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    Feb 25, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  1. Ex-Surgeon General C. Everett Koop dies

    <span style="font-size: small;">C. Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America's attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS and by railing against smoking, has died in New Hampshire at age 96.</span>
    C. Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America's attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS and by railing against smoking, has died in New Hampshire at age 96. An assistant at Koop's Dartmouth institute,...

    Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Viral Diseases and Infections, Brooklyn (New York City), George H.W. Bush, Science and Technology

    2. Feb 22, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  2. Some patients won't see nurses of different race

    DETROIT (AP) — It's been called one of medicine's "open secrets" — allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race. In the latest example, a white man with a swastika tattoo insisted that black nurses not be...

    Tags: Internists, Internal Medicine, Detroit Free Press, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice

    3. Jan 29, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  3. Proposed change in Scouts' gay policy alarms some church sponsors

    NEW YORK (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's proposed move away from its no-gays membership policy has alarmed some of the religious organizations that charter 70 percent of all scouting units. Mormon and Roman Catholic leaders, whose churches...

    Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Religion and Belief, Minority Groups

    4. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  4. Amid Boy Scout turmoil, other groups hope to grow

    NEW YORK (AP) — With the Boy Scouts of America entangled in a furor over its ban on gays, lesser-known youth organizations across the ideological spectrum see an opportunity. They wonder if the turmoil might prompt some families to give them a...

    Tags: East Harlem, Christianity, Baptist, Crime, Law and Justice, New York City

    5. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  5. Lawsuit pending on domestic partner benefits ban

    <span style="font-size: small;">DETROIT (AP) &mdash; People who lost domestic partner benefits under a 2011 Michigan law say they're feeling the pinch as they wait months for a judge to decide whether the ban affecting public school and local government employees is unconstitutional.</span>
    DETROIT (AP) — People who lost domestic partner benefits under a 2011 Michigan law say they're feeling the pinch as they wait months for a judge to decide whether the ban affecting public school and local government employees is unconstitutional....

    Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Health and Safety at Work, American Civil Liberties Union

    6. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  6. Opponents denounce call for anti-gay prom in Indiana

    <span style="font-size: small;">SULLIVAN, Ind. (AP) &mdash; A quiet Indiana community known for its parks and corn festival has become the latest setting for the debate over gay rights and bullying after several area residents, including some high schoolers, proposed holding a non-school sanctioned "traditional" prom that would ban gay students.</span>
    SULLIVAN, Ind. (AP) — A quiet Indiana community known for its parks and corn festival has become the latest setting for the debate over gay rights and bullying after several area residents, including some high schoolers, proposed holding a non-...

    Tags: Christianity, Teaching and Learning, Television Industry, Religion and Belief, Students

    7. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  7. Record BLT in LaPorte County disputed

    <span style="font-size: small;">LAPORTE &ndash; What was billed as a record bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich built in La Porte over the weekend is now being disputed by a group laying official claim to the longest BLT.</span>
    WSBT-TV Correspondent
    LAPORTE – What was billed as a record bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich built in La Porte over the weekend is now being disputed by a group laying official claim to the longest BLT. The World Record Academy said the 364 foot two inches long...

    Tags: Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Sandwiches

    8. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  8. NM abortion complaint highlights privacy concerns

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A woman from New York came to New Mexico to terminate her pregnancy at one of the nation's four late-term abortion clinics after she found out the fetus she had been carrying for more than eight months had severe brain...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, John Ashcroft

    9. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  9. Michigan legislature sees new abortion-related proposals

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan legislature is seeing new abortion-related proposals that would prohibit some insurance coverage of the procedures and mandate ultrasound examinations. The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/14UtGRs ) Thursday...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Insurance, Abortion, The Detroit News, Rick Snyder

    10. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  10. Ind. mayor holds same-sex 'wedding' for 13 couples

    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The mayor of Bloomington presided over a symbolic "wedding" ceremony for 13 same-sex couples to protest a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Indiana. The couples held hands on a stage during the...

    Tags: Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Family, Gays and Lesbians

    11. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  11. National Cathedral to host 1st same-sex weddings

    <span style="font-size: small;"><span class="location">WASHINGTON &mdash;</span> The Washington National Cathedral, where the nation gathers to mourn tragedies and celebrate new presidents, will soon begin hosting same-sex marriages.</span>
    WASHINGTON — The Washington National Cathedral, where the nation gathers to mourn tragedies and celebrate new presidents, will soon begin hosting same-sex marriages. Cathedral officials tell The Associated Press the church will be among the...

    Tags: West Point, Gay Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice

    12. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  12. Judge dismisses Notre Dame lawsuit regarding birth control mandate

    SOUTH BEND &mdash; A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the University of Notre Dame challenging the constitutionality of the <a id="EVGAP00039" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" href="http://www.southbendtribune.com/topic/health/healthcare-laws/patient-protection-affordable-care-act-EVGAP00039.topic">Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act</a> requiring employers to provide birth-control coverage.
    South Bend Tribune
    SOUTH BEND — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the University of Notre Dame challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requiring employers to provide birth-control coverage. The lawsuit, filed...

    Tags: Employment, Timothy Geithner, Christianity, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice

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