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Turkish Cypriots urged to scrap anti-gay law – msnbc.com
Lawmaker Marina Yannakoudakis raised the issue during a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, and a top government official said Eroglu agreed that the law should be scrapped. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping …
Playing Politics With Women’s Lives – New York Times
For now, the measure has little chance of becoming law, with Democrats controlling the Senate and … on page A28 of the New York edition with the headline: Playing Politics With Women’s Lives.
SC voter ID law hits some black precincts harder – RealClearPolitics
South Carolina’s new voter photo identification law appears to be disproportionately affecting minority voters in one of the state’s largest counties and black precincts elsewhere, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. For instance …
Oklahoma judge halts law barring drug-induced abortions – fox4kc.com
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A judge blocked a new Oklahoma law on Wednesday that would have prohibited women in the state from having medication-induced abortions to end unwanted early-term pregnancies. The law had been scheduled to go into effect …
Democrats file measure to repeal voter ID law – RealClearPolitics
Two Democratic leaders say they’ve filed legislation to repeal a new law requiring photo identification to vote in Tennessee. Senate Democratic Chairman Lowe Finney of Jackson and House Democratic Chairman Mike Turner of Nashville say the law …
ANALYSIS | The law and hyperlinking – CBC Olympics
Daniel Henry is Senior Legal Counsel at CBC, a past chair of the media and communications law section of the Canadian Bar Association and a past president of Ad IDEM, the Canadian Media Lawyers’ Association. The Supreme Court of Canada … Continue reading
Dems File Bill to Repeal Photo ID Law – Nashville Scene
As promised, Democrats have filed legislation to repeal the photo ID voter law, claiming it could disenfranchise “hundreds of thousands” of Tennesseans. The bill has no chance to pass, of course, but Democrats hope to make Republicans look bad.
Amid Crackdown on Dispensaries, New Poll Shows Most Americans Support Legal Marijuana – AlterNet
That’s right, today a greater percentage of Americans of every age, political ideology, and from every region of the country back marijuana law reform than did just six years ago. Among the startling statistics: * Fifty-four percent of mid …
Romania’s government approves draft law on US missile interceptors – Washington Post
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s government has approved a draft law that permits the building of an anti-ballistic interceptor site in the country as part of a U.S. missile shield. Romania and the U.S. signed an accord in September to install … Continue reading
Obama pulls plug on part of health overhaul law – msnbc.com
Targeted by congressional Republicans for repeal, the program became the first casualty in the political and policy wars over the health care law. It had been expected to launch in 2013. “This is a victory for the American taxpayer and … Continue reading
