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Argument over NRA T-shirt gets eighth-grader jailed. Dress code run amok?
A student at a West Virginia middle school was suspended and arrested after a confrontation with a teacher over an NRA T-shirt with a picture of a rifle on it. Public schools have some leeway in setting dress codes, the Supreme Court has found.
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Tit-for-tat kidnappings bring Syria's war into Lebanese backyards
In northern Lebanon, the kidnapping of a member of the powerful Shiite Jaafar clan has created yet another arena for Sunni-Shiite tensions fomented by Syria's unrest.
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Marines T-shirt ban: Superintendent on student's side, not teacher's
A de facto Marines T-shirt ban by one Illinois teacher came under fire by school district administrators who say the shirt worn by a 14-year-old student is within the limits set by the dress code. Now the boy's father wants the dress code to be explicit so Marines T-shirts are not banned again.
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New York's new gun law: How might the NRA challenge it in court?
Since a key US Supreme Court decision in 2008, challenges to gun laws have flooded the courts. One part of New York's law that is likely to be hotly debated: restrictions on high-capacity magazines.
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Farmers, government battle over hashish in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley
Growers in the Bekaa Valley reap huge profits from illegal hashish crops. Lebanon's eradication efforts have failed because there is no legal crop that is as lucrative.
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Latin America Monitor Venezeula: Leftist collectives keep the peace, but raise fears during election year
A Caracas barrio is home to radical self-defense collectives known to patrol the neighborhood at night. Some fear their ideology has taken a new, aggressive turn as Chavez faces reelection.
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Colorado shooting: If not gun control, then bullet control, lawmakers say
In the wake of the Colorado shooting, two Democratic legislators urge restrictions on the purchase of large quantities of ammunition online. As with gun control, the effort faces an uphill battle.
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Latin America Monitor Children armed with assault weapons spark controversy in Venezuela
President Hugo Chavez has condemned photos of children posing with assault rifles at a pro-government group's event. But the opposition still blames Chavez.
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US, Iraqi leaders praise sacrifices of war, 'historic opportunity'
As US-Iraqi relations enter a new phase, America's top brass convened at Camp Victory to mark the transfer of command from Gen. Ray Odierno to Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin III.
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Philippines hostage crisis exposes police corruption, ineptitude
In wake of a Philippines hostage crisis that left 9 people dead, lawmakers have called for the resignation of Manila’s police commander, the chief of the National Capital Region police, and the head of the SWAT force.
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Hong Kong issues 'black alert' after deadly Manila hostage crisis
Hong Kong officials were critical of the handling of a deadly Manila hostage crisis that ended with the deaths of eight Chinese tourists in the Philippines. Hong Kong issues a black alert, its strongest warning, for Chinese tourists.
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Philippines bus hostage crisis ends with six passengers dead
Philippines police stormed a busload of tourists being held hostage by a disgruntled former policeman, leaving six dead, including the hostage-taker.
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No right to bear unlicensed machine guns, federal court says
Tennessee State Guard commander Richard Hamblen said it's his Second Amendment right as part of a militia to convert assault rifles into fully automatic weapons. The Sixth US Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed.
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ARPA-E - are its energy projects crazy or revolutionary?
The Department of Energy's ARPA-E is funding projects it hopes will revolutionize the way Americans produce and use energy.
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People making a difference: Gunnar Swanson
An Iraq war veteran has dedicated his life to helping children affected by conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Fatah, Hamas rift widens amid new violence
The Palestinian factions fought Saturday in the worst internal violence since Hamas's Gaza coup.
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Supreme Court asserts broad gun rights
The historic 5 to 4 ruling says the right to bear arms applies to individuals.
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Britain convicts Pakistani man for plotting attacks
Sohail Qureshi was sentenced to 4-1/2 years in jail Tuesday, in the first conviction under a 2006 law that makes it an offense to prepare for a terrorist act.
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