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Air marshal whistle-blower fired in 2006 claims big win in court
Two years after 9/11, federal Air Marshal Robert MacLean turned whistle-blower. He revealed to MSNBC reporters that the government planned to remove armed security officers from long-distance passenger flights to reduce hotel expenses despite reports...Tags: Laws, Al-Qaeda, Transportation Security Administration, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation
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READER SUBMITTED: Quinnipiac University Film Produced By Glastonbury Resident Earns Regional Emmy Award
HamdenQuinnipiac University has been nominated for a regional Emmy award by the Boston/New England chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for its documentary, "Justice as a Black Woman: The Life and Work of Constance Baker Motley." The...Tags: Entertainment Events, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Movies, Quinnipiac University, Television Industry
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Let us not pray A hopeful wish for the end of religious exercises at the beginning of government meetings
Change of SubjectI wish atheist lawmaker Juan Mendez hadn't delivered his "prayer" to open the Tuesday afternoon session of the Arizona House of Representatives. Mendez, a freshman Democrat who represents Tempe, began by asking his assembled colleagues not to bow their... -
Prayer news
Change of SubjectThe Illinois Family Institute sent out an "urgent prayer request" today to stop a sex-ed bill in the state Senate (via Capitol Fax) and name-checked eight ostensibly undecided senators. Seven of eight voted yes and the bill passed 37-21. It...... -
Judge rules against 'America's toughest sheriff' in racial profiling lawsuit
ReutersPHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions....Tags: Jan Brewer, Laws, Barack Obama, Mexico, Judges
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Roberts returns home
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentLAPORTE -- John Roberts, chief justice of the United States, returned Friday to LaLumiere School, where he graduated 40 years ago, and advised the graduates that perseverance is the key to achieving their dreams. Roberts told the 62 graduates of the...Tags: Religion and Belief, Education, Christianity, George W. Bush, Judges
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Trivia lands Boca lawyer big bucks on TV game shows
Mastering trivia has helped Boca Raton lawyer Scott Singer clean up on not one, but two brain-busting TV game shows — to the tune of $100,000. Singer recently banked about $42,000 during a two-night stint on "Jeopardy!" And he helped pay for law...
Tags: Bonnie Bedelia, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Alex Trebek, Harvard University, Crime, Law and Justice
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Letters on letters: No excuse for not voting
Judging by the hundreds of letters we received on L.A.'s mayoral campaign (and other races) between the March 5 primary and Tuesday's election, Angelenos weren't exactly thrilled watching the candidates engage in political fisticuffs for nearly three...
Tags: Elections, Local Elections, Eric Garcetti, Human Interest, Wendy Greuel
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LETTER: Wasting Time And Money Challenging New Gun Law
Regarding "Connecticut Sued Over New Gun Law" [May 23, Connecticut]: The key issue in a lawsuit being raised by a coalition of gun dealers, owners and gun lobbies that claims the state's new gun law violates the Constitution and citing once again Second...Tags: Laws, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Wall Street posts first weekly loss since mid-April on Fed angst
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 declined for a third day on Friday, with the three major stock indexes posting their first negative week since mid-April on lingering concern that the central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the...Tags: Bain Capital, LLC, Germany, Whole Foods Market, SunPower Corp., Inflation and Deflation
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Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
IU TUITION Indiana U. proposes 1.75 percent tuition increase BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana University President Michael McRobbie is recommending tuition and fee increases of 1.75 percent for Indiana residents in each of the next two years at...Tags: Miami Heat, Health and Safety at School, Judges, Punishment, Chris Bosh
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Angelina Jolie's act will save women's lives
Los Angeles TimesFour days after her April 27 breast reconstruction, the third and final surgery aimed at sparing her an early death from breast cancer, Angelina Jolie was in good spirits at home. Upon paying a house call, her surgeon, Dr. Kristi Funk of the Pink Lotus...Tags: Medical Research, Breast Reconstruction, American Civil Liberties Union, The New York Times, Science and Technology
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