A federal lawsuit argues that restricting assignments violates the constitutional rights of women.

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2 Women Sue Over Army’s Combat Ban

The justices split over whether the constitutional protection against double jeopardy barred such reprosecutions.

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Justices Uphold Retrials Even After Juries Reject Charges

The government is “determined” to introduce a register of lobbyists before 2015, constitutional reform minister Mark Harper tells a Commons committee.

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Lobbying ‘to be reformed by 2015′

Residents of North Carolina are voting on a proposed constitutional ban on gay unions that would make it the 29th US state to limit gay marriage rights.

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US state votes on gay union ban

State votes on constitutional amendment next week.

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Billy Graham: Ban Gay Marriage in N.C.

Judge declared it unconstitutional.

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Okla. Blocks ‘Personhood’ Bill

Denies her request to amend constitution.

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Burma President Dismisses Suu Kyi

Two weeks from now, North Carolina will hold a public referendum on what could become one of the toughest anti-gay measures in the country: a far-reaching proposal to amend the state constitution to ban civil unions and domestic partnerships. But President Obama is not expected to touch the subject when he appears in Chapel Hill on Tuesday — even though it is roiling the electorate there. Read full article > >

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In North Carolina, more evidence of Obama’s delicate approach to gay rights

Unhappy about wording of constitution.

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Suu Kyi to Boycott Parliament

Sink your teeth into today's top stories from around the globe. Meet the newest peacekeeper in the fork vs. chopstick battle: the chork. – Gizmodo Nicholas D. Kristof asks you to consider whether your eggs in the morning are worth jamming 11 hens into a 2 feet by 2 feet cage. – New York Times So, y'know that Kobe beef slider you've been raving about? It's not real Kobe beef. In fact, nothing in the United States legally is. – Forbes For bakers, recipes are a source of immortality. – Gilt Taste D'oh! Beer makes men smarter…sort of. – Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Box lunch: Chorks and beer-fueled brains

The UN Security Council calls for an end to hostilities in northern Mali and a return to constitutional rule two weeks after the country’s coup.

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UN urges end to fighting in Mali

Mali’s new Constitution makes Amadou Haya Sanogo the supreme boss and wipes out Parliament, and the opposition is being harassed. Yet nothing is settled.

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Mali Coup Leader, Pressed on All Sides, Digs In

West African nations give Mali’s coup leaders 72 hours to restore constitutional order or face sanctions.

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Mali coup leaders given ultimatum

Former MF Global assistant treasurer Edith O’Brien invoked her constitutional right not to testify Wednesday at a House hearing probing the collapse of the big brokerage firm and the disappearance of as much as $1.6 billion of customers’ money. Read full article > >

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Former MF Global executive O’Brien declines to testify

This much is clear after two hours of Supreme Court arguments over the constitutionality of the individual mandate , which I was in the room to hear: The president’s health-care bill won’t rise or fall on a question of law, but on how the majority of justices define the health-care market. Read full article > >

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Eva Rodriguez: Why the health-care law might stand at the Supreme Court