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Gay marriage trial video will remain sealed, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court refused Thursday to make public the video of the Proposition 8 same-sex marriage trial, a victory for opponents of gay marriage.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the video from the 2010 federal...Tags: Trials, Trials, Marriage, Family, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)
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Political finger-pointing
Jesse Jackson is right. In response to the face-off in Arizona between President Barack Obama and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer last week, Jackson said, "Even George Wallace did not put his finger in Dr. King's face." And it's true; he didn't. Similarly, not...Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Stephanie Miller, MSNBC (tv network)
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Federal judge orders Pittsylvania Co. Board of Supervisors to stop prayers at meetings
WDBJ7 Associate ProducerA federal judge has ordered the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors to stop opening its meetings with prayer, at least for the time being. A woman who regularly attended the meetings filed an anonymous lawsuit against the Board. The American...Tags: Trials, Trials, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Pittsylvania County
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Rawlings-Blake readies for battle over proposal to raise bottle tax
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's administration is gearing up for a tough fight over her plan to raise Baltimore's bottle tax to pay for repairs to dilapidated city schools.
A bill to increase the 2-cent tax to 5 cents – and devote all bottle-tax...Tags: Bill Henry, William H. Cole IV, Carl Stokes, Food Industry, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Legendary Lawmen, Part 6: Frank Pape
Frank Pape leapt into the city's conscience with a gun in his hand — a gun he wasn't afraid to use during his storied career as a Chicago cop.
Before he retired in April 1972, he would be called the "city's toughest cop," "the cop all hoodlums...Tags: Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Labor Legislation, Racism
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O'Malley makes his case for 'investments' in Maryland
Gov. Martin O'Malley used his State of the State address Wednesday to make his case for his most ambitious legislative agenda since taking office.
Now comes the hard job of selling it.
In an upbeat, 33-minute speech to both chambers of the General...Tags: Energy Saving, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Marriage, Plant Openings, Family
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Anne Arundel Co. MLK dinner honors community leaders
As a small-business owner on Clay Street, the rough-and-tumble Annapolis community where he grew up, Michael McFarland was keenly aware of the need for mentors for the neighborhood's youth. In the early 1970s, when he owned a laundromat there, he began...Tags: College Sports, Anne Arundel County, Colleges and Universities, United States Naval Academy, Anthony G. Brown
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Helping businesses defend against cyber threats
Analysts with the National Security Agency see the threats coming at corporate America: viruses, worms and other malware targeting the computer networks that serve the nation's banks, utilities and businesses.
But the 64-year-old law that established the...Tags: National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Business, Economy, Business and Finance, Computer Networking and Internet
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Sedgwick County approves concealed weapons in some county buildings
Sedgwick County Commissioners passed a measure allowing people with concealed carry permits to bring their weapons into some county-owned buildings.
Commissioner Richard Ranzau said the law was to help protect the rights of gun owners, "if you can't...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Civil Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry
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Councilman wants to make English Arundel's official language
County Councilman Jerry Walker plans to introduce a bill at Monday night's council meeting that would declare English the official language of Anne Arundel County. The Gambrills Republican said the bill is the first in a series he plans to press that...Tags: New York City, Anne Arundel County, Ellis Island, John R Leopold, Language
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When should Baltimoreans vote? Once again, officials battle over proposals for change
City and state leaders and voting rights advocates agree on this: After last year's abysmal voter turnout, Baltimore's odd election cycle should be changed to lure more people to the polls and save millions of dollars. But a fierce battle is brewing over...Tags: Sheila Dixon, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Republican Party, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Federal birth control ruling upsets religious groups
Church officials and other religious-based groups are gearing up to fight an order by the Obama administration that they include birth control in employee health plans — a requirement some say could threaten the protection of other moral beliefs and...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Colon Cancer, David Gibson, Health Organizations, Government Health Care
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