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GOP's Pence promotes marriage route from poverty; Gregg wants more focus on jobs
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence says marriage between one man and one woman is the best route for breaking children out of the cycle of poverty. Pence said Tuesday he would seek "family impact statements" on new...
Tags: Family, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Government, Republican Party
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Obama, Romney both see reasons to worry in Florida
APOPKA, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney have this in common when it comes to Florida: They're both worried about the biggest election battleground prize. The president has an edge here, but Democrats fear the advantage...
Tags: NBC (tv network), Barack Obama, White House, Judges, Elections
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Group claims clinic breaks Indiana abortion laws
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An anti-abortion group claims a Lafayette clinic that offers the so-called abortion pill is violating Indiana law. Indiana Right to Life Legislative Director Sue Swayze (SWAY'-zee) said in a news release Monday that the group is...Tags: Abortion, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Planned Parenthood
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South Bend facing discrimination charges, 8 possible lawsuits
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – The fallout from a federal wiretapping investigation into the South Bend Police department continues to grow. South Bend’s former police chief Darryl Boykins has filed a Charge of Discrimination complaint with the Equal...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Lawyers, Judges, Racism, Laws
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Age discrimination claims spring up in South Bend email controversy
WSBT-TV ReporterEmails have surfaced from the South Bend School Board president calling for older teachers in the district to be "escorted out of the classroom," to make room for qualified younger teachers. Those comments have Roger Parent, the Board’s president,...Tags: Discrimination, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Michigan adoption ban for unmarried couples in court
DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges a ban on adoption by unmarried couples. The lawsuit is led by two Detroit-area lesbians who are raising three children. State law says that April...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, Trials
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Indiana pols distance themselves from Akin comment
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Indiana congressmen who backed legislation that would have denied abortion funding for victims of statutory rape and incest criticized a Missouri Senate candidate Monday over his comments suggesting women can avoid getting...Tags: Abortion, Rape, Mike Huckabee, U.S. Senate, Government
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Council member Henry Davis Jr. takes concerns to DOJ
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- A Common Council member has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice asking for an investigation into the South Bend Police Department, specifically calling into question its treatment of minorities. In a letter dated Aug. 9 to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, U.S. Department of Justice, Police Investigations, Government
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Councilman asks feds to investigate South Bend Police Department
WSBT-TV ReporterA South Bend councilman wants the Department of Justice to investigate the South Bend Police Department. Henry Davis Jr., in his Aug. 9 letter to the DOJ, said there's a racist and criminal culture within the department. He also noted some people in...Tags: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice
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South Bend Police chief, councilman spar over letter to Department of Justice
WSBT-TV ReprorterThe fallout continues nearly five months after a federal wiretapping investigation into phone recording policies at South Bend's police department went public. Both the interim police chief and Fraternal Order of Police president say they aren’t...Tags: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice
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Group delivers signatures asking for GOP apology over 'vagina' rebuff
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan groups upset over last month's silencing of a female Democratic lawmaker who said "vagina" during a House debate about anti-abortion legislation and another who said "vasectomy" held a rally Wednesday, declaring they'...Tags: Family Planning, Women's Health, Abortion, Crime, Law and Justice, Rick Snyder
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US poverty on track to rise to highest since 1960s
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of America's poor are on track to climb to levels unseen in nearly half a century. That means gains from the war on poverty in the 1960s are being erased amid a weak economy and fraying government safety net. Census...
Tags: Washington, DC, Poverty
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