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Nobel panel snubs Gallo in HIV prize
Twenty-five years after the discovery of the virus that causes AIDS, two French researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine yesterday for their role in that scientific breakthrough. Perhaps more notable than who won the award is who did not: Dr....Tags: Ronald Reagan, Awards and Prizes, Government, Diseases, Medicine
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Personal attacks lead in to debate
The presidential contest turned increasingly nasty yesterday as Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain launched new personal attacks ahead of the second presidential debate. Tonight's format, with direct questions from voters, could benefit McCain, who...Tags: NBC, Government, Campaign Finance, Executive Branch, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Gay adoption ban a moral must
Your Editorial Board's argument in support of homosexual adoption is shallow and short-sighted. What if the adoption applicants are a married couple who participate in a swingers club where they have sex with the spouses of other members of the club?...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Prostitution, Family, Sex
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Orlando takes up gays, Parramore, cleanup
Sentinel Staff WriterOrlando leaders made some big decisions Monday as they sought to revitalize Parramore, clean up cancer-causing pollution near downtown, help gay city employees and find a solution to controversial development proposed on the edge of Lake Eola Park....Tags: Patty Sheehan, Robert Johnson, Property, Lake Eola Park, Government
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Spending on Calif. gay marriage ban to exceed total for 24 similar measures in other states
Associated Press WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Supporters and opponents of a ballot initiative that would outlaw same-sex marriage in California have poured $41.2 million into the race, more than the combined total spent in the 24 states where similar measures have gone before...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Marriage, Campaign Finance, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Steve Smith
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Leading the charge ADL hails court's striking of proposed amendments
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Anti-Defamation League hailed the recent Florida Supreme Court decision to bar the Secretary of State from placing proposed Amendments 7 and 9 to the Florida state constitution on the November general election ballot, and added the judgment has...Tags: Civil Rights, Court Administration, Constitutional Issues, Freedom of Religion, Campaign Finance
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Lawyer: Hempstead sanitation supervisor preyed on women
eden.laikin@newsday.comHempstead Town sanitation supervisor Frank Pepe is a "wolf in sheep's clothing" who used his position to prey on young women who came to work in the department, the attorney for two women said yesterday in court. During closing arguments in the fifth...Tags: Central Islip, Prosecution, Trials, Islip, Discrimination
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We think: Orlando's decision on gay-partner benefits is a step forward
The Orlando City Council's decision Monday to give gay domestic-partner benefits to city employees may not be universally popular. But it's the right thing to do. Without the option of marriage in Florida, same-sex couples can become stuck in a quagmire...Tags: Miami Beach, Marriage, Government Health Care, Broward County, Private Health Care
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Change is needed in the judicial system
In my last column, I wrote about the recent race for judges in our county. As you know by now, three very deserving and experienced Hispanic judges lost their incumbent seats to newcomers. It seemed to some that it was outright discrimination of the three...Tags: Local Elections, Coral Springs, Judges, Laws, Broward County
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Change is needed in the Broward judicial system
Last week I wrote about the recent race for judges in our county. As you know by now, three very deserving and experienced Hispanic judges lost their incumbent seats to newcomers. It seemed to some that it was outright discrimination of the three...Tags: Local Elections, Coral Springs, Judges, Laws, Broward County
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Coroner: Madison couple died in homicide-suicide
The Dane County coroner says a couple found dead in a Madison home Saturday evening died in a homicide-suicide. Coroner John Stanley says 66-year-old Salvador Tellez-Giron died from self-inflicted hanging and his wife, 33-year-old Viviana Tellez-Giron,...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Murder, Suicide
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California to add something old to marriage license applications: 'bride' and 'groom'
Associated Press WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ The words "bride" and "groom" will reappear on all marriage license applications issued in California starting next month, state health officials said. In a notice posted on its Web site, the California Department of Public Health...Tags: Health Organizations, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Healthcare Policies, Family
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