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Friday, October 14, 2011

King memorial dedication 'momentous' event

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington will mark a "long-awaited moment in our nation's history," a memorial official says. The dedication, scheduled for Sunday, was postponed from the original Aug. 28 date -- 48 years to the day after... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Support for death penalty declines

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Public support for the death penalty in the United States has fallen to the lowest level since 1972, a Gallup poll indicated. Gallup said 61 percent of Americans approve of using the death penalty for persons convicted of murder, down from 64 percent last year.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Nixon Watergate testimony set for release

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The transcript of U.S. President Richard M. Nixon's testimony to the Watergate grand jury will be made public Nov. 10, a man who pushed for the release said. Historian Stanley Kutler told The Washington Post the Nixon Presidential Library and Archives in California will... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

States link public assistance, drug tests

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Several states now require drug tests for people getting public assistance and deny it to those whose urine samples reveal drug use, The New York Times reports. The states are among 36 that considered proposals this year linking benefits such as welfare,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 10, 2011

Netanyahu urges docs to delay resignations

JERUSALEM, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu urged doctors Monday to delay their resignations from public hospitals by two weeks. Haaretz reported 279 doctors did not show up for work at hospitals, and doctors' representatives threatened mass resignations in a dispute over... Sign in to see full entry.

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