripoli, but were again pushed back. More than 30 people were killed and as many as 200 people were said to have been wounded in the fighting that drove government forces out of the town. Youssef Shagan, a spokesman for the fighters in the town, said that Gaddafi's forces had entered Az Zawiyah at 6am (04:00 GMT) with hundreds of soldier, along with tanks and armoured vehicles.

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Soldier in Leaks Case Was Jailed Naked, Lawyer Says

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Charlie Savage - Mar. 03 (News) - A lawyer for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence analyst accused of leaking secret government files to WikiLeaks, has complained that his client was stripped and left naked in his cell for seven hours on Wednesday.

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Defiant Libyans flood streets of Tripoli to protest against Moammar Kadafi

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - By Borzou Daragahi, Sihem Hassaini - Feb. 26 (News Report) - Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Libya's capital after Friday prayers, and Kadafi loyalists reportedly open fire. White House imposes sanctions, and Britain and France ask the U.N. Security Council to do likewise.

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Govt drops defense of anti-gay marriage law

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Pete Yost - Feb. 23 (Breaking News) - The Obama administration says it will no longer defend the constitutionality of a federal law that bans recognition of same-sex marriage. In a statement Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder says President Barack Obama has concluded that the administration can no longer defend the federal law that defines marriage as only between a man and a woman. The Justice Department had defended the Defense of Marriage Act in court until now.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Eugene Robinson - Feb. 22 (News Analysis) - Standoff in Wisconsin

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Qaddafi’s Son Warns of Civil War as Libyan Protests Widen

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By David Kirkpatrick, Mona El-Naggar - Feb. 21 (News) - The son of the Libyan leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, warned in a nationally televised address early on Monday that continued anti-government protests could lead to a civil war. The son, Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, said the army continued to support his father, although he acknowledged that protesters had seized some military bases, as well as tanks and weapons.

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U.S. orders non-essential diplomats to leave Libya as violence intensifies

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Sudarsan Raghavan, Leila Fadel - Feb. 21 (News Report) - SANAA, YEMEN - Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's regime showed more signs of crumbling Monday as scores were reportedly killed in the capital, the U.S. ordered non-essential diplomats to leave the North African nation, and the U.N. secretary general told Gaddafi the violence must end immediately.

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New Libyan protests expected despite threats of violence

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By Moni Basu, Amir Ahmed, Yousuf Basil, Greg Botelho, Salma Abdelaziz, Zain Verjee, Anderson Cooper, Holly Yan, Mitra Mobashera - Feb. 20 (News Report) - Libyans protesting against longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi vowed to hit the streets again Sunday, saying a violent crackdown by security forces since demonstrations started last week has left them energized.

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