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News US House approves lawsuit against Obama
US House approves lawsuit against Obama
Elizabeth LaForgia
July 31, 2014 02:35:07 pm

The US House of Representatives passed a resolution on Wednesday authorizing Speaker of the House John Boehner to move ahead with a lawsuit which would challenge President Barack Obama's 2013 decision to waive...

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Airline advocacy groups challenge increased fees by TSA
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 31, 2014 12:55:53 pm

Airlines for America (A4A) and International Air Transport Association (IATA) have filed a petition in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit , asking the court to review an Interim Final Rule ...

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News France president condemns Israel for attack on UN refugee camp in Palestine
France president condemns Israel for attack on UN refugee camp in Palestine
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 31, 2014 12:03:08 pm

French President Francois Hollande on Thursday condemned the Israeli shelling of a UN school in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing six Palestinians. The attack came shortly after...

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News MA governor signs abortion buffer zone bill
MA governor signs abortion buffer zone bill
Nicholas Tomsho
July 31, 2014 08:29:42 am

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill Wednesday tightening security regulations to protect clients and patients at abortion clinics from abusive protests and demonstrations. The Act to Promote Public Safety and Protect Access to...

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News Bank of America to pay $1.27 billion for mortgage fraud
Bank of America to pay $1.27 billion for mortgage fraud
Nicholas Tomsho
July 31, 2014 07:58:34 am

A federal judge on Wednesday imposed a $1.27 billion penalty on Bank of America after a jury found them liable for mortgage fraud. Judge Jed Rakoff for the US District Court for the...

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Rights groups condemn Algeria for unfair trial of activists
Ann Schober
July 30, 2014 12:26:17 pm

Two major human rights advocacy groups on Tuesday voiced their opposition to the "unfair trial" that led to the conviction of 26 Algerian activists on charges of holding an "armed gathering" and violence against the police....

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News Appeals court overturns law that would close Mississippi abortion clinic
Appeals court overturns law that would close Mississippi abortion clinic
Ann Schober
July 30, 2014 11:00:11 am

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on Tuesday to overturn a 2012 Mississippi state law that would have closed Jackson Women's Health Organization (JWHO) [official...

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Congressman introduces bill to legalize marijuana oil
Taylor Gillan
July 29, 2014 09:20:06 am

US Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) on Monday introduced a bill to nationally legalize cannabidiol (CBD) oil, or marijuana extract, which has been shown to treat seizures in children suffering from epilepsy. Although the bill, called...

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UN rights chief calls for end to fighting in eastern Ukraine
Taylor Gillan
July 28, 2014 03:36:40 pm

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Monday issued a report documenting what it refers to as "the continuing deterioration of the human rights situation in eastern Ukraine" and calling for greater...

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Federal Judge declares DC gun law unconstitutional
William Helbling
July 27, 2014 03:20:59 pm

US Federal Judge Frederick J. Scullin Jr. on Saturday ruled that the District of Columbia law prohibiting the carrying of pistols in public is unconstitutional. It is reported that Judge Scullin issued an order...

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On June 2, 1946, Italians approved a public referendum to change their country from a monarchy into a republic for the first time in the nation's history. The Constitution of Italy later came into force on January 1, 1948.

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