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Saturday, December 18, 2010

'Don't ask, don't tell' poised for repeal

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The military ban on gay people serving openly was set for certain repeal Saturday as the Senate voted 63-33 to end debate. With six Republicans joining Democrats, the Senate approved cloture (cutting off debate) on the bill ending the 17-year-old "don't ask, don't tell"... Sign in to see full entry.

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Knox wants evidence re-examined

PERUGIA, Italy, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. student Amanda Knox may learn next year if she will get a review in Italy of evidence used to convict her in the murder of a London student, lawyers say. Knox, 23, is trying to overturn her murder conviction in the death of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 17, 2010

Stranded Whale In Calif. Returned To Sea

LA JOLLA, Calif., Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A sperm whale that washed ashore in California was pushed back into the sea by volunteers after they treated it for wounds from rocks, officials said. The whale that came ashore Sunday evening near La Jolla cut himself and was bleeding after rolling around in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Rogers to assume chairmanship of committee

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Republican Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers has been named to chair the U.S. House intelligence committee, officials said. Rogers, a former special agent with the FBI, will become the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence when the GOP takes control of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Census: Integration of U.S. cities slows

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Residential segregation, especially for blacks, persists in America and may be solidifying, U.S. Census Bureau figures show. The newly released 2005-2009 data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey was analyzed by sociologists John Logan of Brown University... Sign in to see full entry.

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