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How Gunmaker Smith & Wesson Almost Went Out Of Business When It Accepted Gun...
In the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shooting, gun control has been thrust into the spotlight once again. The gun industry — and its lobby group, the NRA — stands firmly against gun control of any...
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FOIA Expert Says New NY Gun Law Won't Actually Keep The Press Away From...
As part of a sweeping overhaul of the state's gun laws, New York legislators amended state public records laws to protect gun owners from being publicly identified.After The Journal News in...
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Why Supreme Court Justices Wear Those Weird Hats
Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia is wearing a strange hat. After some analysis, it's probably a Tudor bonnet. This is the second consecutive Inauguration where Scalia is wearing an odd...
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How The 'Computer Wizard' Who Created The First Internet Virus Got Off...
The suicide of 26-year-old Aaron Swartz has spurred calls to reform the federal anti-hacking law used to prosecute him for illegally downloading millions of academic articles at the MIT campus.The...
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President Obama's Inauguration Speech Might Give A Huge Clue About The Fate...
President Barack Obama delivered an historic inauguration speech yesterday, marking the first time a president has advocated for gay rights in such a high-profile speech.Specifically, Obama said, "We,...
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This Insanely Complicated Chart Shows Just How Tough It Is For Lawyers To...
Figuring out when to leave work shouldn't be a Herculean task.You either talk to your boss, or leave when you've completed all your work for the day.But apparently that isn't the case in BigLaw.Rob...
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Here's Why Kim Dotcom's New File-Sharing Site MIGHT Be Legal
THERE are less conspicuous ways to launch a business. A staged helicopter raid and a synchronised dance routine that would put Korean rapper Psy to shame were the sideline attractions as German-born...
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor Reveals Why Public Opinion Doesn't Matter To The Court
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor came up with perhaps the best response Monday to accusations that the high court sways to political whims.Politics and public perception of the court don't really...
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Roe v. Wade Is Almost Twice As Popular As the Supreme Court Itself
For the first time ever, the majority of Americans believe that abortion should be legal all or most of the time, according to a new poll from The Wall Street Journal and NBC News.The poll's results...
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Tragic Teen Murder Causes Chinese Netizens To Question Oversharing
Chinese netizens are wondering if a murdered 16-year-old endangered herself by sharing too much on Weibo, according to Shanghaiist.Shenzen-resident Lai Zengyutong filled her Weibo with self portraits,...
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McDonald's Settles Suit Claiming It Served Non-Halal Meat To Muslim Customers
McDonald's agreed to pay a group of Muslim customers $700,000 to settle an allegation that one of its franchises falsely advertised that certain menu items met religious standards. The McDonald's...
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Chinese Workers Take Japanese Bosses Hostage To Protest 2-Minute Limit On...
This weekend Shanghai factory workers took 10 of their Japanese bosses hostage at Shinmei Electric Company factory, the Japan Times reports.The South China Morning Post reports that the number of...
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Jilted Suburbanite To Fight Terrorism Conviction In The Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear an unusually dramatic dispute: the case of a Pennsylvania suburbanite who allegedly tried to poison her husband's pregnant mistress.The nation's highest...
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At Least Three Shot At College Campus In Texas
At least three people, including a possible suspect, have been shot at Lone Star College in Houston, Texas, KHOU is reporting.And after an hours-long search for one suspect, both are reportedly now in...
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It's Really Hard For Poor Women To Get Abortions In The US [INFOGRAPHIC]
Abortion has now been legal in the United States for 40 years, but low-income women across the nation still face extra burdens when trying to get the procedure.Most women have to pay for abortions out...
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The Supreme Court's Roe V. Wade Opinion Wasn't Just About Women
The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Roe v. Wade is widely regarded as a huge victory for women's rights.But former Justice Harry Blackmun's opinion actually emphasizes the rights of doctors...
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Gay Marriage Opponents Made A Ridiculous Argument To The Supreme Court Today
The U.S. Supreme Court is going to hear two huge gay marriage cases this term, and today the California citizens fighting gay marriage in that state filed their first brief on the merits of the...
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How Gun Control Became Such A Contentious Political Issue In America
Should gun control really be so controversial?"There are people who want to own guns for recreational or self-defense purposes, and on the other side, I don't think anyone wants to see someone walk...
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How Obama Could Create New Data Privacy Law Behind Congress' Back
The electorate has spoken, and there will be four more years of a Barack Obama presidency.The Democrats have retained control of the Senate, and the Republicans have a comfortable margin in the House...
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Woman Sues Match.com For Allegedly Setting Her Up With A Murderer
A Las Vegas woman sued Match.com for $10 million, saying a man she met through the website stabbed her 10 times, kicked her repeatedly, and then left her for dead in her garage, Courthouse News Service...
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