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News media confidential sources are often what expose government wrongdoing
It took courage for more than a dozen Allentown police officers to divulge what they felt was wrongdoing by their chief, who they said threatened "retribution" on anyone who did so. It also took solid assurances that the chief would never find out who...
Tags: Bethlehem Township (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Media Industry, Tea Party Movement, Eric Holder, Internal Revenue Service
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Mo. life sentence for juveniles convicted of murder still in flux after lawmakers leave town
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Prison sentences for Missouri juveniles convicted of first-degree murder remain uncertain because lawmakers did not pass a new sentencing scheme before adjourning. Under state law, people under 18 convicted of first-...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Juvenile Delinquency, Murder
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Missouri life sentence for juveniles still in flux
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Prison sentences for Missouri juveniles convicted of first-degree murder remain uncertain because lawmakers did not pass a new sentencing scheme before adjourning. Under state law, people under 18 convicted of first-degree...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Criminals, Murder
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Angelina Jolie's courageous act will save women's lives
Four 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...
Tags: Elena Kagan, Mastectomy, Breast Reconstruction, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Biology
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ND: US Rep criticized for commencement comments
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer is defending comments he made this month linking legalized abortion with school shootings. The North Dakota Republican during a graduation speech at the University of Mary said, "Forty years ago, the...Tags: Abortion
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Time for Boy Scouts to accept gays
You have to wonder how many more surveys and votes it will take before the Boy Scouts of America decide to officially join the 21st Century. Maybe it will happen this week. Maybe. After months of surveys, committee recommendations and cancelled votes,...
Tags: Elections, Voting, Discrimination, Minority Groups, Defense of Marriage Act
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Today's Buzz: Supremes: Open public meetings with prayer?
Orlando Sentinel Editorial BoardThe U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider later this year whether it’s constitutional for a town council to open its meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Three decades ago, the high court ruled it was not unconstitutional for a...Tags: Religion and Belief
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Counties, city face potential loss of piggyback revenue
Maryland's counties and Baltimore face a collective loss of more than $40 million a year and some taxpayers could get refunds if a decision by the state's highest court isn't reversed on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The state Court of Appeals ruled...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Montgomery County (Maryland), Personal Income, Credit and Debt
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Benjamin Lipsitz, 94, Pikesville attorney who defended Bremer
Benjamin Lipsitz, whose commitment to the spirit and letter of the law led him to defend a would-be assassin, a Nazi sympathizer and a craven murderer during a career that spanned more than a half-century, died May 10. He was 94. "He was so...
Tags: Baltimore City College, Laws, Judges, Military Justice, U.S. Army
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Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities
WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will...
Tags: High Blood Pressure, Barack Obama, Government, Regional Authority, Poverty
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Judge temporarily delays 12-week abortion law in Arkansas
An Arkansas law that bans most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy was temporarily blocked by a federal judge on Friday. In a ruling from the bench, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright in Little Rock granted a preliminary injunction...Tags: Women's Health, Laws, Court Preliminary, Judges, Mike Beebe
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Here is the latest Arkansas news from The Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Legislature has formally ended this year's legislative session. The House and Senate met briefly Friday and adjourned the session that wrapped up last month with the approval of the state's $4.9 billion budget....Tags: Republican Party, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, John Boozman, Mark Pryor
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|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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|Story| AP Missouri
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|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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|Story| AP Arkansas
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