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david martin

Supreme Court skeptical of DOMA - 0 views

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  • david martin on 28 Mar 13
     
    Edie Windsor, the 83-year-old lesbian who sued the United States government for discriminatory treatment under the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), expressed optimism today that the Supreme Court will strike down the 17-year old law. "I think it went beautifully," Windsor said from outside of the court after today's oral arguments in United States v.
cbonar311

Newtown probe: 1.4K ammo rounds in Lanza home - 0 views

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  • cbonar311 on 28 Mar 13
     
    Prosecutors release new documents related to December's shootings at school in Newtown, Connecticut Documents: Investigators found a gun safe in shooter Adam Lanza's room Documents: 1,400 rounds of ammunition found in Lanza's home Police say Adam Lanza killed his mother, then 20 children and six staff members at Hook Elementary School in Connecticut before killing himself Live updates below.
  • olinde on 08 Apr 13
     
    i think that they should make the gun law more strict because now a days it is easy for anyone to get a gun and should make it harder for someone to get into a school that is not supposed to be there
nelsontad

Weather groundhog Phil 'indicted,' accused of lying as winter continues - 1 views

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  • nelsontad on 25 Mar 13
     
    (CNN) -- Punxsutawney Phil lied. That's what a prosecutor in Ohio says. He has filed a criminal "indictment" against the famed groundhog, who, year for year on February 2, emerges from his burrow at Gobbler's Knob to predict whether spring will come early or winter will linger.
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  • melissamartinez on 25 Mar 13
     
    This case should not even be allowed. Just because he has to do these predictions doesn't mean he will always be right. After all, like the article says, he's just a groundhog.
  • Alex Barrett on 25 Mar 13
     
    What?! I don't see what the big deal is if a groundhog gets his PREDICTION wrong. This dude needs to lighten up.
  • olinde on 25 Mar 13
     
    i think that it is bad that he got it wrong because a lot of people were looking forward to spring coming so we could enjoy the nice weather but you cant always be right 100% sometimes you say something and it might not always happen like you say it will.
  • Tori Caddell on 25 Mar 13
     
    That is just ridiculous, A. it's a PREDICTION, and they are never for sure B. It is only a groundhog... If America can barely trust people, why should it trust an animal?
  • joshpowell on 25 Mar 13
     
    Why do we rely on a groundhog to predict our weather. What's next a tomato that can perdict the next president?
  • Kirsten Gallaher on 25 Mar 13
     
    IT'S A GROUNDHOG... how is it absolutely guaranteed to predict the weather? Maybe it can predict what I'll get on my next test!
  • cbonar311 on 25 Mar 13
     
    I guess a ground hog would be able to change it up if it wanted to, we need to fire that ground hog and hire a new one. Spring just needs to come soon so I can play some more tennis and get to a golf course.
  • Alivia Bascue on 25 Mar 13
     
    This is just plain out stupid. There is nothing anyone can do to control the weather. And I know it's surprising, but not even a groundhog can control the weather.
  • Jamie Cash on 26 Mar 13
     
    Hey guys, it was a joke. They can't kill the groundhog for predicting the weather incorrectly.
  • nelsontad on 26 Mar 13
     
    This article is a joke nobody is suing the groundhog. I was just posting this because it was funny.
Ericka Davis

No one should be fired for being gay - 1 views

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  • Ericka Davis on 25 Mar 13
     
    Discrimination like this is ridiculous and i did not know in some states you could fire employees who are gay.
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  • anadler380 on 25 Mar 13
     
    I wasn't even aware employers could do this. That's crazy.
  • amandacombs on 25 Mar 13
     
    Like the article stated, he lives in a state where he is not protected by the laws. I find this situation ridiculous. You should not be able to fire somebody for their sexual orientation. It just doesn't make sense to discriminate people like this. People should be able to live their life how they want to without people judging.
  • Bryan Pregon on 25 Mar 13
     
    This is called at-will-employment (you can be fired for any reason except if you are a protected minority class (which sexual orientation is not considered in most states). Seems strange that a boss can fire you "at will" but the logic is that you could quit "at will" so it is equal in that way. There was a case recently of a dentist who fired his assistant because she was too attractive and his wife was afraid it would strain their marriage. He won.
  • gageanotor on 25 Mar 13
     
    only they should be fired if the costumers are not comfortable with them being gay
  • lesvia on 25 Mar 13
     
    This is so crazy why would they get fired just for being gay.?
  • olinde on 26 Mar 13
     
    i think that someone not be able to get fired just because they are gay
nelsontad

Obama's Budget - 0 views

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  • Madison Clark on 08 Apr 13
     
    I guess I just don't understand how Obama is going to lower our deficit by spending more money. He makes all of these promises but Im not sure if he can really be true to them. I'm kind of thinking that these changes make hurt us initially before helping in the long run.
Cara Ireland

Sandy Hook task force recommends demolition and rebuilding - 1 views

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  • Cara Ireland on 13 May 13
     
    To erase some of the emotional scars left behind from the December shooting massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, an advisory board wants the building torn down and replaced.
  • olinde on 13 May 13
     
    i think its a good thing that they tear down sandy hook school and rebuild a new one because nobody is going to be able to go into the school without being completely terrified and all they will remember is what happened.
Bryan Pregon

Congress Is Quietly Abandoning the 5th Amendment - Conor Friedersdorf - The Atlantic - 2 views

www.theatlantic.com/...266498

amendment congress Government

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  • Bryan Pregon on 20 Dec 12
     
    a specific law that has passed both the Senate and the House, and is presently in a conference committee, where lawmakers reconcile the two versions. Observers once worried that the law would permit the indefinite detention of American citizens, or at least force them to rely on uncertain court challenges if unjustly imprisoned.
  • Jeremy Vogel on 21 Dec 12
     
    Personally I believe that the NDAA for 2012 should never have been signed. I also think that it is a little late to try and fix this because people in Congress have already agreed that they want to permanently detain American citizens without trial and now are just trying to save face by "opposing" it. After all the author of that amendment, Senator Feinstein, voted for the NDAA for 2012. What really confuses, and kind of angers me, is that Obama said when he signed the NDAA for 2012 he didn't want that part in the law but he was signing it anyway (I don't have a quote but I'll find one). Now he is trying to defend indefinite detention of citizens in court after a federal judge found it unconstitutional. Another interesting article about this is this one. It shows that even people who generally would work together disagree about this bill: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/18/ndaa-indefinite-detention_n_2326225.html
Natalie Wilson

School resumes for students haunted by Newtown tragedy - 1 views

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  • bvasquez13 on 18 Dec 12
     
    sad thing that happened. thats why i think school should have more security.
Joshua Hannan

In California and Beyond, Voters Say Yes to Higher Taxes, Better Services | The Nation - 0 views

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california taxes public policy

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  • gharvey949 on 07 Jan 13
     
    I think that all people should have to pay the same tax rate.
Nicole Lee

Boys reunite with grandparents after kidnapping by parents - 0 views

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  • matthew corrin on 18 Apr 13
     
    the parent absolutely do not deserve there children after the actions that they did and the parents still think they have the right to keep there children just means there crazy it is a good thing that they will be spending some nice time in jail
Ericka Davis

Police Officer Saves Man Who Stepped In Front Of Train [VIDEO] - 1 views

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  • Ericka Davis on 24 Apr 13
     
    Coincidentally he walked past the man just in time
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  • Tori Caddell on 24 Apr 13
     
    The fact that he still risked his life for a complete stranger, makes him a hero
  • amandacombs on 24 Apr 13
     
    That is just absolutely amazing. The police officer definitely has some good karma coming.
  • joshpowell on 24 Apr 13
     
    Faith in humanity restored
  • codyself1 on 24 Apr 13
     
    Holy crap, that was super close. The officer did his job like a pro!
  • Brandon Colpitts on 24 Apr 13
     
    That's pretty awesome!
  • lesvia on 24 Apr 13
     
    wow thats a good officer,He got the man in time
  • olinde on 26 Apr 13
     
    it was a good thing that the cop just happened to be walking in that area at the right time because if not someone would have lost one of their loved ones but they have th cop to think for saving the mans life.
  • Colton Tracy on 29 Apr 13
     
    They should give him a raise or something!
  • Logan Mohr on 29 Apr 13
     
    that was cool
  • Carlos Villarreal on 13 May 13
     
    Praise the lord!!
  • jasminemarie16 on 03 Sep 13
     
    Policemen aren't always the bad guys, cops are good in many different ways.
Bryan Pregon

Lance Armstrong sued by government over sponsor money | Reuters - 0 views

www.reuters.com/...-lawsuit-idUSBRE93N03M20130424

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  • Bryan Pregon on 24 Apr 13
     
    "The United Stated suffered damage in that it did not receive the value of the services for which it bargained," the complaint said."
  • Colton Tracy on 02 May 13
     
    I think this is right for the government to sue Lance because basically they were giving him money that could have possibly been used for illegal drugs.
Bryan Pregon

Republican split on immigration blunts party rebranding | Reuters - 0 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 24 Apr 13
     
    "Supporters say providing legal status for the undocumented would bring people out of the shadows and ensure that they are working and paying taxes."
  • olinde on 24 Apr 13
     
    i think that this could really help us out cause then they would know that they are actually working for what they earn and so they actually pay taxes
Bryan Pregon

Army Says No To More Tanks, But Congress Insists : NPR - 0 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 28 Apr 13
     
    "Lawmakers from both parties have devoted nearly half a billion dollars in taxpayer money over the past two years to build improved versions of the 70-ton Abrams. But senior Army officials have said repeatedly, "No thanks.""
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  • olinde on 29 Apr 13
     
    i think that if they keep buying more tanks that the military dont want or need is just going to put us in debt more and more then we will eventually will have to pay it all back.
  • Meghan Manifold on 01 May 13
     
    They said that they didn't need the newer tanks, yet they go ahead and throw money out to fund the production of the newer models. Why don't they spend the money on military training, or other essentials that were also listed in the article. I just don't understand how it's "okie dokie" for them to do this if it's clearly unnecessary.
  • chasesnavely on 01 May 13
     
    They don't have much of a choice. If they are given money for new tanks they cant spend it on anything else.
Madison Clark

Increased security at schools following California girl's stabbing death - 1 views

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  • Madison Clark on 29 Apr 13
     
    This is a big shake up in a place where many people have been so comfortable for so long. And the little brother will never be the same.. finding his sister stabbed to death..? I can't imagine.
  • olinde on 30 Apr 13
     
    how did someone manage to get a knife in school and still be able to stab someone without being seen by anyone so i think they should have more security.
  • melissamartinez on 08 May 13
     
    It's sad to know that there are people out there who do these horrible things for no reason.
michaelduquette

Think 3-D printing is cool? Try 4-D - 0 views

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  • michaelduquette on 29 Apr 13
     
    (Not really political but an interesting subject, Plus, what if it started in the military)(CNN) -- Video producer's note: You've heard of 3-D printing, the process of using a specialized printer to create real-world objects from computer models. Now there's something new on the horizon that could revolutionize this burgeoning technology: 4-D printing. At TED 2013, senior fellow Skylar Tibbits sat down with CNN Ideas to further explain this mysterious fourth dimension in printing technology.
Jeremy Vogel

Boy Scouts reconsiders policy against gay membership - 2 views

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  • Jeremy Vogel on 28 Jan 13
     
    (CNN) -- The Boy Scouts of America is considering changing its longstanding policy against allowing openly gay members, according to a release from the organization. The organization, which has 2.7 million members, is "potentially discussing" doing away with its policy after months of nationwide protest, including hundreds of angry Eagle scouts renouncing their hard-earned awards and mailing back their red-white-and-blue medals.
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  • Payton Whiteaker on 01 Feb 13
     
    Interesting idea as to how this would work. Let the independent group decide, I wonder how that would work out, and if their would be conflict at national events.
  • gharvey949 on 04 Feb 13
     
    As an Eagle Scout, I would feel very awkward sleeping in the same tent as a gay kid.
  • Melissa Christensen on 04 Feb 13
     
    I would consider applying the idea of "no acceptable relationship in a workplace" in this situation...
  • joecarbis on 05 Feb 13
     
    I think grayson holds a very good point...
  • gharvey949 on 05 Feb 13
     
    It isn't just about sleeping in the same tent as a gay kid, one of the biggest things of being a Boy Scout is serving god. Most people who are gay usually aren't religious because in most religions being gay is a sin.
  • Bryan Pregon on 05 Feb 13
     
    Regarding Grayson's comment about god and the BoyScouts, not only will the BSA kick you out for being gay, but also atheist or agnostic scouts or leaders are not allowed. Here is more on the controversies including a Supreme Court challenge won by the BoyScouts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America_membership_controversies#Position_on_atheists_and_agnostics
  • Jeremy Vogel on 06 Feb 13
     
    Grayson your statement that gay people usually aren't religious isn't necessarily true. http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/13-culture/282-spiritual-profile-of-homosexual-adults-provides-surprising-insights This link shows that, while they may not be as religious as heterosexuals, gay men and women are still religious people. Religion is an extremely personal thing for people and everyone can read a religious text and come out with different interpretations. Going back to the Boy Scouts, they are a private organization that a person is asking to join. Although I disagree with their current policies I feel that it is their right to make those policies if they would like. However, with diminishing membership and corporate sponsorship because of some of these policies they may have to reevaluate them as time goes on like they are doing now. What's interesting is that the Boy Scouts of America is one of the few members of the World Scouting movement that has a ban on Homosexuals. The equivalent programs in Canada and a majority of Europe do not have such bans and they have no issue with homosexual scouts making a commitment to God.
  • gharvey949 on 07 Feb 13
     
    If you were a Boy Scout or a Girl Scout you would understand.
  • Bryan Pregon on 08 Feb 13
     
    re:Grayson -- an Iowan Eagle Scout named Zack Wahls disagrees with you. The second video linked from CNN gives both sides a chance to respond to the BSA's recent dilemma. http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/05/opinion/wahls-gays-scouting/index.html?iid=article_sidebar
  • Ryan Loye on 08 Feb 13
     
    I'm not saying I'm against gays and stuff but I just wouldnt feel right if I knew that there where homosexuals in a group with my child I just wouldn't feel comfortable knowing that.
Mallory Huggins

Iowa court rules boss can fire employee he considers an 'irresistible attraction' - 0 views

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  • Mallory Huggins on 22 Jan 13
     
    A 53 year old dentist in Iowa fired one of his employees because he feared that he would try to start an affair with the 32 year old.
  • Natalie Wilson on 23 Jan 13
     
    This is absolutely ridiculous. That poor woman lost her job because she was an 'irresistible attraction'? He'd worked with that woman for 10 years of course they'd formed some sort of relationship, that tends to happen. I just think that being able to fire someone, man or woman, because they're an 'irresistible attraction' is not only humiliating but degrading to that individual. No one should be fired because the way they look can ruin their employers marriage. If it's that big of a problem then that couple needs to go see a professional about their problems, not bring them to the work place.
Jeremy Vogel

NRA's enemies list: Most of America - 1 views

www.cnn.com/...avlon-nra-enemy-list

Politics News CNN NRA

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  • Jeremy Vogel on 07 Feb 13
     
    Question: What do George Clooney, Chaka Khan, the American Medical Association, Bon Jovi and C. Everett Koop have in common?
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  • blakewilladsen on 07 Feb 13
     
    'One of my favorite lyrics by U2 says: "Choose your enemies carefully, 'cause they will define you." The NRA, like too much of the conservative movement, has chosen its enemies indiscriminately and seems defined in opposition to most of modern America.' haha yep
  • bvasquez13 on 07 Feb 13
     
    i think it wont make a difference if america band guns or not, people will always find a way and when you take the guns away you'll be left vulnerable to robberies.
  • patrick boian on 08 Feb 13
     
    i thin k the nar needs to stop making everyone an enemy so they can focus on how to get firearms still legal
  • Mallory Huggins on 08 Feb 13
     
    And I thought the NRA was crazy when their phone calls started with "I'm so-and-so, and I'm a gun-totin' Texan." Their list is both foolish and callous. Adding the American Trauma Society to their list? The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence? It almost seems like the NRA wants an increase in violent crimes, if you look at their list. Possibly an increase in violent crimes against women, as it looks like they've included every women's association in the US.
Mallory Huggins

Swiss vote to keep their guns at home - 1 views

www.washingtontimes.com/...wiss-vote-keep-their-guns-home

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  • Mallory Huggins on 20 Feb 13
     
    The article is from 2011, but I think it's really interesting considering the current gun control debate going on in the U.S.
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