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Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Strauss-Kahn Hearing Delayed, Prosecutors Mull Options

Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s scheduled court appearance has been postponed, as prosecutors mull whether or not to dismiss the charges against the former IMF chief in what is amounting to a crumbling sexual assault case.

Alabama Immigration Law: Why All the Challenges?

At Issue: U.S. Immigration Policy
The backlash against Alabama's tough new immigration law intensified on Friday as several civil rights groups sued to try and overturn legislation, calling it the most extreme in the nation. Are they correct?
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Muslim brides show their hands decorated with henna paste as they wait for the start of a mass marriage ceremony in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad March 6, 2011

Mass wedding gains popularity worldwide (PHOTOS)

Mass weddings are increasingly becoming common worldwide and sometimes are preferred over regular weddings by couples because of economic reasons, as the costs for the venue, decorations, and sometimes celebrations afterwards can be shared between multiple families.
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Westboro Baptist Church Was Used to Train FBI Agents

The Federal Bureau of Investigation recruited members of the fundamentalist Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., train agents and police officers in speaking to people they disagreed with, a practice the agency has said it will discontinue.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Strauss-Kahn Case Unravels as Questions Are Posed About Accuser

Investigators in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office have discovered significant inconsistencies with the account of the chambermaid who claimed Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, sexually assaulted her in a luxury hotel room in May, sources said Thursday.
Jared Lee Loughner

Jared Loughner Medication to Continue, Judge Rules

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Jared Loughner, who allegedly shot U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ari., and killed six others in a February rampage, can be forcibly medicated so that he can be brought to trial.
Law Prohibiting Sale of Violent Video Games to Kids Struck Down

Violent Video Game Ban Author Rebukes Court Decision

California State Senator Leland Yee says the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the law he authored calling for a ban of sales of violent video games to minors “put the interests of Corporate America” first.

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