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Campaign Finance protest, Hidden Camera Disrupt High Court
For the second time in 11 months, opponents of Supreme Court rulings lifting limits on money in political campaigns briefly disrupted proceedings in the courtroom and embarrassed the court by …
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Shy of Votes, House GOP Drops Planned Vote on Abortion Bill
With thousands of anti-abortion protesters in town, Republicans are ready to push legislation through the House designed to please them. But it's not the bill an embarrassed GOP was hoping …
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House Heads to Vote on Border Security Bill
The House is moving toward a vote on a bill aimed at securing the U.S. border with Mexico, as majority Republicans seek to demonstrate that they can chart their own …
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UN Holds First-Ever Meeting on Anti-Semitism on Thursday
The U.N. General Assembly is holding its first-ever meeting devoted to anti-Semitism on Thursday in response to a global increase in violence against Jews—a meeting scheduled even before the recent …
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US, Cuba Address Obstacles to Resuming Diplomatic Ties
The United States and Cuba are trying to eliminate obstacles to normalized ties as the highest-level U.S. delegation to the communist island in more than three decades holds a second …
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Video of New Jersey Man Shot by Police Raises Questions
A police video of officers confronting and then fatally shooting a black man in southern New Jersey has raised questions and stirred anger over another death at the hands of …
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FBI Finishes Ferguson Probe, Justice Not Yet Decided on Civil Rights Charges
The Justice Department has not yet announced whether it will file a federal civil rights charge against former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. But officials and experts have said such …
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While States Introduce More Abortion Legislation, GOP Scraps National Bill When GOP Women Revolt
Buoyed by conservative gains in the November election, foes of abortion are mobilizing on behalf of bills in several state legislatures that would further curtail women's access to the procedure.
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Gov. Phil Bryant's 2015 State of the State Speech
This is the prepared text of Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's 2015 State of the State speech, which he gave Wednesday at the state Capitol:
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Divorcing the State's Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Same-sex marriage cases have been in abundance as of late. But today, the justices at the Mississippi Supreme Court heard oral arguments for a different kind of LGBT equality issue: …
