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Federal Communications Commission sides with NFL in dispute with Comcast over NFL Network
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Federal Communications Commission has sided with the National Football League in a long-running programming dispute with Comcast Corp., ruling that Comcast should carry the league's NFL Network on its popular digital cable package....Tags: Consumers, Comcast Corp., Football, Regional Authority, National Football League
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Shepard's mother grieves lost chances
The Associated PressMatthew Shepard's mother still mourns lost opportunities to battle hate crimes and promote a greater tolerance of gays in the 10 years since her 21-year-old son was beaten, tied to a wooden fence and left for dead in a frigid Wyoming pasture. Though...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Injuries, Minority Groups, Government, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Connecticut justices give gays right to marry
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday gave gay and lesbian couples the right to marry, ruling that civil unions relegate them to a "separate" and "inferior status" that falls short of full equality. "We therefore agree with the plaintiffs that...Tags: Local Authority, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, California, Anglican
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High Emotions On Both Sides Of Gay Marriage Case
In 1980, Garrett Stack met the person he wanted to marry: John Anderson. The couple share a house and life. But by law, they could not share wedding vows. So they were ecstatic Friday to learn of the state Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex...Tags: Local Authority, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, John Anderson, Election Day
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16-year court veteran running for Supreme Court
Associated Press WriterThe fourth floor of Wayne County's Murphy Hall of Justice isn't a place to settle fender-benders. Judge Diane Marie Hathaway handles rapes, robberies and murder. When she recently tried to pick a jury in a sexual-assault case, some people said they...Tags: Local Authority, Republican Party, Lawyers, Vehicles, Court Administration
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Japanese businessman held in LA on charge of plotting wife's 1981 murder, arraignment set
Associated Press WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) _ A Japanese businessman accused of conspiring to have his wife killed 27 years ago was returned to Southern California on Friday to face trial. Kazuyoshi Miura, 61, arrived at Los Angeles International Airport shortly before 5 a.m. on a...Tags: Criminal Laws, Extradition, Ronald Reagan, California, Los Angeles Police Department
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Board won't stop Suffolk deputies from highway patrol
andrew.strickler@newsday.comA state board has denied a Suffolk police union's request to stop the county from replacing police patrols on two Long Island highways with sheriff's deputies. The Public Employment Relations Board's denial of the union request for an injunction means...Tags: Long Island, Employment, Steve Levy, Transportation, Police
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Landmark state pension reform bill signed into law
sandra.peddie@newsday.comA landmark pension reform bill that closes the loopholes allowing some public employees to collect six-figure salaries on top of six-figure pensions was signed into law Friday by Gov. David A. Paterson. Citing pension abuses that have been uncovered in a...Tags: Retirement, Lawyers, Corporate Crime, Thomas P. DiNapoli, Pension and Welfare
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Conn. court rules for gay marriage
Los Angeles TimesThe Connecticut Supreme Court gave gay and lesbian couples the right to marry yesterday, ruling that civil unions relegate them to a "separate" and "inferior status" that falls short of full equality. "We therefore agree with the plaintiffs that...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, California, Anglican, Richard Blumenthal
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Connecticut's high court gives gay couples the right to marry, says civil unions aren't enough
Associated Press WriterHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A sharply divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay couples have the right to get married, saying legislators did not go far enough when they approved same-sex civil unions that were identical to marriages in virtually...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, California, Colchester, Hawaii
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Obama proposes tax breaks, loans for small business; McCain wants to halt retiree stock sales
AP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) _ John McCain and Barack Obama outlined steps to counter the faltering economy and plummeting stock market on Friday, fresh evidence of the dominant role of pocketbook issues in their race for the White House. McCain, lagging in the...Tags: Homes, Mortgages, Retirement, State Budgets, The White House
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Lower Macungie woman who ran stop sign and caused fatal crash is fined
Of The Morning CallA 30-year-old Lower Macungie woman who ran a stop sign, causing an accident that killed a motorcycle passenger last year, was found guilty of a summary offense Tuesday and ordered to pay a $121 fine, a district judge ruled this week. April Depietro faced...Tags: Criminal Laws, Motorcycling, Vehicles, Transportation Accidents, Road Accidents
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