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WREG Fugitive may think kidnapped girls are his, mother-in-law saysCNNBy the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — A murder and kidnap suspect may believe he is the father of the two young girls he is accused of abducting, his mother-in-law said. Adam Mayes, a Mississippi fugitive, is also accused of killing the girls' mother and her [...]

ABC News Obama Says for First Time Same-Sex Marriage Should Be LegalSan Francisco ChronicleMay 9 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama said same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, the first time he's declared support for making gay marriage legal. Obama's remarks, made in an interview with ABC News, go a step beyond his previous stance [...]

The Guardian Obama Says Same-Sex Marriage Should Be LegalNew York TimesWASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday ended nearly two years of “evolving” on the issue of same-sex marriage by publicly endorsing it in a television interview, taking a definitive stand on one of the most contentious and politically charged …President Obama: Gay marriage 'should be [...]

Law will take its course, says Karunanidhi on Raja's bail pleaDaily News & AnalysisPlace: Chennai | Agency: PTI DMK president M Karunanidhi today said law would take its own course on the bail plea moved by former telecom minister A Raja, an accused in the 2G spectrum scam. "All will happen as per law," he [...]

Chattanooga Times Free Press Health Law Repeal to Cost Seniors $20000, Fidelity SaysBloombergPassage of the health law saved money for seniors who among other benefits gained additional coverage for prescription drugs, said Sunit Patel, senior vice president for Fidelity Benefits Consulting, who led the project.Your retirement health-care tab will run $240000MarketWatchall 210 news articles » View [...]

The Guardian San Francisco Family Law Firm Heath-Newton Says Same-Sex Couples Outside of …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Erik Newton, partner at San Francisco family law firm Heath-Newton, examines the amendment and why same-sex couples in California should be paying attention. If approved, Amendment One would rewrite the North Carolina constitution to legally define …North Carolina [...]

DOJ Says Requiring Warrant for Cell Phone Tracking Would 'Cripple' Law EnforcementPCWorldThe Justice Department told a congressional committee that law enforcement and prosecutors would be crippled if they were required to obtain a search warrant for cell phone location tracking information. What happened to probable cause, …DOJ official: Warrant requirement for location data 'cripples' law [...]

Here And Now China Legal Activist Chen Working on Travel Permits, U.S. SaysBloombergChinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng indicated he's working with his country on permission to study in the US and American officials expect authorities to process his documents “expeditiously.” “He's said that he is engaged with the Chinese …Prominent legal scholar and China expert [...]

No law which prohibits sex change operation, Bombay High Court says in Bidhan …NDTVThere is no law which prohibits sex change operation." "If there is any threat to the petitioner, he should write to Colaba PS and Police Commissioner," the court added. Bidhan had threatened to kill himself after the court declined to hear his [...]

Bloomberg New Florida law against trading with Cuba a total failure, says Miami newspaperChicago TribuneHAVANA, Cuba — A new law signed by Florida governor Rick Scott, which prohibits doing business with or having commercial relations with Cuba and Syria was described on Wednesday by Miami newspaper El Nuevo Herald as a fiasco", a "failure" and [...]