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Senate panel approves immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly...
Tags: Orrin Hatch, Barack Obama, Ted Cruz, Patrick Leahy, Labor Legislation
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Minn. governor to sign bill allowing gay marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With marriages to be available for Minnesota's gay couples starting Aug. 1, Duluth residents Gary Anderson and Gary Boelhower are getting ready to do something that seemed impossible when they started dating three years ago:...
Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Democratic Party, Social Issues, Family
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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: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Interior Policy, John Hoeven, Social Issues, Barack Obama
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Purdue probes possible hate crime after protest
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University police were investigating a possible hate crime Tuesday stemming from a protest march over racial tension the day before. A placard left as part of a display at a building housing university...
Tags: Racism, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, Students
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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: Social Issues, Abusive Behavior, Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations, Justice and Rights
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Ex-prosecutor's novel explores assault biases
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — What's in a name? Well, if it's "Sally," or "Mary," or "David," or "Steve," there can be a lot of assumptions, just based on the name and the gender the name suggests. But what about the name "Sandy"? What if you've never...Tags: Arts and Culture, Sex Crimes, Juvenile Delinquency, Sexual Assault, Justice System
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Same-sex marriage: Which Supreme Court case is more important?
CBS NewsIn two different cases this week, the Supreme Court will consider the powerful question of what it means to be married. On Tuesday, the court will hear arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry -- a case considering the constitutionality of California's gay...Tags: Justice System, Social Issues, Family, Internal Revenue Service, Marriage
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Influential pediatricians group backs gay marriage
CHICAGO (AP) — The nation's most influential pediatrician's group has endorsed gay marriage, saying a stable relationship between parents regardless of sexual orientation contributes to a child's health and well-being. The American Academy of...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Family, Social Sciences, Marriage, American Medical Association
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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: Detroit Free Press, Racism, Social Issues, American Medical Association, Internists
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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: Social Issues, James Black, Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations, Justice and Rights
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Opponents denounce call for anti-gay prom in Indiana
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: Bullying, Social Issues, Students, Health and Safety at School, Arts and Culture
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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: Social Issues, Religion and Belief, Boy Scouts of America
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