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Hearing to get underway in Arkansas abortion ban case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A hearing is scheduled in a federal lawsuit challenging a new Arkansas law that bans most abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy. Friday's hearing is expected to focus on a request to temporarily block enforcement of the ban that...Tags: Social Issues, U.S. Supreme Court, Justice and Rights, Mike Beebe, Justice System
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Missouri Senate passes proposed constitutional change to strengthen gun rights
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Senate passed a proposed change to the State Constitution that is designed to strengthen gun rights. The amendment would declare gun rights "unalienable" and compel elected officials in Missouri to defend against any...
Tags: Interior Policy, Gun Control, Justice and Rights, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Web Extra: Excessive force case cost Springfield $20,000
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The City of Springfield paid $20,000 in 2011 to a man who accused the police department of excessive force after his arrest in May of 2008. John Sedersten filed the Civil Rights Complaint in January 2009. Sedersten wrote in his...
Tags: Law Enforcement, Theft, Police Arrests, Trials
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Art Callaham: Calculated complexity
Lots of folks love to quote the Constitution. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. The document outlines the structure of our central government and frames the principle of federalism. Federalism is simply a political system that binds a...Tags: George Washington, Treaties, Justice and Rights, National Government, Politics
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In a border town, a newspaper forced to be silent
LAREDO, Texas -- A recent wave of kidnappings in Nuevo Laredo was prominently featured in a recent Sunday edition of El Maņana, one of the largest and most long-standing Spanish-language newspapers on the border. But the story carried no byline, and...
Tags: Censorship, Human Rights, Newspaper and Magazine, Justice and Rights, Politics
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Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that
PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-...Tags: Fluoride, Water Supply, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Dietary Supplements, Politics
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Cause for hope -- and fear -- in Pakistan
There is reason for hope in Nawaz Sharif's victory in the recent Pakistani elections. Sharif, who has twice served as Pakistan's prime minister, has said he wants to build a more robust democracy, revive the country's shattered economy and end the...
Tags: Pervez Musharraf, Al-Qaeda, Philosophy, Politics, Haqqani Network
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William White, Tuskegee Airmen successfully battled racism, America's enemies in WWII
William White says he and his fellow members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen fought two battles during World War II: one against America's enemies and another against racism. White is sure he and his mates helped win the former on the battlefield, while he...Tags: Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), U.S. Army, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Discrimination
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Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic
ReutersLIBREVILLE (Reuters) - African military chiefs agreed on Saturday to more than double the size of a regional peacekeeping force deployed in Central African Republic, where authorities have struggled to contain violence after a rebel takeover. Thousands...Tags: Human Rights, Central African Republic, Rebellions, Francois Bozize, Justice and Rights
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French president signs gay marriage into law after wrenching national debate
Associated PressPARIS (AP) — France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate....Tags: Weddings, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Politics, Marketing
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Two men charged with killing Malcolm X grandson
ReutersMEXICO CITY, May 18 (Reuters) - Two men arrested in the fatal beating of the grandson of U.S. civil rights activist Malcolm X were sent to prison on Saturday to await trial, a Mexico City court spokesman said. David Hernandez and Manuel Perez, waiters at...Tags: Murder, Justice and Rights, Theft, Malcolm X, New York City
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