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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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Songwriters sue, saying: You can't use 'Redneck Yacht Club'
During tough economic times, Nashville songwriters push harder to protect witty lyrics.
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Indictment of card hacker unlikely to end thefts
Accomplices to the crimes are believed to be on the loose in Russia or other countries where U.S. authorities are less likely to get them.
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Sentencing looms in HP phone-record scandal
Bryan Wagner pleaded guilty 2-1/2 years ago to identity theft and conspiracy.
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Jefferson's bribery conviction: a mixed legacy
Justice Department prevailed in the infamous 'freezer cash' case, but it lost ground in law enforcement's ability to wiretap or investigate members of Congress.
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On White House visitor list, Obama’s 'transparency' is murky
Critics say the president is acting like Bush by preventing visitor logs from becoming public.
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Surprise outcome of museum shooting: gay rights
The gay community wants the same hate-crime protections that blacks and Jews have – and would get them in legislation before Congress now.
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The New Economy
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Hispanics push Obama for a Supreme Court seat
There's never been a Hispanic on the high court though they're 15 percent of the US population.
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'First real trial' about Katrina under way
A lawsuit claiming that the Army Corps of Engineers made the flooding worse starts today.
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Tainted drywall from China is driving owners from their homes
A toxic substance is suspected of causing corrosion, health problems, and foul odors, bringing lawsuits and calls for government action.
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Recessions expose financial scandals
Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme isn't the only scam uncovered during tough economic times.
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Efforts to sell Obama’s Senate seat part of a “political corruption crime spree”
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Terrorism & Security
US judge orders five Guantánamo detainees freed for lack of evidenceExperts say the ruling is 'a clear warning shot to the government' over Gitmo detention policies.
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Bright Green
Black Ohio neighborhood unjustly denied water for decades, jury findsA federal jury awarded residents of a mostly black neighborhood in rural Ohio nearly $11 million Thursday, finding that local authorities denied them public water service for half a century because of their race.
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Guantánamo Detainees: shorter wait?
Last month's Supreme Court ruling sets new rules for judges examining habeas corpus challenges from detainees.
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