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UN details morphing drug markets
June 26, 2009United Nations, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reported Wednesday on the reduction of the markets of opium, cocaine and marijuana and the expansion of the consumption of amphetamines and...
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Does Sanford’s fall equal Barbour’s gain?
June 26, 2009Original source: One of the most immediate fallouts from Gov. Mark Sanford's admission today of an extra-marital affair was his resignation as chair of the Republican Governors Association. That speeds up the leadership hand-off of the...
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Supreme Court makes it harder for older workers to prove discrimination
June 26, 2009Original source: Last week, in a 5-to-4 decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., the Supreme Court made it harder for employees to win age discrimination lawsuits. The lawsuit was brought by Jack Gross, a...
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Supreme Court rules strip-search of teen illegal
June 26, 2009WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a school's strip search of an Arizona teenage girl accused of having prescription-strength ibuprofen was illegal. The court ruled 8-1 on Thursday that school officials violated the...
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Working families rally for health care reform in nation’s capital
June 26, 2009Original source: As thousands of workers and their unions rally today in Washington for comprehensive health care reform AFSCME Legislative Director Chuck Loveless says private insurers cannot continue to monopolize health care. “It’s extremely important that...
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