SOME SAY IMMIGRATION BILL IS BAD DEAL FOR THE GOP
By CHARLES BABINGTON FILE – In this Feb. 5, 2013 file photo, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Republicans will take…
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NEW ZEALAND LAWMAKERS APPROVE GAY-MARRIAGE BILL
By NICK PERRY New Zealand lawmaker Louisa Wall, who sponsored the gay marriage bill, stands on the steps of Parliament in Wellington before voting for the same-sex marriage Tuesday, April…
LAWSUIT FILED TO BLOCK NEW ARKANSAS ABORTION LAW
By JEANNIE NUSS Rita Sklar, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, speaks during a news conference at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday,…
ALL ABOUT IMMIGRATION: GREEN CARDS? CITIZENSHIP?
By NANCY BENAC Reyna Avila, who recently received a work permit and Social Security card under new Obama administration policy for young immigrants, is shown here at her place of…
NEW ENGLAND RENEWABLE ENERGY A HARD SELL IN REGION
By STEPHEN SINGER FILE – In this Feb. 24, 2006 file photo, a wind turbine stands, generating power next to Hull, Mass., High School in the shadow of Boston. Establishing…
FLA. BREWERS PUSH TO LEGALIZE 64-OUNCE BEER JUGS
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON In this Friday, March 29, 2013 photo, a 32-ounce bottle, known among beer enthusiasts as a growler, is filled at the Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville, Fla.…
GA. LAWMAKERS OK CRACKDOWN ON SO-CALLED PILL MILLS
By KATE BRUMBACK FILE – In this June 14, 2012 file photo, a suspect is loaded into a DeKalb police prisoner transport van during a “pill mill” raid by dozens…
LAW GIVES TRIBES NEW AUTHORITY OVER NON-INDIANS
By FELICIA FONSECA FILE – In this March 1, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks to reporters after meeting with congressional leaders in Washington, Friday, March 1, 2013. Obama…