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UPDATE: 2nd day of testimony in petition fraud trial
It was day two of the petition fraud trial today at the St. Joseph County Courthouse. Butch Morgan and Dustin Blythe are accused of being involved in forging signatures to get Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on Indiana`s 2008 primary ballot. The...
Tags: Primaries, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Hillary Clinton, Prosecution
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A risk including gay partners in immigration bill?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated at being left out of an immigration overhaul, gay rights groups are pushing to adjust a bipartisan Senate bill to include gay couples. But Democrats are treading carefully, wary of adding another divisive issue that...Tags: Gun Control, John Hoeven, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Senate to vote on bill that could allow hunting of recently-endangered wolves
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan Senate is expected to vote on legislation that could prevent voters from deciding whether recently-endangered wolves should be hunted. Legislation to be taken up Wednesday would let the Natural...
Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Politics, Endangered Species, Wildlife
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Testimony begins in St. Joseph County petition fraud case
Day one of the petition fraud trial against the former head of the St. Joseph County Democratic Party and another election worker started Tuesday morning. Seven witnesses out of a total witness list of 31 took the stand after the defense and prosecution...
Tags: Primaries, Politics, Hillary Clinton, Witnesses, Prosecution
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Parties propose vote center locations
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Members of the St. Joseph County vote center committee began to hash out possible locations Wednesday. Both major political parties provided lists of suggested locations. From a list of 45 possible locations from the Democrats and 30 from...Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Voting
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Jury selected in St. Joseph Co. petition fraud case
A jury was selected Monday in the voter petition fraud trial involving St. Joseph County's former Democratic Party Chair and another election worker. Testimony in the case will start Tuesday. Butch Morgan and Dustin Blythe are accused of being involved...
Tags: Primaries, Employees, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Hillary Clinton
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Niles panel mulling even-year elections
South Bend TribuneNILES -- It appears odd-year elections, except for the special variety, may be on their way out in the city of Niles. The Niles City Council approved without comment on Monday night a 12-item consent agenda in which one of the measures called for...Tags: Primaries, Local Elections, Politics, Voting
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Boy Scouts proposing to lift gay ban for youth
NEW YORK (AP) — Searching for compromise on a divisive issue, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays — allowing them as youth members but continuing to bar them as adult leaders. The...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Clubs and Associations, Religion and Belief, Social Organizations, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Poll: Public pessimism on economy is increasing
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the third year in a row, the nation's economic recovery has hit a springtime soft spot. Reflecting that weakness, only 1 in 4 Americans now expects his or her own financial situation to improve over the next year, a new...
Tags: U.S. Congress, The Associated Press, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Washington, DC
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Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists
WASHINGTON (AP) — Built to dominate the enemy in combat, the Army's hulking Abrams tank is proving equally hard to beat in a budget battle. Lawmakers from both parties have devoted nearly half a billion dollars in taxpayer money over the past...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Sherrod Brown, George W. Bush, U.S. Department of Defense, Rob Portman
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Gun control advocates rally in South Bend
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — About 60 people gathered in the cold, damp air Saturday in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center, urging U.S. senators to move ahead with a bill that would expand background checks for gun sales. Dale Gibson of South Bend held a...Tags: Gun Control, Laws, John Broden, Organizing for Action, University of Iowa
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Senate panel OKs bill that could allow wolf hunt
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A state Senate panel has voted to let the Michigan Natural Resources Commission decide which animals can be hunted, which could render meaningless a proposed referendum on hunting wolves -- which were just taken off the...
Tags: Conservation, Energy Resources, Lifestyle and Leisure, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues
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