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SUPREME COURT WEIGH LEGALITY OF LETHAL INJECTIONS
April 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.U.S. Supreme Courtlethal injectionJustice Elena KaganJustice Samuel Alitoabolitionist movementcruel and unusual punishmentU.S. ConstitutionClayton Lockett By Miriam...
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TOO MUCH FLUORIDE IN WATER, FEDS SAY
April 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.U.S. Department of Health and Human Servicesfluoride from multiple sourcesfluorosisCenters for Disease Prevention April 27, 2015 (Washington D.C.) – Americans are...
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AMTRAK CRASH IN PHILADELPHIA RAISES TROUBLING QUESTIONS
May 2015 ArticlesNational Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)PhiladelphiaFBIBrandon BostianAmtrakWashington D.C. By Miriam RafteryPhoto: National Transportation Safety Board, public domainMay 16, 2015...
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HOUSE PASSES ABORTION BAN AFTER 20 WEEKS
May 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.House passes abortion banbirth defectsspina bifida (split spine)health professionals East County News ServicePhoto: 20-week fetus (public domain image)May 16, 2015...
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HOUSE VOTES TO CURB GOVERNMENT SPYING ON AMERICANS
May 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.National Security Agency (NSA)Foreign Intelligence Surveillance CourtHouse of Representativescontroversial provision of the Patriot Actgovernment spying on Americans By...
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CA SENATORS SPLIT ON FAST-TRACK OF TRADE PACT IN SENATE
May 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.HR 1314Trans-Pacific Partnershipgross domestic product (GDP)Senator Dianne Feinstein By Miriam RafteryPhoto: Senator Dianne Feinstein voted in favor of fast-tracking the...
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PRODUCTS RECALLED: VIKING RANGES AND OXO NEST BOOSTER SEATS
May 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.product recallsU.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionViking RangesOXO Nest Booster Seats May 23, 2015 (Washington D.C.) – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission...
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VOTER'S WATCHDOG: SUPREME COURT TO HEAR REDISTRICTING CASES
May 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.Redistricting CasesSupreme Court By Miriam RafteryMay 27, 2015 (Washington D.C.) – The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear two cases on redistricting of Congressional...
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TAX RETURNS HACKED, MONEY STOLEN
May 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.Tax Returns HackedstolenIRS East County News ServiceMay 2015 (Washington DC.) -Organized crime rings are being blamed for the theft of over 100,000 tax returns and theft...
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FDA: ANTI-WRINKLE INJECTIONS CAN CAUSE STROKES, BLINDNESS OR DEATH
May 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.FDAAnti-Wrinkle Injections By Miriam RafteryMay 30, 2015 (Washington D.C.) – There’s a new wrinkle to consider before signing up for those wrinkle-plumping injections of...
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WOMEN VETERANS COMMIT SUICIDE SIX TIMES MORE THAN WOMEN WITHOUT MILITARY SERVICE
June 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.Veteran's AdministrationPsychiatric Services Journalwomen veterans are killing themselvesLos Angeles Times By Miriam RafteryJune 8, 2015 (Washington D.C.) – A new study...
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HOUSE TO CONSIDER FUNDING FOR 21ST CENTURY CURES ACT
June 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6)Alzheimer's diseaseNational Downs Syndrome Societychildhood leukemia East County News ServiceJune 15, 2015 (Washington D.C.)--The House...
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SUPREME COURT RULING IMPACTS PRIVACY OF HOTEL AND MOTEL GUESTS
June 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.U.S. Supreme CourtLos Angeles v. Pateldemand access to guest information By Miriam RafteryJune 24, 2015 (Washington D.C.) -- Guests at hotels or motels can now rest a...
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HIGH COURT: REDISTRICING BY VOTER-APPROVED COMMISSION IS LEGAL
June 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.Creative Commons licenseJustice Anthony KennedyArizona's redistricting planU.S. Congressional districts By Miriam RafteryPhoto: U.S. Congressional Districts, by Matte,...
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CONSUMER GROUPS WANT CONGRESS TO STOP NET NEUTRALITY SNEAK ATTACK
June 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.Federal Communication Commissionenforce net neutrality rulesTimothy Carr By Dan Herman, Public News ServicePHOTO: More than 60 organizations have sent a letter calling...
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SUPREME COURT APPROVES CONTROVERSIAL LETHAL INJECTION DRUG
July 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.U.S. Supreme Courtlethal injectionDeath Penalty Information CenterOrlando murderer Jerry Correllmidazolam does not violate the constitutional ban By Susan Potter,...
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OBAMA PROPOSED RULE TO EXTEND OVERTIME PAY WOULD AID 420,000 WORKERS IN CA
July 2015 ArticlesPresident Barack ObamaWashington D.C.Department of LaborHouse Committee on Education and the Workforceovertime payequal pay protection East County News ServiceJuly 16, 2015...
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NEW FEDERAL RULE TAKES AIM AT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION, TARGETS LOCAL ZONING
July 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHUD Secretary Julian CastroFair Housing East County News ServiceJuly 21, 2015 (Washington D.C.) – Last week, U.S....
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MEDICARE DEATH RATES DROP - AND SO DO COSTS
July 2015 ArticlesJournal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)Washington D.C.Yale School of MedicineHarlan KrumholtzMedicare death rates drop East County News ServiceJuly 28, 2015 (Washington...
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WHITE HOUSE RACE 2016: THE RUN FOR THE ROSE GARDEN
August 2015 ArticlesWashington D.C.Hillary ClintonJeb BushDonald TrumpRun for the Rose GardenRand Paul and Bernie SandersRace for the White House East County News Service Devoreo Bell, Juwan Armstrong...
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