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Hawaii's Senate Passes Steven Tyler Act Celebrity Privacy Bill
HONOLULU (Reuters) - The Hawaii state Senate has approved legislation named for Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler that would make it easier for celebrities to sue paparazzi and others they see as invading their privacy. Tyler, 64, who lives part-time on...
Tags: Aerosmith (music group), Neil A. Abercrombie, Politics, American Civil Liberties Union, Steven Tyler
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Actress Ashley Judd and race car driver Dario Franchitti split
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American actress Ashley Judd and her Scottish race car driver husband Dario Franchitti are ending their marriage after 11 years. The movie star, 44, and the Indianapolis 500 race car driver, 39, married in 2001 and have no...
Tags: Naomi Judd, Indianapolis 500, NASCAR, AIDS, 2012 Democratic National Convention
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Wall Street falls at open as Fed plans gauged
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) -Stocks fell at the open on Friday, putting Wall Street on track for its first weekly decline since mid April, amid concern the central bank may scale back its support to the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 61.13...Tags: Skin Cancer, MBIA Incorporated, Time Warner Telecom Inc., Rupert Murdoch, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Boxing Obama in
Greater than the risk of being accused of criminality in the three scandals now gripping the Obama administration is the peril that the president's substantive agenda is being hopelessly knocked off track. The liberal Illinois senator who entered the...Tags: White House, Internal Revenue Service, Parties and Movements, Human Interest, Government
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RPT-Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
Reuters(Repeats with no change to text) By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects...Tags: Television Industry, White House, Justice and Rights, Human Rights, Washington, DC
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Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — About 110,000 South Dakotans are expected to travel over the Memorial Day weekend, a slight decline from last year. AAA says high gas prices are the main reason for the drop. But state tourism officials still expect a good...Tags: John Thune, AAA, Dennis Daugaard, Elections, Human Interest
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Obama's speech on drones, Guantanamo welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen, but criticism remains
Associated PressISLAMABAD (AP) — President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners was largely welcomed Friday in two key countries affected by the policies— Pakistan and Yemen. But Pakistani officials criticized the...Tags: Islamabad (Pakistan), White House, Human Rights, Military Equipment, Sana'a (Yemen)
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Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants. In a major policy speech on...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Military, Human Rights, Washington, DC, Lindsey O. Graham
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Penny Pritzker sails through nomination hearing for Commerce secretary
— There are many reasons why Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker seems bound for the top job at the Commerce Department, after dodging potential conflict during a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. Pritzker, 54, a Democratic mega-donor who...Tags: Penny Pritzker, John Thune, Mark Begich, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
FARRAKHAN-JEWS Conyers hits Farrakhan 'racist, anti-Semitic' talk DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan congressman has apologized after attending Louis Farrakhan's appearance at a Detroit church during which the Nation of Islam leader Detroit made anti-...Tags: Sexual Misconduct, Freedom of the Press, Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture, Sex Crimes
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Defending state water rights
Since 2011, I have been raising concerns about a controversial proposal from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would restrict access to Missouri River water and charge users for surplus water taken from Missouri River reservoirs in South Dakota, North...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Natural Resources, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Jon Tester
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Pritzker makes strong showing in Senate confirmation hearing
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON -- The prospects seemed strong Thursday for Penny Pritzker becoming Commerce secretary after a two-hour confirmation hearing, as she drew praise from both Democrats and Republicans. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the top Republican on the Senate...Tags: Republican Party, Penny Pritzker, White House, John Thune, Career and Workplace
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