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Feds argue cigarette packs should bear large graphic images
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is trying to convince a skeptical judge that tobacco companies should be required to put large graphic photos on cigarette packs to show that the habit kills smokers and their babies.
Cigarette makers told...Tags: Washington, DC, Justice System, Tobacco Products, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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CDC launching graphic anti-smoking ad campaign
ATLANTA (AP) — In a graphic new ad campaign announced Thursday, the government is trying to shock smokers into quitting with the sometimes-gruesome stories of people damaged by tobacco products.
The new effort confronts a hard truth: Despite...Tags: Quitting Smoking, Kathleen Sebelius, Economy, Business and Finance, Heart Surgery, Health Organizations
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Indiana exempted from 'No Child Left Behind' requirements
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind. The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014. But the nation isn't getting there, and now some states are getting out. In a sign of...Tags: Civil Rights, Colleges and Universities, Students, Standards, Entertainment
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Leader suspends hearings on Ohio 'heartbeat' bill
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A bill imposing the most stringent abortion limit in the nation has been put on hold in Ohio after backers who had defended its constitutionality for almost a year asked for a pile of last-minute language changes. The leader...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Party, American Civil Liberties Union, Social Issues, Abortion
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Immigrant who saved girl gaining new celebrity
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The man who chased down a suspected child abductor and saved a 6-year-old girl from what could have been a horrible fate this week in Albuquerque, N.M., will be honored Friday as a hero by the mayor. But 24-year-old Antonio...Tags: Immigration, Human Interest, El Paso, File Sharing, Illegal Immigrants
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Massive manhunt ends in alleged killer's death...Man who was CIA contractor arrested in Colo.
FORT BRAGG, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in California have shot and killed a murder suspect who had been hiding out for a month in the redwood forests of Northern California. Aaron Bassler was suspected in the fatal shootings of a Fort Bragg city...Tags: Pakistan, Central Intelligence Agency, Civil Rights, Indonesia, Suicide
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Proposal stirring debate on South Bend council
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- A proposal to change the city's human rights ordinance to protect people from discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation is already stirring controversy on the Common Council. Council members assigned the measure to...Tags: Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Politics, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Parents: Kids forced to strip in Mexico school
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Human Rights Commission is investigating an elementary school for allegedly forcing sixth-graders to strip down after $13 disappeared. The commission is launching its probe following parents' complaints and a report by...Tags: Mexico, Schools, Civil Rights, Elementary Schools, Justice and Rights
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Discrimination ban goes before South Bend Common Council
After South Bend's Common Council has turned it down twice, tonight the city will once again be presented with a human rights ordinance.
It's a proposal to outlaw discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Similar measures were voted...Tags: Labor Legislation, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice
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South Bend tries (again) to outlaw gender, sexual orientation discrimination
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterA proposal to outlaw discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation is back before the city’s Common Council. Bill 9-12 is scheduled to be introduced for a first reading and assigned to a committee at Monday’s council meeting,...Tags: Business, Employment Opportunities, Social Issues, Civil Rights, Elections
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Mishawaka mayoral hopefuls shed more light on their views
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - The two candidates for Mishawaka mayor stood their ground in a debate Monday, fielding 20 questions that spanned from discrimination to bike lanes to the city’s code enforcement. Between barbs, Republican Mayor Dave Wood and his...Tags: Social Issues, Minority Groups, Elections, Hospitals and Clinics, Politics
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Local church confronts abortion issue with lawn display
It's a divisive issue, and one that's caught drivers' attention in Elkhart County.
The California Road Missionary Church looks quite a bit different than usual. It has 500 crosses staked on its lawn. Each cross memorializes 12 elkhart county babies...Tags: Social Issues, Human Interest, Family Planning, Abortion, Indiana
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