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Los Angeles Times South Korea security law is used to silence dissent, critics sayLos Angeles TimesAfter five interrogation sessions, Park, a member of the local Socialist Party branch, was arrested last month on suspicion of "praising and supporting an enemy of the state" in violation ofSouth Korea'sstrict National Security Law.and more » View full post on [...]

ANDERSON, S.C. – A South Carolina federal judge on Jan. 25 granted defense motions for dismissal and summary judgment in a case seeking to determine who was responsible for paying medical claims of a now-deceased man, saying that the plaintiff’s claims were preempted by federal statutes (Betty H. Lominick v. Michelin Tire, et al., No. [...]

ABC News Nikki Haley Excoriated By Black Leaders Over South Carolina Voter ID LawHuffington PostJackson and other critics have said the law is merely a new, covert effort to take away the right to vote from older blacks and poor people, groups who historically tend to vote for Democrats and are less likely to have [...]

Yahoo! News Blogs (blog) The 2012ers take a hard line against immigration—illegal or legal—in South …Yahoo! News Blogs (blog)In response to a question from an audience member about "amnesty," Gingrich said he thinks local community leaders should have the power to decide whether some illegal immigrants who have deep ties to the community can stay [...]

South Carolina's Immigration Law Weighs on Latinos' Minds Before GOP PrimaryABC News (blog)Her sister is now gone, deported back to Guatemala after South Carolina passed one of the country's strictest immigration laws. Left behind is her sister's young son. “I felt hopeless when they deported her,” she said in Spanish. …and more » View full post [...]

Austin American-Statesman Rally in South Carolina honors MLK, protests voter ID lawsSTLtoday.comThere and in South Carolina, speakers condemned the voter identification laws they said were meant to suppress black voter turnout. For most of 13 years in South Carolina, the attention at the NAACP's annual rally has been on the Confederate flag that …On MLK [...]

al.com (blog) Kris Kobach, co-author of Alabama immigration law, backs Mitt Romney in South …al.com (blog)By George Talbot Kris Kobach, the Kansas Secretary of State and co-author of Alabama's controversial immigration law, endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and was scheduled to campaign for Romney in South Carolina today. …Romney Faces Heat on ImmigrationWall Street [...]

ABC News In South Carolina, attorney general says voting rights at riskReutersWeeks after his Justice Department blocked a South Carolina voter identification law it said would make it harder for tens of thousands of voters, mostly minorities, to cast a ballot, Holder said the principle of electoral equality was still endangered …Hundreds mark MLK holiday [...]

South Carolina Photo ID Law Draws Heated Rhetoric From Republican Presidential …Huffington PostSouth Carolina is in a standoff with Democratic President Barack Obama's administration over a new state law that would require residents to produce a photo ID before they could vote. Federal officials say it could disproportionately keep black voters …and more » View full [...]

South Carolina battles US govt over new state lawTVNZSouth Carolina is in a standoff with Democratic President Barack Obama's administration over a new state law that would require residents to produce a photo ID before they could vote. Federal officials say it could disproportionately keep black voters …and more » View full post on law – [...]