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Butler County still plans to use its controversial touch-screen voting machines in the November election - even though it joined the lawsuit Thursday against the manufacturer. "There's no choice," said Butler County …
Tagged: lawsuit, ohio, presidential election, voting machines, election2008, diebold inc, touchscreen voting, voter rights, butler county, premier election solutions inc
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Washington - Almost 12 percent of the deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives are alcohol-related - more than three times the percentage in the general population, a new federal report says. The report …
Tagged: health, reservations, alcoholism, alaska natives, american indians, indian health service, centers for disease control, alcohol related deaths
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Mexico City - Mexico's Supreme Court voted 8-3 Thursday to uphold legal abortion in the capital, opening the possibility that similar measures could be adopted elsewhere in Mexico - and perhaps beyond. But …
Tagged: mexico, mexico city, roman catholic church, women and 039 s issues, abortion rights, felipe calderon, women and 039 s rights, legal abortions, anti abortion activists, mexican supreme court
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The arrests this week of nearly 600 immigrant workers at a manufacturing plant in Laurel, Miss., are fueling a national debate over a federal system to check new hires' work documents, a program whose expansion the …
Tagged: immigration, labor, white house, mississippi, raids, workers, arrests, laurel, e verify
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San Francisco - California, known for its far-ranging suburbs and jam-packed traffic, is close to adopting a law intended to slow the increase in emissions of heat-trapping gases by encouraging housing close to job …
Tagged: development, environment, california, transportation, urban planning, greenhouse gas emissions, zoning, urban sprawl, state legislation
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