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4	COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN GUILT OF THOSE EXECUTED	3
13	NRA ducks out on Prez town hall	12
9	"We're not disputing that there is a plausibility that secondhand smoke could cause breast cancer," says Harmon Eyre, the American Cancer Society's chief medical officer. "All we're saying is that the evidence has just not reached that level." The disease kills 40,000 women each year in the USA.	8
7	LAWYER FACES DEATH IF HE HIRED HIT MAN	6
7	SHOOTING REKINDLES GUN CONTROL DEBATE	6
5	according to testimony yesterday in Loudoun County General District Court.	4
13	Bush says no gay marriages, but . . .; He appeared open to same-sex unions at the state level, but also open to a federal ban.	12
5	"Will you join me," he asked colleagues online last year, "and refuse to legally marry people?"	4
2	The mounting difficulty in obtaining lethal drugs has already caused states to furtively scramble for supplies.	1
13	President Obama hit the right notes when he made the case for overhauling the immigration system in a speech in Las Vegas on Tuesday. He spoke one day after a bipartisan group of eight senators released their own blueprint for a comprehensive reform bill, and the back-to-back events gave the odd sensation -- rare during the Obama administration -- of seeing Congress and the White House moving in more or less the same direction.	12
7	. Police arrested two demonstrators for disorderly conduct.	6
1	' said a manager at Pete's Gun Shop in Adams, Mass., and he hadn't noticed an additional uptick in business this week.	0
4	a matter of simple justice.	3
5	Legal precedents may well be on the state's side	4
1	over the fee	0
5	The problem with 'stand your ground' law	4
5	fter having been charged with murder in November	4
1	When he announced the plan, he asked backers in Safford, 130 miles northeast of Tucson, for donations to help him build up a $ 5,000 legal fund.	0
9	Addiction Key Links Cocaine With Nicotine	8
1	mom-and-pop taverns won't have to fear that their clientele	0
5	Now he's suing for $ 100-million.	4
15	IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL DENIES BEING RUSHED	14
13	The Clinton administration will propose a sharp increase in the federal licensing fee for gun dealers in an effort to reduce the number of people selling weapons, Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen said Monday.	12
5	Lethal injection halted over competency issue	4
5	But the appeals court said that was the wrong approach. Rather, it said, the defense, the prosecution and the judge should develop a way to present to the jury statements from the al-Qaida witnesses that would support Moussaoui. The defense must have a major role in crafting such a compromise, the court said.	4
13	politicians	12
13	Dozens of Republican lawmakers signed a letter Friday calling on Gov. Terry McAuliffe to provide legal counsel to defend Virginia's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.	12
5	Brown's first trial ended in a hung jury in March, when a single juror held out against conviction after three days of deliberations.	4
5	Illinois Drops Murder Case Against 4	4
7	is the only person in the nation to have been executed since that day.	6
12	believing it to be overwhelmingly popular with urban voters weary of gunfire in the streets.	11
13	Spitzer seemed to underscore the same point two weeks ago when he questioned former President Bill Clinton's decision to spend his early political capital in 1993 on the issue of gays in the military.	12
1	It's not all advertising, of course.	0
5	Two court attempts to overturn the ban have failed, as the constitutionality of the measure was upheld by both the United States Court of Appeals and the Illinois Appellate Court within the last year. The National Rifle Association is considering an appeal to the United States Supreme Court.	4
5	Court says gun-ban law went too far	4
11	Rogue's gallery of shootheads Paintings show senators in gun lobby grip	10
5	however, has said he intends to appeal the case, so an appellate court could still put the weddings on hold.	4
5	Plowman said he has not decided whether to pursue the death penalty in the case. But he said Hall was charged with capital murder because prosecutors "don't think he deserves anything less than a life sentence" -- the minimum penalty for capital murder.	4
9	Illinois defines mentally retarded as having an IQ of 75 or less.	8
5	The jury found that 15 of the 25 gun makers that were sued distribute their product negligently. The 15 included Beretta USA Corp., Colt's Manufacturing Co. and Jennings Firearms Inc. The jury linked nine of the 15 companies to one or more of the three shootings. Smith & Wesson Corp. and Sturm, Ruger and Co. were among those cleared.	4
1	Branching out: MoneyGram expands reach overseas	0
13	A popular bipartisan bill intended to stem illegal immigration is stalled in Congress and isn't likely to be acted on until at least next month, House Republican leaders say.	12
10	Enrollment falls in line with that of other area agencies offering benefits to domestic partners.	9
1	The fact the tobacco settlement brings Florida in excess of a half-billion dollars a year makes neglecting the anti-smoking program even more inexcusable. Like other states, Florida has diverted the tobacco windfall to fill other budget gaps and to continue handing out tax breaks.	0
12	Thirty years ago, I was a mostly pro-life, mostly fiscal conservative. If you had asked me if same-sex marriage should be legal, I would have said "no."	11
11	TV SMOKES OUT A TRENDY NEW ARCHVILLAIN: TOBACCO AND ITS PURVEYORS	10
13	The measure now appears dead for the session.	12
12	CU students with concealed-carry permits voice concerns	11
11	One chapel, created by the New York-based firm Z-A Studio and called "Kiss," is made of honeycomb cardboard and resembles an open helix. The other, designed by the firm ICRAVE, also based in New York, is constructed from rainbow ribbons that couples will be able to tie in a knot during their wedding ceremonies and take with them after the event.	10
7	Before that, Moore, 31, had been imprisoned twice - for shooting up a house and for firing an Uzi in a North Philadelphia shoot-out. His eight other arrests died in local courts.	6
5	The Supreme Court would not have ruled on gay marriage until early next year, and then it would have almost certainly affirmed it.	4
13	yan	12
13	Trump's reckless call to 'Second Amendment people	12
7	More than four months after the massacre at Columbine High School	6
4	"Whether you support or oppose capital punishment as a remedy, there is no conceivable rationale for putting the wrong person to death."	3
13	Obama's Gun Play	12
6	saying Florida already has more handguns than any other state	5
7	KILLER OF 2 CHILDREN EXECUTED	6
7	TIP, TRAP NABBED SUSPECT IN NOTORIOUS SMUGGLING CASE AGENTS SAY MAN ADMITS ROLE IN HIGH-SPEED CHASE	6
11	PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITION	10
5	filing suit	4
1	If adopted, New York's tax on a pack of smokes would jump to $1.06, bringing the average price to about $3.50. New York City adds an additional 8-cent surcharge.	0
5	The sentencing hearing for Aileen Wuornos got off to a slow start Monday, as a judge decided whether the accused serial killer could waive her right to appear in court.	4
7	Colorado shooting prompts gun bills in big states	6
5	IMMIGRATION-LAW OFFENDER GETS TEACHING PERMIT IN SETTLEMENT	4
6	From all appearances, the bill's ambiguous language is likely to invite dispute. It bars recognition, for any purpose, of same-sex relationships that are "treated as marriages in any jurisdiction, whether within or outside the state of Florida."	5
7	The shooting deaths of an estranged Tampa couple 10 days ago	6
11	A&E Explores 'Guns in America'	10
5	ithin days, authorities in Virginia, Maryland and the District filed murder charges against the pair. Muhammad was shipped to Prince William County on Nov. 7, 2002, for his first prosecution; Malvo went to Fairfax.	4
6	a bill to allow gay marriage is heading to the floor of the Legislature - ready or not.	5
5	Sweeping Measure Expanding Rights of Gun Owners Is Signed Into Georgia Law	4
13	The Democratic Party took an initial step toward supporting same-sex marriage for the first time in its party platform.	12
7	Officials arrested 184 passengers and said an unknown number of others got away. Ten crew members also were arrested on suspicion of smugging illegal aliens.	6
12	Outside NRA headquarters, hundreds gather in vigil and protest	11
5	Grueling Questions in Brothers' Murder Trial	4
13	President Clinton signed it just seven months before the April 19, 1995, Oklahoma City bombing.	12
6	Mr. Obama steers clear of structural changes in social welfare programs, which make up about 60 percent of the budget. But he proposes substantial savings in Medicare, including cuts in payments for nursing homes and home health agencies.	5
13	Lobbyists can't win on immigration;	12
1	"wages low, the unions suppressed and their gardens well tended," in addition to being filled with left-wing multiculturalists. Mr. Helprin also described economic arguments about small immigrant effects on wages as "the kind of nonsense economists speak.	0
12	GROUP PUSHES FOR GUN SENSE	11
5	During an hour-long argument in a crowded chamber of the Court of Appeals in Annapolis, attorney Kenneth Y. Choe of the American Civil Liberties Union invoked the civil rights struggle and said the ability to marry is a fundamental right that belongs to all Marylanders, not only to those for whom that right has always been recognized.	4
13	Senate debate heats up over legislation to control tobacco	12
7	gun violence	6
9	law-abiding citizens will continue to be helpless prey for murderers, rapists and thieves	8
13	The governor-elect is expected to resume executions.	12
6	legislation	5
5	Sully can ask the 9th Circuit to reconsider the appeal with an 11-judge panel, or petition the U.S. Supreme Court. But he may face long odds -- the opinion was written by Judge Sidney Thomas and joined by Judge Marsha Berzon, two of the 9th Circuit's more liberal judges who are ordinarily receptive to the legal arguments of death row inmates.	4
11	In 1791, Americans were understandably leery of standing armies. The Revoluti on had been fought against King George's professionals, many of whose officers were quartered in colonial homes against the will of the inhabitants. The war, indeed, began when the British marched to Concord, Mass., to seize arms in the possession of local militias.	10
5	RULING ALLOWING GAY MARRIAGES IS PUT ON HOLD BY JUDGE IN HAWAII	4
5	Attorneys with the Arizona-based Alliance Defending Freedom claim in the petition that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit acted prematurely and unfairly Friday when it allowed gay marriage to resume by lifting a hold that had been placed on same-sex unions.	4
7	This time Stuchiner was charged with the correct offense -- possessing documents for making false instruments -- and was duly sentenced, the commission said	6
7	THE MOST WANTED man in America was charged Monday with killing a Riverside, Calif., cop in an ambush that could earn him the death penalty, authorities said. And video surfaced of Christopher Dorner, 33, shopping for scuba gear before he went on the warpath, allegedly murdering three people, reports said. The revenge-seeking ex-cop was still at large Monday. The father of the man at the center of Dorner's vendetta urged the former LAPD officer to end his alleged spree. "He should turn himself in," Richard Gettler told the Daily News. Dorner was fired after he claimed a colleague kicked Gettler's son during a 2007 arrest.	6
5	State high court fulfilled its role	4
13	President Barack Obama's administration appealed to the Supreme Court Friday	12
5	The couples, who are being represented by the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, contend in the suit that New Jersey's statutes define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, effectively preventing them from seeking a marriage license and enjoying the many benefits that marriage carries with it, including tax breaks and other pension, health and educational benefits.	4
9	including the American Lung Association and the American Heart Association.	8
15	Calm returns, but tensions still high	14
11	In recent years, though, immigrants from West Africa have carved a rich ethnic niche in the borough's landscape, bringing new merchants, vendors, a church and other institutions that cater to their tastes and needs. They have arrived at a time when other immigrants, like Indians and Filipinos, have also settled on the island.	10
6	America has weak and laxly enforced regulations. No one knows how many handguns are privately held in the United States. About a quarter of U.S. families admit to owning them. But the actual number of handguns in circulation is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions.	5
12	MASSACHUSETTS RULING SPARKS LOBBYING/ BY SUPPORTERS, OPPONENTS OF GAY MARRIAGE	11

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COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN GUILT OF THOSE EXECUTED

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NRA ducks out on Prez town hall

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"We're not disputing that there is a plausibility that secondhand smoke could cause breast cancer," says Harmon Eyre, the American Cancer Society's chief medical officer. "All we're saying is that the evidence has just not reached that level." The disease kills 40,000 women each year in the USA.

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7

LAWYER FACES DEATH IF HE HIRED HIT MAN

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SHOOTING REKINDLES GUN CONTROL DEBATE

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according to testimony yesterday in Loudoun County General District Court.

4

13

Bush says no gay marriages, but . . .; He appeared open to same-sex unions at the state level, but also open to a federal ban.

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5

"Will you join me," he asked colleagues online last year, "and refuse to legally marry people?"

4

2

The mounting difficulty in obtaining lethal drugs has already caused states to furtively scramble for supplies.

1

13

President Obama hit the right notes when he made the case for overhauling the immigration system in a speech in Las Vegas on Tuesday. He spoke one day after a bipartisan group of eight senators released their own blueprint for a comprehensive reform bill, and the back-to-back events gave the odd sensation -- rare during the Obama administration -- of seeing Congress and the White House moving in more or less the same direction.

12

7

. Police arrested two demonstrators for disorderly conduct.

6

1

' said a manager at Pete's Gun Shop in Adams, Mass., and he hadn't noticed an additional uptick in business this week.

0

4

a matter of simple justice.

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5

Legal precedents may well be on the state's side

4

1

over the fee

0

5

The problem with 'stand your ground' law

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5

fter having been charged with murder in November

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1

When he announced the plan, he asked backers in Safford, 130 miles northeast of Tucson, for donations to help him build up a $ 5,000 legal fund.

0

9

Addiction Key Links Cocaine With Nicotine

8

1

mom-and-pop taverns won't have to fear that their clientele

0

5

Now he's suing for $ 100-million.

4

15

IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL DENIES BEING RUSHED

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The Clinton administration will propose a sharp increase in the federal licensing fee for gun dealers in an effort to reduce the number of people selling weapons, Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen said Monday.

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5

Lethal injection halted over competency issue

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5

But the appeals court said that was the wrong approach. Rather, it said, the defense, the prosecution and the judge should develop a way to present to the jury statements from the al-Qaida witnesses that would support Moussaoui. The defense must have a major role in crafting such a compromise, the court said.

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politicians

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Dozens of Republican lawmakers signed a letter Friday calling on Gov. Terry McAuliffe to provide legal counsel to defend Virginia's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

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5

Brown's first trial ended in a hung jury in March, when a single juror held out against conviction after three days of deliberations.

4

5

Illinois Drops Murder Case Against 4

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is the only person in the nation to have been executed since that day.

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believing it to be overwhelmingly popular with urban voters weary of gunfire in the streets.

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13

Spitzer seemed to underscore the same point two weeks ago when he questioned former President Bill Clinton's decision to spend his early political capital in 1993 on the issue of gays in the military.

12

1

It's not all advertising, of course.

0

5

Two court attempts to overturn the ban have failed, as the constitutionality of the measure was upheld by both the United States Court of Appeals and the Illinois Appellate Court within the last year. The National Rifle Association is considering an appeal to the United States Supreme Court.

4

5

Court says gun-ban law went too far

4

11

Rogue's gallery of shootheads Paintings show senators in gun lobby grip

10

5

however, has said he intends to appeal the case, so an appellate court could still put the weddings on hold.

4

5

Plowman said he has not decided whether to pursue the death penalty in the case. But he said Hall was charged with capital murder because prosecutors "don't think he deserves anything less than a life sentence" -- the minimum penalty for capital murder.

4

9

Illinois defines mentally retarded as having an IQ of 75 or less.

8

5

The jury found that 15 of the 25 gun makers that were sued distribute their product negligently. The 15 included Beretta USA Corp., Colt's Manufacturing Co. and Jennings Firearms Inc. The jury linked nine of the 15 companies to one or more of the three shootings. Smith & Wesson Corp. and Sturm, Ruger and Co. were among those cleared.

4

1

Branching out: MoneyGram expands reach overseas

0

13

A popular bipartisan bill intended to stem illegal immigration is stalled in Congress and isn't likely to be acted on until at least next month, House Republican leaders say.

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10

Enrollment falls in line with that of other area agencies offering benefits to domestic partners.

9

1

The fact the tobacco settlement brings Florida in excess of a half-billion dollars a year makes neglecting the anti-smoking program even more inexcusable. Like other states, Florida has diverted the tobacco windfall to fill other budget gaps and to continue handing out tax breaks.

0

12

Thirty years ago, I was a mostly pro-life, mostly fiscal conservative. If you had asked me if same-sex marriage should be legal, I would have said "no."

11

TV SMOKES OUT A TRENDY NEW ARCHVILLAIN: TOBACCO AND ITS PURVEYORS

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13

The measure now appears dead for the session.

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CU students with concealed-carry permits voice concerns

11

One chapel, created by the New York-based firm Z-A Studio and called "Kiss," is made of honeycomb cardboard and resembles an open helix. The other, designed by the firm ICRAVE, also based in New York, is constructed from rainbow ribbons that couples will be able to tie in a knot during their wedding ceremonies and take with them after the event.

10

7

Before that, Moore, 31, had been imprisoned twice - for shooting up a house and for firing an Uzi in a North Philadelphia shoot-out. His eight other arrests died in local courts.

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5

The Supreme Court would not have ruled on gay marriage until early next year, and then it would have almost certainly affirmed it.

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yan

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Trump's reckless call to 'Second Amendment people

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More than four months after the massacre at Columbine High School

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"Whether you support or oppose capital punishment as a remedy, there is no conceivable rationale for putting the wrong person to death."

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13

Obama's Gun Play

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saying Florida already has more handguns than any other state

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7

KILLER OF 2 CHILDREN EXECUTED

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7

TIP, TRAP NABBED SUSPECT IN NOTORIOUS SMUGGLING CASE AGENTS SAY MAN ADMITS ROLE IN HIGH-SPEED CHASE

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11

PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITION

10

5

filing suit

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1

If adopted, New York's tax on a pack of smokes would jump to $1.06, bringing the average price to about $3.50. New York City adds an additional 8-cent surcharge.

0

5

The sentencing hearing for Aileen Wuornos got off to a slow start Monday, as a judge decided whether the accused serial killer could waive her right to appear in court.

4

7

Colorado shooting prompts gun bills in big states

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5

IMMIGRATION-LAW OFFENDER GETS TEACHING PERMIT IN SETTLEMENT

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From all appearances, the bill's ambiguous language is likely to invite dispute. It bars recognition, for any purpose, of same-sex relationships that are "treated as marriages in any jurisdiction, whether within or outside the state of Florida."

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7

The shooting deaths of an estranged Tampa couple 10 days ago

6

11

A&E Explores 'Guns in America'

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5

ithin days, authorities in Virginia, Maryland and the District filed murder charges against the pair. Muhammad was shipped to Prince William County on Nov. 7, 2002, for his first prosecution; Malvo went to Fairfax.

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a bill to allow gay marriage is heading to the floor of the Legislature - ready or not.

5

Sweeping Measure Expanding Rights of Gun Owners Is Signed Into Georgia Law

4

13

The Democratic Party took an initial step toward supporting same-sex marriage for the first time in its party platform.

12

7

Officials arrested 184 passengers and said an unknown number of others got away. Ten crew members also were arrested on suspicion of smugging illegal aliens.

6

12

Outside NRA headquarters, hundreds gather in vigil and protest

11

5

Grueling Questions in Brothers' Murder Trial

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13

President Clinton signed it just seven months before the April 19, 1995, Oklahoma City bombing.

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6

Mr. Obama steers clear of structural changes in social welfare programs, which make up about 60 percent of the budget. But he proposes substantial savings in Medicare, including cuts in payments for nursing homes and home health agencies.

5

13

Lobbyists can't win on immigration;

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"wages low, the unions suppressed and their gardens well tended," in addition to being filled with left-wing multiculturalists. Mr. Helprin also described economic arguments about small immigrant effects on wages as "the kind of nonsense economists speak.

0

12

GROUP PUSHES FOR GUN SENSE

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During an hour-long argument in a crowded chamber of the Court of Appeals in Annapolis, attorney Kenneth Y. Choe of the American Civil Liberties Union invoked the civil rights struggle and said the ability to marry is a fundamental right that belongs to all Marylanders, not only to those for whom that right has always been recognized.

4

13

Senate debate heats up over legislation to control tobacco

12

7

gun violence

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9

law-abiding citizens will continue to be helpless prey for murderers, rapists and thieves

8

13

The governor-elect is expected to resume executions.

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6

legislation

5

Sully can ask the 9th Circuit to reconsider the appeal with an 11-judge panel, or petition the U.S. Supreme Court. But he may face long odds -- the opinion was written by Judge Sidney Thomas and joined by Judge Marsha Berzon, two of the 9th Circuit's more liberal judges who are ordinarily receptive to the legal arguments of death row inmates.

4

11

In 1791, Americans were understandably leery of standing armies. The Revoluti on had been fought against King George's professionals, many of whose officers were quartered in colonial homes against the will of the inhabitants. The war, indeed, began when the British marched to Concord, Mass., to seize arms in the possession of local militias.

10

5

RULING ALLOWING GAY MARRIAGES IS PUT ON HOLD BY JUDGE IN HAWAII

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5

Attorneys with the Arizona-based Alliance Defending Freedom claim in the petition that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit acted prematurely and unfairly Friday when it allowed gay marriage to resume by lifting a hold that had been placed on same-sex unions.

4

7

This time Stuchiner was charged with the correct offense -- possessing documents for making false instruments -- and was duly sentenced, the commission said

6

7

THE MOST WANTED man in America was charged Monday with killing a Riverside, Calif., cop in an ambush that could earn him the death penalty, authorities said. And video surfaced of Christopher Dorner, 33, shopping for scuba gear before he went on the warpath, allegedly murdering three people, reports said. The revenge-seeking ex-cop was still at large Monday. The father of the man at the center of Dorner's vendetta urged the former LAPD officer to end his alleged spree. "He should turn himself in," Richard Gettler told the Daily News. Dorner was fired after he claimed a colleague kicked Gettler's son during a 2007 arrest.

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State high court fulfilled its role

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President Barack Obama's administration appealed to the Supreme Court Friday

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5

The couples, who are being represented by the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, contend in the suit that New Jersey's statutes define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, effectively preventing them from seeking a marriage license and enjoying the many benefits that marriage carries with it, including tax breaks and other pension, health and educational benefits.

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including the American Lung Association and the American Heart Association.

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Calm returns, but tensions still high

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In recent years, though, immigrants from West Africa have carved a rich ethnic niche in the borough's landscape, bringing new merchants, vendors, a church and other institutions that cater to their tastes and needs. They have arrived at a time when other immigrants, like Indians and Filipinos, have also settled on the island.

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America has weak and laxly enforced regulations. No one knows how many handguns are privately held in the United States. About a quarter of U.S. families admit to owning them. But the actual number of handguns in circulation is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions.

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MASSACHUSETTS RULING SPARKS LOBBYING/ BY SUPPORTERS, OPPONENTS OF GAY MARRIAGE

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