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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: June 18 The Star-Ledger, New Jersey, on unwillingness to make a debt deal keeps U.S. economic rebound stalled: The International Monetary Fund is that elite group of pinched-nosed accountants who have been running around Europe for the last ...
Tighter security coming for prescription database
State health officials said Wednesday they were beefing up security of the statewide prescription drug database to protect patient information, a week after the American Civil Liberties Union said patients' personal information was leaked. The Florida Department of Health said it was working with law enforcement officials and Attorney General ...
Colo. voter citizenship checks yield few responses
The latest round of letters questioning the citizenship of some Colorado registered voters has 63 out of 298 people affirming their right to vote, and most recipients are ignoring the May letters altogether. The letters are part of an ongoing effort by Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler to address ...
US calls out China, Russia over human trafficking
The U.S. accused China and Russia of failing to meet minimum standards in fighting human trafficking, ranking them on a par with North Korea and Syria. The State Department downgraded China and Russia in rankings on how 188 governments around the world have performed in fighting the flesh trade and ...
Fla. group seeks to build support for gay marriage
A group that supports same-sex marriage in Florida said Wednesday that it isn't confident an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling will nullify the state's gay marriage ban and is starting a public opinion campaign while waiting for the court to decide. The idea is to build public support for gay ...
Judge may expand Calif. prison mental health case
Attorneys who represent California inmates are asking a federal judge to expand the court's oversight of prison mental health care to include the Department of State Hospitals. The department is responsible for treatment at some of California's 33 adult prisons, including one in Soledad that is at the center of ...
Ohio lawmakers discuss, question new abortion bill
A measure that would force women seeking an abortion to submit to an ultrasound faced strong scrutiny from lawmakers Wednesday as it was presented before a legislative committee that vets health regulations in Ohio. Members of the House Health and Aging Committee raised several questions about the GOP-backed bill, which ...
Deen says she used slur but doesn't tolerate hate
Celebrity cook Paula Deen says she has used racial slurs in the past but insists she and her brother, who are accused of racial and sexual discrimination in a lawsuit by a former manager of their restaurant, don't tolerate hateful behavior. In a court deposition filed Monday in federal court, ...
Oversight board concerned about NSA surveillance
The chairman of the group that President Barack Obama says will meet with him to discuss the National Security Agency's secret surveillance program is expressing concerns about the program and says the group will publish a report about its inquiry. The chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, ...
Ohio woman allegedly enslaved spent time in jail
A mentally disabled Ohio woman who authorities say was enslaved for two years with her daughter recently spent time in jail after pleading guilty to beating the girl. Court records show that a child endangering complaint was filed against the woman in October 2012. That came just after the woman ...
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