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1 hr ago | Denver Post

APNewsBreak: Ritter moves on campaign finance law

Gov. Bill Ritter plans to take a dispute over campaign finance laws straight to the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Bill Ritter , Colorado, Colorado Government, US News

5 hrs ago | WCCO

Another Major Storm Set To Dump On Mid-Atlantic

Share + Feb 9, 2010 10:00 am US/Central WASHINGTON 1 of 4 A snowman is seen in front of the US Captiol in Washington, DC, on February 8, 2010.

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Related Topix: US Travel, Travel, US News, Philadelphia, PA, Weather, Offbeat

10 hrs ago | Montgomery Advertiser

Courthouse Commandments display ignores Georgia law

REIDSVILLE, Ga. - With the blessing of local officials, members of a Baptist church came to the Tattnall County courthouse last week with a hammer, nails and a large framed copy of the Ten Commandments they hung inside near the entrance.

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Related Topix: Georgia, Reidsville, GA, Tattnall County, GA, US News

15 hrs ago | Myrtle Beach Online

US to commit $78.5M to try to halt Asian carp

Navigational locks and gates in Chicago-area waterways crucial for shipping may be opened less frequently than usual under a $78.5 million campaign to prevent Asian carp from overrunning the Great Lakes, federal officials said Monday.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Michigan Government, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Business News

Mon Feb 08, 2010

Tulsa World

Oklahoma House panel OKs death sentence for child rapists

OKLAHOMA CITY a ' Repeat sex offenders convicted of raping a child 6 years old or younger would be eligible for the death penalty under a bill passed by a House committee.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma, Death Penalty, US News

TwinCities.com

Filmmakers produce videos of same-sex marriage trial

Two Los Angeles filmmakers are shedding light on a federal trial concerning same-sex marriage in California, whose proceedings were blacked out by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Related Topix: California, California Government, US News, Blog News

Netscape

GOP SEnator Collins Lies about the Constitution

GOP SEnator Collins Lies about the Constitution >> Posted By hyperbola 12 hours, 49 minutes ago in Political Opinion Over the weekend, Sen.

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Related Topix: Dick Cheney, US News, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, 9

5NEWSonline.com

Execution date set for Canadian County death row inmate Richard Tandy Smith

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has set April 8 as the execution date for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Tandy Smith.

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Related Topix: Prison, Canadian County, OK, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US News, Cell Phones, Electronics

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High Court Considers Federal Authority to Civilly Commit Sex Offenders

Generally, once a person has served their time for committing a crime, they are free to move forward with their lives.

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Related Topix: Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US News

Sun Feb 07, 2010

Philippines News.net

Swiss to end rough treatment of Guantanamo brothers

The Swiss government has agreed to relocate two Chinese Muslim brothers who have been detained at Guantanamo Bay for nearly eight years.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US News

Montgomery Advertiser

Charles C. Haynes: Bible battles

By Charles C. Haynes Fights over the Good Book in public schools have a long and ignoble history in the United States -- from 19th century Bible Wars to current conflicts over Bible electives.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Education Etc., US News, Third Circuit Court of Appeals

National Ledger

Attorney General Eric Holder's Premature Mirandization of Suspect

Republicans have been hitting the Obama administration for Attorney General Eric Holder's too-quick decision to Mirandize accused Christmas bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab after a mere 50 minutes of what has been described as valuable interrogation.

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Related Topix: US News, Prison, George Bush, W.

Chronicle-Telegram

Man put to death for 1994 convenience store killings

LUCASVILLE a ' Ohio executed a man this morning who had bragged he would copy a killing scene from a violent movie and then shot a convenience store owner and a clerk to death.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, US Politics, Ted Strickland, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Lucasville, OH, Drugs, Youngstown Metro

TheSpectrum.com

Utah seeks to exempt its guns from federal rules

SALT LAKE CITY - Guns made and kept in Utah would be exempt from federal regulations under a measure the Utah Senate gave its initial approval to Tuesday, despite concerns it could lead to a costly legal fight in a lean budget year.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Salt Lake City Metro, Salt Lake City, UT, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US News

Sat Feb 06, 2010

WCPO-TV9

Man Who Killed 2 In Ohio Loses Final Court Appeals

The execution of an Ohio man convicted of killing a convenience store owner and a clerk is proceeding now that the inmate has lost his final court appeals.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Prison, US News

St. Petersburg Times

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at Stetson University

Thomas, 61, makes few public appearances. When he does appear, it is often at law schools.

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Related Topix: US News, Stetson University, Gulfport, FL

Houston's Clear Thinkers

Justice Kennedy notices a couple of troubling issues

Overcriminalization of life and the appalling condition of our countrya TMs prison facilities have been frequent subjects on this blog over the years.

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Raw Story

US lawmaker blasts campaign finance ruling

A leading Democratic lawmaker blasted the US Supreme Court on Wednesday for "judicial activism" over a ruling that relaxes campaign finance rules.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Jerrold Nadler, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, State of the Union

Lawyers Weekly USA

Friday morning docket: Tale of two SCOTUS retirements?

Speculation over whether the U.S. Supreme Court will start its next term with or without Justice John Paul Stevens has been swirling ever since it was reported that he hired only one clerk for next term instead of the usual four.

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Related Topix: US News, Pancreatic Cancer, Health, State of the Union

hosted Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor

Impeached ex-Illinois governor Blagojevich faces new charges

Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich received a redrafted and expanded set of indictments Thursday as federal prosecutors sought to eliminate wording that has to do with a judicial statute prosecutors hoped would help their case but that the US Supreme Court may soon strike down.

Mr. Blagojevich was first indicted in April 2009; he was charged with 16 counts of corruption including racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud, extortion conspiracy, attempted extortion, and making false statements to federal agents. His trial is scheduled to start in June.

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Related Topix: US News, Chicago, IL

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