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The DOJ Is
Curbing Civil Asset Forfeiture
Robert O'Harrow Jr., Sari Horwitz and Steven Rich, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday barred local and state police from using federal law to seize cash, cars and other property without warrants or criminal charges."
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Robert O'Harrow Jr., Sari Horwitz and Steven Rich, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday barred local and state police from using federal law to seize cash, cars and other property without warrants or criminal charges."
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Congress
Introduced 6 Abortion Bills in Its First 7 Days
Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy, Yahoo News
Gerson Uffalussy writes: "Since Congress returned to session in the past week, six separate anti-abortion bills have been introduced in the House and Senate. These bills would do a number of things, including instilling a nationwide 20-week abortion ban and blocking funding to Planned Parenthood."
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Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy, Yahoo News
Gerson Uffalussy writes: "Since Congress returned to session in the past week, six separate anti-abortion bills have been introduced in the House and Senate. These bills would do a number of things, including instilling a nationwide 20-week abortion ban and blocking funding to Planned Parenthood."
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The Stark
Disparities of Paid Leave: The Rich Get to Heal, the Poor Get
Fired
Danielle Paquette, The Washington Post
Paquette writes: "President Obama's push for paid leave this week highlights a glaring disparity in the American workforce: Time off is often feasible for the relatively well-off - but low-wage earners, who need each paycheck to stay financially afloat, just don't have that option."
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Danielle Paquette, The Washington Post
Paquette writes: "President Obama's push for paid leave this week highlights a glaring disparity in the American workforce: Time off is often feasible for the relatively well-off - but low-wage earners, who need each paycheck to stay financially afloat, just don't have that option."
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Poll: Voters
Want Pretty Much the Opposite of What Congress Is Doing
Emily Atkin, ThinkProgress
Atkin writes: "A majority of U.S. voters think the government should be advancing policies that promote the growth of renewable energy, protect public lands, and strengthen protections against pollution of drinking water and air, according to a poll released Thursday by the Center for American Progress."
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Emily Atkin, ThinkProgress
Atkin writes: "A majority of U.S. voters think the government should be advancing policies that promote the growth of renewable energy, protect public lands, and strengthen protections against pollution of drinking water and air, according to a poll released Thursday by the Center for American Progress."
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Guantanamo
Diary: "They Made Me Drink Salt Water. The Chains Stopped the Circulation to My
Hands and Feet."
Mohamedou Ould Slahi, The Guardian
Ould Slahi writes: "In August 2003, the US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, authorised a plan to subject Slahi to 'special interrogation,' whereby he would be subjected to a fake rendition process and led to believe he had been delivered to another country where he would be subjected to more brutal treatment."
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Mohamedou Ould Slahi, The Guardian
Ould Slahi writes: "In August 2003, the US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, authorised a plan to subject Slahi to 'special interrogation,' whereby he would be subjected to a fake rendition process and led to believe he had been delivered to another country where he would be subjected to more brutal treatment."
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Mexican Wolves
Finally Get Endangered Species Status
John R. Platt, Scientific American
Platt writes: "North America's smallest and rarest wolves will finally have the full protection of the Endangered Species Act. Well, almost."
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John R. Platt, Scientific American
Platt writes: "North America's smallest and rarest wolves will finally have the full protection of the Endangered Species Act. Well, almost."
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Supreme Court
to Decide if States Can Ban Gay Marriage
Lawrence Hurley, Reuters
Hurley writes: "The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether states can ban gay marriage, delving into a contentious social issue in what will be one of the most anticipated rulings of the year."
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Lawrence Hurley, Reuters
Hurley writes: "The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether states can ban gay marriage, delving into a contentious social issue in what will be one of the most anticipated rulings of the year."
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