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Democrats may call for $150 billion aid plan with tax rebate, food stamp money
South Florida Sun-SentinelAfter consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials...Tags: National Government, Government, State Budgets, Upper House, Harry Reid
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Strange murder case of Japanese businessman ends blocks from where it began in Los Angeles
AP Special CorrespondentLOS ANGELES (AP) _ A strange cold case murder story that stretched halfway around the globe and back over a span of nearly 30 years ended this weekend a few blocks from where it began, with the shocking suicide of Japanese businessman Kazuyoshi Miura in a...Tags: Assault, Criminal Laws, Trials, Lawyers, Extradition
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Democrats' possible aid plan could include tax rebate, food stamps funds, jobless benefits
AP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) _ After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax...Tags: National Government, State Budgets, Government, Upper House, Harry Reid
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Gay-rights wedge issue fading away?
The Swampby Johanna Neuman For more than four years, the Bush White House has run against any changes in the law that would allow gay Americans -- even his vice president's daughter -- to marry. Under the guidance of political maestro......Tags: Interior Policy, National Government, Christianity, Polls, Protestant
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Jenne ducks spotlight in pension battle
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsFelon Ken Jenne still wants his estimated $134,500-a-year state pension, and the former Broward Sheriff and political powerhouse might get it without having to show his face in a courtroom. A two-day hearing set for next week has been cancelled,......Tags: Interior Policy, Trials, Lawyers, Prisons, Pension and Welfare
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Conn. court rules for gay marriage
Los Angeles TimesThe Connecticut Supreme Court gave gay and lesbian couples the right to marry yesterday, ruling that civil unions relegate them to a "separate" and "inferior status" that falls short of full equality. "We therefore agree with the plaintiffs that...Tags: Jodi Rell, Trials, Christianity, Court Administration, Local Authority
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16-year court veteran running for Supreme Court
Associated Press WriterThe fourth floor of Wayne County's Murphy Hall of Justice isn't a place to settle fender-benders. Judge Diane Marie Hathaway handles rapes, robberies and murder. When she recently tried to pick a jury in a sexual-assault case, some people said they...Tags: Democratic Party, Law Enforcement, National Government, Henry Ford, Local Elections
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High Emotions On Both Sides Of Gay Marriage Case
In 1980, Garrett Stack met the person he wanted to marry: John Anderson. The couple share a house and life. But by law, they could not share wedding vows. So they were ecstatic Friday to learn of the state Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex...Tags: Election Day, Trials, West Hartford, Referenda, Same-Sex Marriage
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Obama proposes tax breaks, loans for small business; McCain wants to halt retiree stock sales
AP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) _ John McCain and Barack Obama outlined steps to counter the faltering economy and plummeting stock market on Friday, fresh evidence of the dominant role of pocketbook issues in their race for the White House. McCain, lagging in the...Tags: John McCain, $700 Billion Bank Bailout, National Government, State Budgets, Government
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Connecticut gay marriage opponents look to constitutional convention to overturn court ruling
Associated Press WriterHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Now that the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled same-sex couples have the right to wed, opponents of gay marriage are pinning their hopes on an infrequent ballot question in a longshot bid to block the unions. Every 20 years,...Tags: Jodi Rell, Richard Blumenthal, Election Day, Referenda, Same-Sex Marriage
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Connecticut justices give gays right to marry
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday gave gay and lesbian couples the right to marry, ruling that civil unions relegate them to a "separate" and "inferior status" that falls short of full equality. "We therefore agree with the plaintiffs that...Tags: Jodi Rell, Trials, Same-Sex Marriage, Christianity, Constitutional Issues
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Federal Communications Commission sides with NFL in dispute with Comcast over NFL Network
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Federal Communications Commission has sided with the National Football League in a long-running programming dispute with Comcast Corp., ruling that Comcast should carry the league's NFL Network on its popular digital cable package....Tags: Comcast Corp., Consumers, Satellite and Cable Service, National Football League, Regional Authority
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