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Wall St. drops on stimulus plan unease, China data
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks dropped on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on pace for its first back-to-back daily drop in a month amid investor concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus may be scaled back sooner than hoped and after weak data in China. The...Tags: Edward Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Conservation, Machine Manufacturing, Roche Holding AG
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Forgiving the unforgivable
In 2004, teenager Michael Hernandez murdered his 14-year-old best friend, Jamie Gough, in a bathroom at Southwood Middle School in Coconut Grove. Gough's parents, George and Maria, spent the next three years attempting to forgive Hernandez, a path that...Tags: Punishment, Coral Gables, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Coconut Grove, Human Interest
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Today's Buzz: Allow gay Boy Scouts?
Orlando Sentinel Editorial BoardThe 1,400 members of the Boy Scouts of America’s National Council were scheduled to vote at 6 pm Thursday on whether to drop the organization’s 1978 ban on gay scouts. That ban was upheld as constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2000....Tags: Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America, Lifestyle and Leisure, Youth Organizations, Same-Sex Marriage
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Oakland Raiders - TeamReport
ReutersNFL Team Report - Oakland Raiders - INSIDE SLANT The return of defensive back Charles Woodson may have an impact on the Raiders that cannot be measured by statistics or even graded on game tapes. "You want to play this game with a swagger, with a...Tags: Brandian Ross, Jacksonville Jaguars, Free Agency, Super Bowl, Michael Huff
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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...... -
Billie Sol Estes' notoriety included getting cameras kicked out of courtrooms
Fort Worth Star-TelegramThe following editorial appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Tuesday, May 21: Pecos, Texas, wheeler-dealer millionaire Billie Sol Estes had achieved frenzied national notoriety when Time magazine featured him on its May 25 cover in 1962. But...Tags: Lawyers, CBS Corp., Crimes, Prisons, Media Industry
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Boy Scouts set to vote Thursday on gay members
Leaders of Boy Scout organizations from across the United States will vote Thursday in Dallas on whether to accept gay Scouts. Based on a majority vote by 1,400 National Council members, the decision will be announced at 6 p.m. eastern time. The vote...
Tags: Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America, Minority Groups, Religion and Belief, Elections
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Is Obama Richard Nixon?
Despite what you may hear from some of his more fevered critics, President Barack Obama's recent scandal-quakes don't appear to fall anywhere near the level of Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal. But by another Nixonian yardstick, trying to muzzle on press...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Pentagon Papers Release (2011), News Media, Eric Holder, Central Intelligence Agency
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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: Pentagon Papers Release (2011), Tea Party Movement, Eric Holder, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Bethlehem Township (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Woodson returning to Raiders
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Oakland Raiders - INSIDE SLANT A soft market had Charles Woodson considering something he wouldn't have dreamed of a few months ago: finishing his career where he started it. And that's exactly what happened late...Tags: Brandian Ross, Jacksonville Jaguars, Free Agency, Super Bowl, Michael Huff
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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: Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Juvenile Delinquency, Justice System
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