Wednesday, April 18, 2007 The Supreme Court of the United States on Wednesday April 18 has upheld the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. The 5-4 vote reflected the change in vote count resulting from the retirement of Justice O’Connor and the confirmation of Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito. The Intact dilation and…
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Polls held for US state and local elections, with incomplete GOP success
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Voters went to the polls on Tuesday for several US state elections seen by some as a referendum on the policies of President Barack Obama one year after his election (and by others as a purely local election). A few key races in the elections are in states the president carried…
California Supreme Court defers ruling on same-sex marriage ban
Thursday, March 5, 2009 After hours of hearing arguments in the case questioning the legality of the ban on same-sex marriages in California, in the United States, the state’s Supreme Court deferred ruling on the ban, known as Proposition 8. The court could issue a ruling in the next 90 days. Opponents of the ban…
The Secrets And Techniques For An Awesome Viking Costume
Read More About: Bed Sheets Online The Secrets and techniques for an awesome Viking Costume by Clair Clemins Do you think you\’re thinking of the costume to use this coming Halloween party? Preparing as soon as now could be an awesome strategy. Deciding upon to get a Viking costume would be much better. Vikings are…
Popular soap opera ‘The Young and the Restless’ celebrates 35 years on the air
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 The popular American soap opera The Young and the Restless, currently the reigning Emmy Award-winner for best daytime drama, celebrated 35 years on the air Wednesday. The 35th anniversary also comes after the series, known colloquially as Y&R, marked its 1,000th straight week as the highest-rated soap opera in a daytime…
Interview with U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Tom Tancredo
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 Tom Tancredo has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 6th Congressional District of Colorado. He rose to national prominence for his strong stance against illegal immigration and his announcement that he was a Republican candidate in the 2008 Presidential election. David Shankbone recently…
Guidelines To Lower Your Air Conditioner Repairs
Read More About: Air Conditioning Solutions Maitland Guidelines to Lower Your Air Conditioner Repairs by tai roylance Once you have finally bought your own air conditioner out of your air conditioner company, you at long last get it fitted plus switch this on rapidly. This cool breeze out of this air conditioning embraces you and…
Many infertile American women want sex selection
Friday, March 11, 2005Many infertile American women would choose the sex of their next child if given the option. A survey of 561 women being treated for infertility has found that 41% would use sex selection if it were offered at no cost. Contradicting fears that such sex selection would cause gender imbalance, the survey…
Wikinews interviews Stephen Murphy about the upcoming by-election in the Higgins electorate of the Australian parliament
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 With two by-elections coming up in Australia, many minor parties and independents will be looking to gain a seat in the House of Representatives. Stephen Murphy is one of the independents. Mr Murphy is a computer programmer from the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick. “After growing up in South-East Melbourne I studied…
Bank of America leads Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaints about mortgages
Thursday, October 3, 2013 A review this week by Wikinews of US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) complaints about mortgages in the United States shows Bank of America leads all lending institutions in complaints. Since mortgages complaints were recorded in December 2011, 77,622 total have been added to CFPB’s database. 29.2% of these complaints involved…