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New state laws employ Roe v. Wade provisions to restrict abortions
Jackson :: AL :: USA | 3 months ago
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Alabama and Indiana are about to join them, with fresh legislation waiting for signatures on their governors' desks. A spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood said Thursday that the laws are the tip of the iceberg in a broader assault on a woman's right
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House passes law targeting funding for terrorism
Bangkok :: Thailand | 8 months ago
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The anti-financial sponsorship of terrorism law had been proposed because even though Thailand already has an anti-terrorism law on its books as part of the Criminal Code as well as anti-money laundering laws, it did not have any instruments to
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The Quiet Campaign: Voter Suppression
Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | 1 year ago
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In a national campaign that does not get much national publicity, at least 41 states have passed laws or are considering new laws making it more difficult to vote in November, or legislation designed to discourage people from even trying to cast
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Coulter Column: Turns Out Obama's an Even Worse Lawyer Than His Solicitor General
Columbia :: SC :: USA | 1 year ago
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The reason tea partiers carried signs saying "Read the Constitution!" was that we were hoping people would read the Constitution. Story Continues Below Ad I don't know how a court could overturn a law that hasn't been "passed."...If it hasn't even
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Key week for state health insurance exchange bill
Chicago :: IL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Within two years, Illinois residents and small businesses are supposed to be able to visit a state website to comparison shop for health insurance. But fundamental disagreements in President Barack Obama's home state over how to govern the website
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New State Laws Are Limiting Access for Voters
Portland :: ME :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Since Republicans won control of many statehouses last November, more than a dozen states have passed laws requiring voters to show photo identification at polls, cutting back early voting periods or imposing new restrictions on voter registration
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Overstock.com to stop marketing in N.C.
Salem :: India | 2 years ago
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Overstock.com Inc. says that even though it's stopping its marketing efforts in North Carolina, it hopes to keep its best customers in the state by offering them a reward for their loyalty. Overstock said Monday that it will give its top 40,000 N.C.
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Hong Kong passes laws to seize Iran-linked assets
Hong Kong :: China | 2 years ago
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Hong Kong said Wednesday it had passed laws to comply with UN sanctions against Iran, two months after 20 shipping firms in the city were accused of having links to Tehran's weapons buildup. The new laws -- which came into effect last Friday --
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Senate committee criticizes N.J. health commissioner's absence, progress on enforcing laws
Trenton :: NJ :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Frustrated that Health and Senior Services Commissioner Poonam Alaigh declined to testify before the Senate health committee Monday, Chairwoman Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) said she would call a hearing based on the commissioner's schedule to discuss
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America, A Country of Laws? Hardly!
New York City :: NY :: USA | over 2 years ago
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What good is a country of laws if we selectively enforce some laws but negligently or willfully ignore others, at the whim of those in power, be it politicians, bureaucrats, prosecuting attorneys, judges, or law-enforcement officers? What becomes a
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