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Va. Military Institute Faces Sexism Accusations

Feds Investigate Complaints That Va. Military College Creates Sexist Environment For Cadets (AP) LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) - Defenders say VMI has worked hard to recruit women and make them comfortable since the U.S. Supreme Court...

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No reason to drag out salmon fight

Nov. 22 Daily News editorial U.S. District Court Judge James Redden has scheduled a hearing Monday on the Obama administration’s recently submitted salmon recovery plan. It’s thought to be the last hearing before Redden decides...

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United States: Military commissions continue under new act

The administration of US President Barack Obama has announced it will bring five Guantanamo Bay detainees to the US for prosecution in federal courts. While detained in the CIA-run prisons, the five men were subjected to what...

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Americans United Lauds Senate Vote Confirming David Hamilton To Federal Appeals Court

The U.S. Senate did the right thing today by confirming David Hamilton to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Submitted by Tierney Grinavic to US Politics & Gov't |...

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Americans’ opinion on access to abortion unwavering

By Thomas L. Steiger Special to the Tribune-Star TERRE HAUTE — A CBS News poll of adults taken in early October asked: “Which of these comes closest to your view? On Nov. 7, the Congress voted 55 percent to 45 percent to impose...

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Appeals court: Meijer can be prosecuted

BY BRIAN McGILLIVARY bmcgillivary@record-eagle.com TRAVERSE CITY -- Alan Schneider won this round, but Grand Traverse County's prosecutor must wait to restart a criminal investigation of campaign finance violations committed by...

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Commentary: Obama dug a deep hole in Honduras by trying to save a Chavez wannabe

By Ray Walser | The Heritage Foundation WASHINGTON — In Honduras, Barack Obama's foreign policy team finally rediscovered the first law of holes: when you find yourself stuck in one, the first thing to do is stop digging....

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Independent Contractors Protected Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

9th Circuit Court of Appeals holds § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act applies to independent contractors and the entities that hire them. In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held on...

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Kevin Cooper responds to state in Supreme Court filing

Attorneys for death-row inmate Kevin Cooper filed their response Monday to the state's opposition to Cooper's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the response, Cooper's attorneys repeated his claims that he's not responsible...

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Obama Sides with Terrorists Against Families of Murdered Marines

The law, as interpreted by a Federal court, says that Iran is liable for its role in the murder of 241 United States Marines. Eric Holder and Barack Obama, however, wish to deny justice to the Marines' families so they can...

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