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What's tougher to get than a same-sex marriage? A same-sex divorce
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOn the morning of May 26, 2004, Cassandra Ormiston and her long-time partner Margaret Chambers arose early, hopped in the car and raced across the border into Massachusetts. Then-Gov. Mitt Romney, a staunch opponent of same-sex marriage, had already...Tags: Family, Personal Income, Government, Minority Groups, Bill Clinton
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Anne Arundel girl who put baby in trash released
Sun reporterAn Anne Arundel County teenager who was sentenced last year to a juvenile detention facility for throwing her newborn baby in the trash was ordered released Thursday after serving eight months. The former Broadneck High School student, who is now 19, was...Tags: Therapies, Criminal Laws, Illnesses, Punishment, Prosecution
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Court strikes down tighter Medicaid standards
Associated Press WriterA state policy laying out tighter criteria for Medicaid in-home care is invalid, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. The state Department of Health and Family Services, now known as the Department of Health Services, should have spelled out the policy...Tags: Health Insurance, Medicaid, Local Authority, Government Health Care, Long Term Care
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New disability rules to have wide effects
The Associated PressThousands of gallons of water pulse through cascading waterfalls and rapids at Adventure Mini Golf in Lake Worth. The course, which covers about an acre, features different elevations with two sets of stairs connecting them. When people ask whether it'...Tags: Local Authority, Miniature Golf, National Government, Theme Park Vacations, Civil Laws
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Court upholds hate crime in racial slurs case
Associated Press WriterProsecutors correctly added a hate crime enhancer to charges against three people accused of using racial slurs against blacks, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. Attorneys for Victoria Lee Trappe, Anthony Michael Welda and Timothy Robert Wagner...Tags: Trials, Punishment, Lawyers, Prosecution, Racism
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Trial set in suit to block Delta-Northwest deal
AP Business WriterA federal judge has set a trial date for a lawsuit by a group of airline passengers that seeks to block Delta Air Lines Inc. from acquiring Northwest Airlines Corp. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker will preside over the Nov. 5 trial in San Francisco.... -
Immigration raid tactics draw congressional ire
Associated Press WriterLawmakers on Thursday questioned the legality and effectiveness of the government's tactics in a May raid that led to the arrest of nearly 400 immigrants. The crackdown on a kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa -- called Agriprocessors --...Tags: Demographics, Wages and Pensions, Labor Legislation, Theft, Health and Safety at Work
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Hate Crimes Hit 5-year High in L.A. County
Associated PressLOS ANGELES -- Hate crimes in Los Angeles County soared last year to their highest mark in five years even as overall crime dropped across the region, according to a report released Thursday. The annual report by the county's human relations commission...Tags: Gang Activity, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Racism, Assault
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Midwest relief packages will have to wait
Victims of recent storm and flood damage in the Midwest could get some disaster assistance and tax relief under new measures pending in Congress -- but not until after the August recess. Lawmakers have delayed consideration of a supplemental emergency...Tags: Emergency Planning, Government, Emergency Incidents, Relief and Aid Organizations, Disasters
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Minnesota news in brief at 8:58 p.m. CDT
The House overwhelmingly passed legislation Thursday aimed at improving the safety of the nation's bridges, nearly a year after the deadly collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Minneapolis. The vote was 367-55. The legislation would authorize an...Tags: Transportation, Road Transportation, Government, Judges, Tim Pawlenty
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