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Missouri lawmakers advance 2nd voter photo ID bill

iht.com     10 hrs ago    41 related    Send to a friend

Missouri Republicans on Monday advanced a constitutional amendment allowing a photo identification requirement for voting and recrafted an ID law similar to one the state Supreme Court struck down two years ago. ... After a photo ID mandate was enacted in 2006, a voter...

Lawmakers want petroleum shipments stopped

iht.com     4 hrs ago    37 related    Send to a friend

Amid daily bipartisan sniping over high gas prices, Democrats and Republicans appear to agree on at least one thing: With oil over $120 a barrel, President Bush ought to stop buying crude for the government emergency reserve. Both the House and Senate are expected to approve, with bipartisan support,...

U.S. justices' conflicts halt apartheid appeal

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The case calls attention to the occasionally uncomfortable consequences of justices' ownership of individual stocks. ... Financial and personal conflicts of interest affecting four Supreme Court justices left the court without a quorum last week and unable to decide...

Haitian lawmakers reject president's pick for prime minister

iht.com     11 hrs ago    25 related    Send to a friend

Haitian legislators on Monday rejected President Rene Preval's pick for prime minister, extending a monthlong period without a functioning government for the troubled nation. ... Spokesmen in the lower house of Parliament said international banker Ericq Pierre lost a...

State lawmakers set plan to fix budget

jsonline.com     7 hrs ago    13 related    Send to a friend

Madison - Legislative leaders on Monday announced a budget-repair package they intend to pass over the next two days - a... ... Although legislative leaders said the state Senate will act on the bill todayand the Assembly will do so Wednesday, Doyle said their plan has...

EDITORIAL: Money Matters: Legislators Return to Raleigh for a Session That Looks to Be Long on...

redorbit.com     2 hrs ago    21 related    Send to a friend

Efficiency in allocating taxpayer dollars, efficiency in overseeing and improving state government, and efficiency in focusing on attainable goals. Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate will be looking to position themselves for the fall campaigns. Classroom compensation Overall, the...

Networks, AP sue in South Dakota over exit polling

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The three major networks, CNN, Fox News and The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Monday asking a federal judge to strike down a South Dakota law that prevents exit polling within 100 feet of a voting place. ... The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Sioux Falls, asks...

AHF Launches "YouTube" Campaign: "Congress-Save AIDS Treatment In PEPFAR"

medicalnewstoday.com     5 hrs ago    6 related    Send to a friend

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), launched a "YouTube" video to press Congress to preserve AIDS treatment in PEPFAR. "Save AIDS Treatment in PEPFAR" features Jenny Boyce, a mother living with HIV/AIDS in Durban, South Africa, Lydia Nyide-also from Durban-whose 11-year-old granddaughter Phumla is...

Medical Marijuana Users, Obama Might Set You Free (And Let's Hope To God He Does)

newsvine.com     9 hrs ago    11 related    Send to a friend

For years now a number of states have tried to legalize medial marijuana, but the federal government has been a vicious opponent of these efforts, prosecuting chronic pain or cancer patients who were complying with the law of the state in which they lived.

ID fraud claims bring state’s largest raid Employees were exploited, union says

desmoinesregister.com     9 hrs ago    88 related    Send to a friend

By NIGEL DUARA, GRANT SCHULTE • and WILLIAM PETROSKI • nduara@dmreg.com • May 13, 2008 Postville, Ia. - The largest workplace raid in Iowa history Monday resulted in the arrest of more than 300 people and reignited the debate over immigration. Months in planning, Monday's raid involved 16 local,...