U.S.
Stem cell battle in Missouri
November 3, 2006The Stem Cell Initiative on the ballot in Missouri would amend the state’s constitution to protect stem cell research and therapies allowed by federal law. Missouri would be the first state to do so. The campaign...
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Latino environmental activists shaping urban agenda
November 3, 2006EL MONTE, Calif. (AP) — Maria Valdez didn’t consider herself an environmentalist when she pressed this city east of Los Angeles to buy land ringed with factories and railroad tracks for a new neighborhood park. The...
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N.J. ruling boosts struggle for marriage equality
November 3, 2006A recent court decision has boosted the struggle for the legalization of same-sex marriage. Last week the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to the same state benefits, protections...
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New Jersey Court Stops Short of Marriage Equality
October 28, 2006Wednesday, Oct. 25, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to the same state benefits, protections, and obligations as different-sex couples. The court split, however, on how to remedy...
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San Jose, Calif., mayoral race hangs in balance
October 27, 2006With a poll earlier this month showing the candidates neck-and-neck, San Jose’s nonpartisan mayoral contest between City Councilmembers Cindy Chavez and Chuck Reed has become a real cliff-hanger. A poll Oct. 3-5 by the Survey and...
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