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Appeals Court Lifts Injunction Against Stem-Cell Research
The federal government can continue to finance embryonic-stem-cell research, temporarily, because a federal appeals court on Wednesday lifted an injunction that had blocked such work.
Wis. reaches deal on military, overseas voting - AP
The two sides expected to file an agreement in federal court on Friday. Wisconsin Government Accountability Board spokesman Reid Magney would not say Thursday what was in the consent decree before it was filed.
Euphemize me: Whats a "paramour"?
Government rekindles "paramour" for same-sex relationship Last month, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced that 29-year-old District woman Rolanda Edgar would serve 48 months for "kidnapping her paramour's 6-year-old s...
Second straight poll spells trouble f...
With six days to go until a crucial mayoral primary in the District of Columbia, a new survey suggests Mayor Adrian Fenty is fighting for his political life.
Lawsuit delays 'Red Flags Rule' enactment for urologists and other physicians
Implementation of the "Red Flags Rule" by the Federal Trade Commission, which would require medical practices and other businesses to take specific steps to minimize identity theft and which has been challenged by the AUA, has been delayed until a...
Highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1950
The number of people dying on the nation's roads has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, helped by a combination of seat belts, safer cars and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws.
A Good Day for Schools in New York
Today New York Governor David Patterson signed into law an anti-bullying bill that will protect all students in schools that receive public funding regardless of real or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, relig...
Somali pleads guilty to piracy charges in takeover over merchant ship.
Jama Idle Ibrahim, a/k/a Jaamac Ciidle, pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit piracy under the law of nations and conspiracy to use a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr.
Judge to Obama administration: Yes, I meant it, stop tax-paid embryo research
Loved this headline , as if judges are supposed to rule on the basis of liking or disliking cases at handa Yesterday Chief Judge Royce Lamberth of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia denied the Obama administrationa s emergency...
Accused Somali pirate pleads guilty in DC
An accused Somali pirate has pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy from a November 2008 attack in the Gulf of Aden on a Danish ship carrying cargo from a U.S. company.
Neb. bucks U.S. trend on births
Fran and Aaron Quinn and daughter Stella, almost 1. JEFF BEIERMANN/THE WORLD-HERALD Neb.
Fall is in the Air at Bruegger's
Bruegger's is celebrating fall with perfect combinations for breakfast and lunch.
health insurance form
When health insurance companies announce a rate hike, most states have laws that require some step be taken before the new rates take effect for state regulated health policies.
Nevada Public Education Receives Mixed Reviews In New Study
An examination of how well states do in educating their low-income children generated some surprising results and shows Nevada ranking 18th in the national comparison, the authors of an ALEC report said last week.
GOP Ex-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
The former treasurer of the National Republican Congressional Committee has pleaded guilty to embezzling $844,718 from various political committees, including his own.
Why So Few Early Voting Centers?
More than 1,000 people showed up to the Chevy Chase Community Center in Ward 3 on Labor Day , the Washington Post reports .
Program grant to benefit state
Tennessee will share in a $170 million Race to the Top Assessment Program grant announced today by the U.S. Department of Education.
Paul Greenberg
It's always good to have a member of the Cabinet come to town, one who's making a difference instead of just an appearance.
Clemens to be arraigned Monday on charges he lied
Former baseball pitching star Roger Clemens will be arraigned on Monday on charges he lied to the U.S. Congress about his use of drugs to boost his performance, according to a schedule issued on Thursday.
Health care reform helps nursing moms
One little-discussed provision in the new health care reform law requires all employers to provide unpaid break time and private space for nursing mothers to pump breast milk at work.
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