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Amendment Defined

A change in a document made by adding, substituting or omitting a certain part. The U.S. constitution has 26 amendments, adopted after the original ratification of the constitution. Amendment can also
refer to a change in a bill while it is being considered in a legislature.

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Advocacy depends on free speech

Published July 3, 2009, 11:10 pm, The Indianapolis Star

Rae Schnapp can't imagine what her job would be like if she didn't have the protections found in the Bill of Rights.

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News in a Nutshell

Published July 3, 2009, 10:54 pm, Sapulpa Daily Herald

Compiled by Brenda ShanceHerald News Editor OKLAHOMA The Price of a Governor Private practice lawyers and law firms account for $357,000, more than half the contributions to attorney general Drew Edmondsonâs campaign-for-governor fund.

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Obama to address breakdown of reservation justice

Published July 3, 2009, 8:55 pm, Denver Post

The Obama administration is vowing to address rising crime and the breakdown of justice on Indian reservations across the West, planning to roll out a series of initiatives this year to address what officials concede is a mounting crisis.

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New Haven decision clear "” except to four justices

Published July 3, 2009, 8:16 pm, The Kansas City Star

Although New Haven’s firefighters deservedly won in the Supreme Court, it is deeply depressing that they won 5-4. The egregious behavior by that city’s government did not seem legally suspect to even one of the court’s four liberals, whose harmony seemed to reflect reasoning for results, rather than for upholding the law. The undisputed facts are that in 2003 the city gave promotion exams to 118 ...

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To recall or not "“ that is the question

Published July 3, 2009, 8:05 pm, Del Rio News-Herald

Two members of the city council who have faced recent attempts to remove them from office said changes are needed to the city’s recall election procedure.

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Collective intentions are easier to judge

Published July 3, 2009, 3:10 pm, Philippine Daily Inquirer

I wonder why political analysts, especially oppositionists, make so much fuss about ascertaining the plans of the President for her future starting July 2010. They should be used to her style of leadership by now.

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AP: Sarah Palin Resigning as Governor this Month

Published July 3, 2009, 1:02 pm, WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia

Spokesman: Sarah Palin is resigning as Alaska governor on July 26.

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Message of ChargĂ© d"™affaires, a.i. marking the 233 rd Independence Day of the United States of America

Published July 3, 2009, 12:39 pm, Daily News

Today marks the 233 rd anniversary celebrating the signing of America’s Declaration of Independence. America’s Founding Fathers knew that achieving independence would require winning a difficult war that risked bringing ruin on their fortunes, friends, and families if they did not succeed.

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Analysis: Lotto chief faces scrutiny at start

Published July 3, 2009, 12:34 pm, FOX 16 Little Rock

Just a few days into his job running Arkansas' lottery, Ernie Passailaigue is already sounding like a man under siege.

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GOVERNMENT

Published July 3, 2009, 11:45 am, The Hindu

POLITICS: Mamata-Lalu battle livens up presentation WHOSE BUDGET IS IT ANYWAY?. New Delhi, July 3 It was reality television at its best, reminiscent of the Saurav Ganguly-Greg Chappell spat. While the new Minister of Railways, Ms Mamata Banerjee, was presenting the budget, a game of ...

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  • NYC DOT needs a more reasonable plan for SI Ferry cyclist searches: While "all passengers are subject to screening,&quo t; every cyclist that boards the SI Ferry is required to have their bag searched every time by a bomb-sniffing dog or hired security guard before they are allowed to board, while other passengers are screened "randomly ." Because cyclists and their luggage pose no more of a threat than pedestrian passengers and the MARSEC level is the lowest its been since 9/11, it is time for the DOT to adopt a more uniform policy based on reasonable suspicion.
  • Real Estate: Fair Housing Amendment Act Of 1988: Extends the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to cover handicapped persons and families with children.
  • 10TH AMENDMENT PROTECTION FOR STATES: Fox News, an Interview with Bill Hemmer and Nancy Barto, which chairs Arizona?s Health and Human Services Committee, that the state of Arizona wants a state constitutional amendment that will allow their citizens? to opt-out of any federal mandate tied to healthcare.

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  • Navy-Marine Corps Court Hears Appeal in Wuterich v US: The Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals heard oral arguments on the U.S. v Wuterich appeal from the quashing of a government subpoena of the CBS 60 Minute out-takes of the 2007 Wuterich interview. The government argued only 4 of 12 Federal Circuit Courts recognize journalist privilege while CBS argued press privilege and 1st Amendment rights indicating capitulation would be akin to the press becoming an arm of the military investigation and prosecution.

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