Oct
30
Investigations: DNA Exonerations
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For nearly a century, police and prosecutors have been on notice that relying on eyewitness testimony is risky. But that hasn’t stopped them from using it to prosecute cases – sometimes sending the innocent to prison. The Dallas Morning News spent most of this year investigating Dallas County’s 19 DNA exonerations as well as current [...]
Oct
29
Voter Help Lines Already Busy
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(From the NY Times Political Blog) By Leslie Wayne Election-help phone lines are already starting to ring off the hook. Some of the biggest organizations that are providing hotlines to help voters get to the polls are reporting that early voting is bringing a lot of early calling. And they are bracing for what they [...]
Oct
29
Tweet Your Voting Moment
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By Kate Phillips, From: The NY Times Standing in line for a long time at polls on Tuesday? Did you get turned away because you wore a T-shirt emblazoned with your candidate’s name? Are there machine problems, identification issues? There are a number of legal and civic groups already in position to help, with their [...]
Oct
26
Love, Peace
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Oct
26
By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Seth Borenstein, Ap Science Writer WASHINGTON – Carbon dioxide isn’t the only greenhouse gas that worries climate scientists. Airborne levels of two other potent gases — one from ancient plants, the other from flat-panel screen technology — are on the rise, too. And that’s got scientists concerned about accelerated [...]





