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Daniels gives more modest agenda to Indiana lawmakers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mitch Daniels asked Indiana lawmakers on Tuesday to approve a statewide smoking ban and dedicate more money toward victims from last summer's state fair stage collapse during his final State of the State speech.
Daniels...Tags: Regional Authority, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Laws, Politics
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Child-on-child sex abuse poses complex challenges
NEW YORK (AP) — Recent high-profile cases of child sex abuse have roused national revulsion against the adults who perpetrated them. Rarely mentioned is the sobering statistic that more than one-third of the sexual abuse of America's children is...Tags: Medical Research, Psychologists, Behavioral Conditions, Politics, Abusive Behavior
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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: Justice System, Washington, DC, Tobacco Products, Judges, Justice System
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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: Politics, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Justice and Rights, Labor Legislation
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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: Social Issues, U.S. House of Representatives, American Civil Liberties Union, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court
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Revised anti-discrimination bill back on South Bend council's radar
Four new South Bend Common Council members have put a revised human rights ordinance back on the council's radar. In two weeks, there will be a public hearing on the bill and while a few council members don't see eye-to-eye on the revised bill, there will...Tags: Minority Groups, Politics
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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: El Paso, Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Texas, Migration
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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: Throat Cancer, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kathleen Sebelius, Politics
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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: Minority Groups, Washington, DC, Pakistan, Politics, Civil Rights
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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: Civil Rights, Schools, Politics, Justice and Rights, Elementary Schools
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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, Hospitals and Clinics, Politics, Clubs and Associations
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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: Indiana, Social Issues, Planned Parenthood, Abortion, Politics
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