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Big cases for Supreme Court term starting Monday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 1st

By The Associated Press The Supreme Court term that begins Monday holds the prospect for major rulings about affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights. A look at cases the court already has agreed to hear and other top cases in the pipeline: RACIAL PREFERENCES - In Fisher v. University

Justices open big term with new human rights case

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By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court plunged into its new term Monday with a high-stakes dispute between businesses and human rights groups over accountability for foreign atrocities. The next nine months hold the prospect for major rulings on affirmative action,

LA mayor declares 'Carmageddon II' a success

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By CHRISTOPHER WEBERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Traffic was flowing again on the city's busiest freeway following a weekend closure that was hailed a success by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa after it didn't result in the "Carmageddon" of epic traffic jams. Bridgework that forced

Boy Scouts to report pedophiles missed previously

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By NIGEL DUARA and TERRENCE PETTYAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America plan to begin bringing suspected abusers to the attention of police departments and sheriff's offices across the country. The abusers are named in the organization's so-called perversion

Quotations of the day

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By The Associated Press "We'd rather be us than them." - President Barack Obama spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki commenting after many polls show Obama, who is within reach of the 270 electoral votes needed to win a second term, with a steady lead over Republican Mitt Romney. ___ "In a

Afghanistan bomber kills 14, including 3 Americans

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By AMIR SHAH and HEIDI VOGTAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a motorcycle packed with explosives into a joint U.S.-Afghan patrol on Monday, killing 14 people including three Americans in the latest attack on an increasingly fraught program to help Afghan

Calif. gov. OKs bill on illegal immigrant licenses

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By DON THOMPSONAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Some illegal immigrants could get California drivers licenses under a bill that Gov. Jerry Brown announced he signed into law late Sunday. AB2189 by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, will let the Department of Motor Vehicles issue

California law bans gay teen 'conversion' therapy

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California has become the first state to ban a controversial form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay teenagers straight. Gov. Jerry Brown announced Sunday that he had signed SB1172 by Democratic Senator Ted Lieu of Torrance. The law, which prohibits sexual orientation

Brown vetoes Calif. domestic workers rights bill

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By HANNAH DREIERAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday announced that he had vetoed legislation that would have provided overtime pay, meal breaks and other labor protections to an estimated 200,000 caregivers, nannies and house cleaners in California. Brown

Early returns show losses for Georgia ruling party

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By LYNN BERRY and MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILIAssociated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Early returns and exit polls in a heated parliamentary election show that Georgian voters have turned against President Mikhail Saakashvili and the party that has been in power for almost nine years. Saakashvili