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Alabama immigration law faces legal challenge: Can it survive?
Federal lawsuits have been filed against five states that have passed tough anti-illegal-immigration bills. Here is the legal state of play for all five state laws:
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Health care law's future: four scenarios
One year ago, President Barack Obama signed a sweeping health-care law to fulfill a long-standing Democratic pledge to ensure health-care coverage for all Americans.
Passage of the law was a major legislative victory for Obama and helped change the political landscape, but not always in the way Democrats had hoped. Republicans strongly opposed the law and successfully worked public skepticism about it into sweeping election victories in November.
Here's a look at the uncertain future of the health care law:
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Russian agents arrested on US spy charges
Russian agents have been arrested for allegedly spying on the United States.
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Gulf oil spill: Judge slams Obama's drilling moratorium, blocks it
The judge said the federal report that led to the drilling moratorium didn't 'explicitly justify' a ban. Some independent engineers who reviewed the report agree. The administration will appeal.
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Louisiana backs oil industry, wants drilling moratorium thrown out
Louisiana is supporting a lawsuit to overturn the six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling. The ban could cost the local oil industry as much as $330 million a month, the state says.
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Ronnie Lee Gardner, Utah death-row inmate facing firing squad, denied federal stay
Ronnie Lee Gardner, Utah death-row inmate facing firing squad, denied federal stay to his Friday execution while he pursues a civil rights lawsuit.
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Court halts release of jailed Hutaree militia members
A federal appeals court Thursday issued an emergency stay blocking the release of nine jailed Michigan Hutaree militia members accused of conspiring to overthrow the government.
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Chapter & Verse
Google Editions will enter the e-book raceGoogle Editions, Google's e-book store, will be up and running sometime this summer, says the company.
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Hutaree militia arrests point to tripling of militias since 2008
Federal authorities arrested nine members of the Hutaree militia, a fringe Christian group in Michigan, this weekend. The indictment alleges that the group was planning to kill law-enforcement officers as part of a plan to 'levy war' on the United States.
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Even before House vote on healthcare bill, legal challenges loom
Opponents of the healthcare bill are poised to challenge it over the House's likely use of the 'deem and pass' rule, as well as on the substance of the legislation itself.
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Ocean acidification: another path to EPA rules on carbon emissions?
In a legal settlement Thursday, the EPA agreed to help states test coastal waters for acidity, and to weigh whether to tighten rules on carbon emissions to address ocean acidification.
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Organic activists protest free San Francisco compost
San Francisco's free compost, which comes from sewage sludge, is being protested by an environmental activist group, which says it may contain harmful chemicals.
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Will California gay-marriage trial go to Supreme Court?
As a federal court considers the constitutionality of a voter-approved ban in California, some gay-marriage advocates say a Supreme Court decision could be the best path to legalization.
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At Calif. gay marriage trial, marriage is not the only flash point
Lawyers for two same-sex couples, over nine days of testimony, have examined general attitudes about modern marriage, homosexuality, and whether sexual orientation warrants special legal protection. They seek to overturn Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage in California. Defenders of the ban are up next.
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After New Jersey defeat, gay marriage advocates turn to courts
Gay-rights activists in New Jersey said they would file a lawsuit following the defeat of the gay-marriage bill in the state Senate Thursday. But the effort to legalize gay marriage through the courts carries its own risks.
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California judge to put landmark gay marriage case on YouTube
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that video of the case challenging California’s Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage can be shown on YouTube. Proceedings are set to start Monday.
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Echoes of 2001 shoe bomber in Detroit attack
In both cases, passengers and crew subdued the alleged bomber before the explosive material could fully ignite. In the Detroit attack, passengers heard popping noises and saw suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's pants on fire when they intervened, according to court documents.
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Army Corps liable for Katrina damage, US court finds
Army Corps' 'myopic' maintenance of a shipping channel led to levee failure, much Katrina damage, US court judge rules. Appeal is expected.
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Obama court nominee David Hamilton clears Senate hurdle
A Republican effort to stall an Obama appeals court nominee failed Tuesday. A full Senate vote on Judge David Hamilton is set for Wednesday.
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FBI arrests two Chicago men for Danish terror plot
Two Chicago men are being charged over a plot to attack a Danish newspaper that published a controversial cartoon of the prophet Muhammed in 2005.
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Opinion: As US population increases, Congress must adjust
Today the average House district has a startling 650,000 people. How can one person fairly represent them all?
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Did Larry Langford bet Birmingham's future on Wall Street scheme?
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford is charged with money laundering and bribery. No-bid bond financing schemes have led to billions of lost taxpayer dollars across the US.
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How FBI traced Tarek Mehanna in his quest to become a jihadi
Informants helped the FBI track Tarek Mehanna to the Middle East in search of terrorist training, according to government documents. Agents also copied his computer hard drive.
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Stewart Nozette: The American who wanted to spy for Israel
Stewart Nozette, who appeared in court Tuesday, was a scientist for NASA and the Department of Energy with 'top secret' clearance. He was caught by FBI agents posing as members of Israel's spy agency.
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Terrorist plots uncovered in the US since 9/11
At least 21 plots to launch attacks on American soil have been thwarted. Here's a chronology.
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NY terror plot built on beauty store chemicals, feds charge
The Denver driver Najibullah Zazi shopped for hydrogen and other chemicals before travelling to New York prior to the 9/11 anniversary, according to new government charges filed Thursday.
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Decoder Wire
When Obama acts like BushObama's reaction to news that the CIA withheld information from Congress may reveal surprising similarities to his predecessor.
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