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Maryland Lawmakers Vote To Legalize Medical Marijuana

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly on Monday approved a measure allowing medical marijuana programs at research centers that choose to participate.The state Senate approved the...

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Joe Biden Blames The NRA And The 'Black Helicopter Crowd' For A 'Bizarre...

Vice President Joe Biden took shot after shot at the NRA in a press conference on Tuesday, charging the organization with running a "campaign of disinformation to try to scare people" and encouraging a...

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'Tiger Bench' And Other Horrific Torture Methods Reportedly Used At Chinese...

Under current laws, Chinese citizens can be sent without trial to a labor camp — known as laojiao, or "reeducation-through-labor"— for up to three to four years.While the system was developed in the...

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The 'LeBron James Of Law' Is Defending The NFL In A High-Profile Concussion Case

Over the last year, conservative superlawyer Paul Clement has tackled cases involving the Affordable Care Act and the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Now, he's dipping his toes into another...

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Democrats Have One Last Shot At Getting A Vote On Gun Control

Senate Democrats will move forward on new gun control legislation Thursday, taking what will likely be their last shot at overcoming Republican opposition. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said...

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Abortion Doctor Accused Of 'Snipping' The Necks Of Hundreds Of Live Babies

Gruesome allegations are emerging in Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell's murder trial.Gosnell, 72, is accused of using unfathomable abortion procedures on inner-city patients who were well...

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NYPD To Pay More Than $360,000 For Destroying Occupy Wall Street's Library

A New York City court has ruled that the city shall pay $366,700 for a destructive raid on Occupy Wall Street's Zuccotti Park encampment.Around 1 a.m. on Nov. 15, 2011, Mayor Michael R....

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Suspect In Mass Stabbing At Texas College Says He Fantasized About It For Years

14 hurt in bloody Texas community college stabbing, 1 suspect arrested running from buildingCYPRESS, Texas (AP) — Dylan Quick was a shy young man who took out the trash and gardened with his parents,...

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The Senate Has Finally Reached A Deal On Gun Background Checks

Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) have finally reached a bipartisan agreement on background checks for gun purchases, and will announce the deal at a press conference this morning,...

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Former BigLaw Partner Explains Why Many Young Lawyers Hate Their Jobs

Jobs website CareerBliss recently released a survey finding lawyers had the unhappiest jobs in America, and retired lawyer Steven Harper has some theories on why they're so miserable.Harper, a former...

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LAWSUIT: Texas Law Firm Wouldn't Let Men And Women Be Alone Together

A Dallas-based law firm is being sued for allegedly enforcing a policy that prohibited male and female employees from being alone together — in and outside of the workplace.Kimberly A. Elkjer, who has...

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Army Staff Sergeant Allegedly Killed A 17-Year-Old Honor Student He Recruited

A 17-year-old Maryland girl who enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve was allegedly killed by a 31-year-old staff sergeant who helped recruit her, ABC 7 reports.Police believe that Adam Anthony Arndt shot...

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Here Are The Details On This Morning's Breakthrough On Background Checks For...

Wednesday morning brought two new developments in gun-control legislation, most significantly in a background check deal that seemed all but dead at the start of the week.And in another step forward...

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Gun Manufacturer Leaves Connecticut Over New Laws And Warns That More Will...

A Connecticut gun manufacturer announced on Wednesday that it would leave the "former Constitution State," one week after the state's governor signed into law sweeping new gun legislation. In a...

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We're giving you a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD.  Become a newsletter subscriber now to enter.  If you're the lucky winner you will have a host of features at your fingertips.  Entry deadline is May...

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Horrifying Illegal Abortion Clinic Wasn't Inspected For 17 Years Due To...

Perhaps the worst part of the horrifying allegations against a Philadelphia abortion clinic is that it operated for 17 years before anyone did anything.72-year-old Kermit Gosnell has been charged with...

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A Small Texas Chain Trademarked The Word 'Breastaurant'

A restaurant chain in Texas called Bikinis Sports Bar and Grill got a federal trademark on the term "breastaurant," reports ABC News. Now, even if Hooters restaurants are colloquially called...

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Gunman Who Took 4 Georgia Firefighters Hostage Has Been Killed

UPDATE: The standoff between a Georgia man holding four firemen hostage Wednesday evening has ended in bloodshed. The suspect was reportedly killed after police raided his Suwanee, Ga. home.All four...

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A Community Of Ohio Campers Are Getting Kicked Out To Make Way For New Condos

Long-term residents of an Ohio campground were told they have until May to pack up and move on down the road, the Sun News' Bruce Geiselman reports. North Ridgeville's city council approved a deal with...

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6 Ways To Soften The Tax Blow Of Obamacare

We all want to keep as much of our own money as possible, right?Of course. And that's especially true when it comes to investments.Starting this year, many investors likely will see tax hikes because...

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