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    Nov 11, 2009 |Story| Associated Press
  1. Salt Lake City approves gay rights measures after historic Mormon church backing

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment.
    Associated Press Writers
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment....

    Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Government, Mormon, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  2. Nov 11, 2009 |Story| KSTU
  3. Salt Lake City Passes Ordinance to Protect Gays From Discrimination

    In an unexpected vote Tuesday night, the Salt Lake City Council has unanimously passed the state's first anti-gay discrimination ordinances. This comes after the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gave its strong support in favor of the acts. The LDS church supports the pair of Salt Lake City ordinances that makes it illegal to discriminate against gays in housing and employment matters, a spokesman said Tuesday.
    FOX 13 News
    In an unexpected vote Tuesday night, the Salt Lake City Council has unanimously passed the state's first anti-gay discrimination ordinances. This comes after the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gave its strong support in favor of the acts....

    Tags: Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Mormon, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Freedom of Religion

  4. Nov 10, 2009 |Story| Associated Press
  5. NJ man detained in Ethiopia sues FBI agents, says they violated his rights in interrogations

    Associated Press Writer
    TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man detained for months in Ethiopia on allegations of supporting Islamic militants before being allowed to come home sued the FBI agents involved in his interrogations. Amir Mohamed Meshal, who was held nearly four...

    Tags: International Law, Kenya, Ethiopia, U.S. Department of State, Al-Qaeda

  6. Nov 10, 2009 |Story| KDVR
  7. Denver judge tosses out state ruling on medical marijuana rules

    DENVER - The Colorado State Board of Health acted "illegally" last week when it amended rules on medical marijuana providers, a Denver judge ruled Tuesday.
    KDVR Denver
    DENVER - The Colorado State Board of Health acted "illegally" last week when it amended rules on medical marijuana providers, a Denver judge ruled Tuesday. District Judge Larry Naves lectured the board for a second time for holding meetings on public...

    Tags: AIDS, Denver, Medical Marijuana Therapy, HIV, Lawyers

  8. Nov 10, 2009 |Story| Associated Press
  9. Court throws out bid for names of Chicago cops

    AP Legal Affairs Writer
    A federal appeals court overturned on Tuesday a lower court's order making public the names of 662 Chicago police officers who have been accused of repeatedly abusing civilians. The names of the officers, all of whom had 10 or more abuse complaints...

    Tags: Journalism, Judges, Local Authority, Laws

  10. Nov 10, 2009 |Story| Associated Press
  11. CT judge hears arguments on inmate hunger strike

    A Connecticut judge is deliberating whether to let prison officials continue force-feeding an inmate who has been on a hunger strike for more than two years. Hartford Superior Court Judge James Graham heard closing arguments Tuesday in the case of...

    Tags: Judges

  12. Nov 10, 2009 |Story| Associated Press
  13. Samoan Diplomat Sues Over Missouri Arrest

    A Samoan diplomat says federal immigration officials violated his constitutional rights when they charged him in Missouri last year with falsely claiming to be a
U.S. citizen.
    The Associated Press
    A Samoan diplomat says federal immigration officials violated his constitutional rights when they charged him in Missouri last year with falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen. Hans Joachim Keil is an associate minister of Western Samoa who holds dual...

    Tags: U.S. Air Force, Litigation, Trials, Diplomacy, Samoa

  14. Nov 10, 2009 |Story| Associated Press
  15. Anti-tax, school, health groups spur e-mails on Strickland plan to delay Ohio income tax cuts

    Associated Press Writer
    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After Richard Handy of Fairfield received an e-mail from a conservative group calling Gov. Ted Strickland's proposed delay of Ohio's income tax cuts a "retroactive tax increase," Handy fired off a few passionate words to some...

    Tags: Government, National Government, Personal Income, Budgets and Budgeting, Bill Harris

  16. Nov 10, 2009 |Story| Associated Press
  17. Japan plans $5 billion in Afghanistan aid ahead of Obama visit

    Associated Press Writer
    TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Tuesday announced $5 billion in fresh aid to Afghanistan even as it plans to bring home refueling ships supporting U.S.-led forces there. The pledge comes just days before President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo for talks...

    Tags: Government, Tokyo (Japan), Pakistan, United Nations, Japan

  18. Nov 10, 2009 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  19. Vatican: Celibacy rule stands for most Roman Catholic priests

    Reuters
    -- The Vatican said Monday that its plan to allow married Anglican priests to convert to Catholicism does not signal any change to its long-standing rule of celibacy for the overwhelming majority of Roman Catholic priests. The Vatican stressed its...

    Tags: Vatican City, Benedict XVI, Anglican, Rome (Italy), Christianity

  20. Nov 9, 2009 |Story| WNEP
  21. Investigating Juvenile Injustice in Luzerne County

    In Luzerne County a special commission met Monday to hear more about juvenile injustice and how a major corruption scandal can be avoided in the future.
    In Luzerne County a special commission met Monday to hear more about juvenile injustice and how a major corruption scandal can be avoided in the future. The Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice heard from a judge assigned to look into juvenile...

    Tags: John Cleland, Corporate Crime, Corruption, Teen-agers, Lawyers

  22. Nov 9, 2009 |Story| Associated Press
  23. A roundup of editorials from Michigan newspapers

    A vote for tolerance in Kalamazoo Inclusive minds prevailed in Kalamazoo on Nov. 3, as that city became the 16th in Michigan to embrace an ordinance that prohibits discrimination against gays and lesbians in employment, housing and public...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Television Industry, Bodies of Water, Telecommunication Service, Tourism and Leisure

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