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first sight of the verdict of Obama Care fresh out of the Supreme Court

In Room for Debate, The Times invites knowledgeable outside contributors to discuss news events and other timely issues.

"this week the court rejected appeals in seven habeas cases involving detainees challenging the legality of their imprisonment. "

The article discusses the decision to limit the sale of the Morning-After-Pill to women that are 17 years old and older. The decision is based on the uncertainty of the reaction to the medication in younger girls that are 10 or  11 years of age

The gay community has a hard time defending their rights as it is, and in this article, they are still defending that it is not by choice to be gay. Many are in outrage when a woman changes from a marriage with a man to a life and engagement with a woman "by choice". Either by birth, or by choice sexuality preference will always be at debate and under scrutiny.

This is an article about Freedom of Press and the battles reporters are experiencing with police officers in New York. Many reporters are fighting to use their right, but many officers are still preventing them and in some cases hurting reporters to do so.

A woman fights for her right to her religious beliefs while working a government job, and a gay couple fight to get their right for a marriage license. Both of these situations clash in a battle of one right over another in a small farm town of 1,900 people.

A school case study is trying to raise awareness about women in the workplace and how to give women an equal chance as men in school classes becasue they are just as smart and deserve it.

Discusses Arizona's and especially Tucson's long history of dark skies as it relates to astronomy as well as old and renewed policies to combat light pollution. Methods are discussed to reduce lighting while encouraging economic growth. Emphasis is placed not only on restoring dark skies outside of city limits, but within city limits as well while not impacting the social benefits of artificial lighting. The cost of wasted energy to light the sky is also discussed.

Many insurance do not cover midwife care in their policies.Midwife access is also limited in hospitals and many states limit the access and privileges of midwives. With healthcare costs on the rise, many families are looking at midwifery which is a far less expensive option than that of an OB. In other countries midwives do a majority of the births and maternity care which results in a fraction of the US costs.

Here's an interesting article about a study that found that births assisted by midwifes can help lower healthcare costs. It makes sense, since it would be more expensive to deliver a baby in a hospital. http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/PressRelease/pressReleaseId-107254.html

The USA Patriot Act is a sweeping law that was passed a month after the Sept. 11th attacks and greatly expanded the government's powers in conducting antiterrorism surveillance and investigations. A New York Times article on Oct.

A Federal Judge had to temporary block on unattended displays in a Santa Monica Park. A group of atheists were protesting the displays of Nativity scenes that were a Christmas tradition of the city for the last 60 years.

The fight for conterceptives to be covered on insurance plans continues to work its way through the judicial branch. The church would like to have its religious beliefs impact our health care.

Because of excessive drug abuse limits on painkiller access are being established. Though worry is setting in that this may push prescription drug abusers to venture to harder drugs.

Obama ends this policy and lets people in the military say there "gay".I think its probably helpful to the gay community because they feel more welcomed. my boyfriends in the navy and said in bootcamp there were 4 "gay" men in his division.

The article talks about how the bill would allow all employers with religious and moral objections to birth control to refuse to provide coverage for that purpose through their health plans. It also states that "employers would still have to provide coverage for contraception drugs for other medical reasons but could make women seeking reimbursements explain why they needed it. "

I love the New York Times, again this article is very imformative, it give information on illegal immigration. Somethings the article talks about is Mexican Immigration has declined, and if a illegal is caught speeding should they deported and a little bit about the background of illegal immigration.

The New Times really points out some great facts in this article. They show that immigration is a important issue that is going on with the U.S. today. It also shows how different things can be for immigrants depending on who is the new elected president. While Mitt Romney is taking the side that may be harder on illegal immigrants, Obama seems to welcoming people to run across the boarder. Michal Czerwonka for The New York Times may be more of a photographer than a writer but he really did a great job showing both sides views.