Posts Tagged ‘the-state’

Editorial Board: In Arizona, more birther buffoonery

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

IF ONE-FIFTIETH of 1 percent of Arizonans demanded that Ken Bennett, the state’s Republican secretary of state, go to work in the nude, would he comply? Not likely. After all, Mr. Bennett, the former Republican president of the Arizona Senate, is planning to run for governor in two years. It wouldn’t pay to pander to crackpots — and humiliate himself in the bargain. Or would it? Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: In Arizona, more birther buffoonery

Lamont Peterson-Amir Khan rematch is canceled after Peterson is denied license in light of failed drug test

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

The rematch between Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan was called off after the Nevada Athletic Commission on Wednesday night declined to issue Peterson a license to fight in the state in the wake of his positive test for a banned substance . Read full article > >

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Lamont Peterson-Amir Khan rematch is canceled after Peterson is denied license in light of failed drug test

Lamont Peterson-Amir Khan rematch is canceled after Peterson is denied license in light of failed drug test

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

The rematch between Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan was called off after the Nevada Athletic Commission on Wednesday night declined to issue Peterson a license to fight in the state in the wake of his positive test for a banned substance . Read full article > >

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Lamont Peterson-Amir Khan rematch is canceled after Peterson is denied license in light of failed drug test

FiveThirtyEight: Arizona Is (Probably) Not a Swing State

Friday, April 27th, 2012

President Obama could certainly win Arizona, but if he does, it probably won’t be the state to tip the balance.

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FiveThirtyEight: Arizona Is (Probably) Not a Swing State

43 killed in Mexican bus-truck collision

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Forty-three people were killed and 18 injured Friday morning in a roadway crash involving a bus in the state of Veracruz, the governor's office said.

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Bivens to drop out of Arizona Senate race

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

Updated at 11:29 a.m. with Bivens’s statement. Former Arizona Democratic Party chairman Don Bivens is dropping out of the state’s open Senate race, leaving former U.S. surgeon general Richard Carmona a clear Democratic primary. Read full article > >

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Consider the case of the angry white woman

Sunday, March 11th, 2012

When Margaret Doyle’s temper exploded inside the Virginia General Assembly a few weeks ago, a photograph of her being ejected from the state Capitol became a symbol of front-line resistance to legislative assaults on women’s reproductive rights. Read full article > >

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Hill agenda thin on social issues as Republicans remain patient

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

In Richmond last week, the General Assembly wrestled with a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion, and another that would declare that life begins at conception. In Annapolis, the state Legislature narrowly approved a measure legalizing same-sex marriage. Read full article > >

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Same-sex marriage bill passes Maryland House of Delegates

Saturday, February 18th, 2012

A bill to legalize same-sex marriage won narrow approval Friday night in the Maryland House of Delegates, setting the stage for the state to join seven others and the District in allowing gay nuptials. Read full article > >

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Maryland Passes Gay Marriage Bill

Saturday, February 18th, 2012

Measure moves to the state Senate for approval.

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Gay marriage wave shows major shift

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Gay marriage legislation has moved forward over the past week from coast to coast, a sign of a changing tide. In California, a federal appeals court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, declaring it unconstitutional. Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: Proposition 8 ruling was just but wobbly

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

IS IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL to forbid same-sex couples from calling their unions a “marriage” if — as is the case in California — they enjoy the same legal rights and responsibilities as opposite-sex partners in the state? Read full article > >

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Troops and police clash in Brazil

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Brazilian troops clash with police striking over pay and conditions in the state of Bahia, as they try to remove them from the state assembly.

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Troops and police clash in Brazil

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Brazilian troops clash with police striking over pay and conditions in the state of Bahia, as they try to remove them from the state assembly.

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Prince optimistic for fisheries

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Prince Charles says there is a reason to be optimistic about the state of the world’s oceans, but it is “critically urgent” to tackle overfishing.

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