May
27
Civil Unions
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May
26
Obama to name Sotomayor as Supreme Court pick
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From: CNN.com WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Obama has chosen federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, two sources told CNN on Tuesday. Obama plans to announce his nominee at 10:15 a.m. ET Tuesday, sources told CNN. Sotomayor, a 54-year-old judge on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, was named [...]
May
25
U.S. holds journalist without charges in Iraq
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From: Los Angeles Times Email Picture Mohammed Ameen / Associated Press Ibrahim Jassam, a cameraman and photographer for the Reuters news agency, is being held by the U.S. without charges. Reuters cameraman Ibrahim Jassam has been held since September. The U.S. military rejected a court order to release him, saying he is a ‘high security [...]
May
21
[From Inhabitat ] Taiwan’s Solar Stadium is 100% Powered by the Sun by Diane Pham Taiwan recently finished construction on an incredible solar-powered stadium that will generate 100% of its electricity from photovoltaic technology! Designed by Toyo Ito, the dragon-shaped 50,000 seat arena is clad in 8,844 solar panels that illuminate the track and field [...]
May
21
Credit Card Legislation Includes Gun Rights
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[From The J-Walk Blog] Makes perfect sense: House passes measure expanding gun rights. Gun rights advocates found an unlikely ally in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives on Wednesday as lawmakers passed a measure allowing concealed, loaded firearms to be carried in national parks… The Senate voted 67-29 on Tuesday to attach an identical measure to [...]





