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Poll Demonstrates Increasing Support for Freedom to Marry - 0 views

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    An anti-gay law is shot down by Minnesota lawmaker districts as only 45 percent of people in the state are against gay and lesbian rights.
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Pro-choice activists obtain warrants against pro-life supporters - 0 views

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    Pro-life supporters are surely using their freedom of speech rights but when has it gone too far? Their protest has gone as far as spraying holy water and chest-bumping pro-life supporters now. Warrants for this type of harassment were filed, of course.
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Right to Privacy on Social Networks - 0 views

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    Employers cannot go through their employees' social networks accounts as a law in California was signed. It looks like the government may start noticing that the people need some privacy, regardless of their job.
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Is Marijuana really all that bad? - 0 views

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    The article focuses on different studies done to see if there are negative effects of using cannabis. Negative effects in the brain for teens and a long term effect on concentrating and learning new things is discussed. The news is not all bad though, it may even reduce chances of cancer in tobacco smokers.
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Pro-choice, pro-life debate in Olympia - 0 views

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    The articles tells about a bill that would require parental notification for teens to get an abortion. It also discusses the negative effects the bill could have on that teen's life, it could even end it.
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Immigration Reform - 0 views

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    An immigration reform plan is in the making with the U.S. Senate. The article tells about what the plan might be and what it may help immigrants with.
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No Logical Arguments Against Gay Marriage - 0 views

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    Arguments made by people who support Prop 8 become rather illogical. The article focuses on proving prop 8 supporters' statement that same sex marriage should continue to be outlawed because they cannot reproduce.
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Assisted Suicide Debate - 0 views

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    This article focuses on Quebec's insistence of making assisted suicide, or what they call, aid in dying. Their arguments that helping a dying person end peacefully continue to spark controversy in Canada.
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How safe is your privacy online? - 0 views

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    This article talks about websites like Spokeo that reveal pretty much information of a person's whole life, and it's legal. It could be dangerous to have that type of information available to someone who is looking to cause harm to another. It also focuses on what information the law does and does not cover.
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Bill to legalize marijuana introduced in legislature - 0 views

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    The article talks about a bill that would allow people over the age of 21 to allow marijuana for personal use in Hawaii. More bills like these are expected to be proposed in other states despite how local authorities might feel about it.
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Americans Want Fairness for Gay Couples - 0 views

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    This article writes about Rea Carey, the head of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and her side of debate over same sex marriage. It also focuses on polls and how acceptance of gay couples are increasing and the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. She argues there should be no more discrimination.
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