NH legislators endorse repealing death penalty

Three months after a man was sentenced to die for killing a police officer — New Hampshire's first death sentence in 50 years — the House voted Wednesday to repeal capital punishment.

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The Framers established election of senators by state legislators, under which system the nation got the Great Triumvirate (Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and John Calhoun) and thrived.

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A plan proposed by Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C, and The Heritage Foundation calls for slashing tax rates on individuals and corporations by 10 percent while repealing the alternative minimum tax and reducing the death tax.

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Obama has said that he is considering repealing the Bush administrations "Abortion Conscience Clause".

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The Voting Rights Act, which passed in 1965, stands as one of the great monuments to civil rights in American history.

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If someone you know volunteers at a thrift store or crochets baby hats for the crafts site Etsy or favors handmade wooden toys as a baby shower gift, you've probably been hearing the alarms about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). Crafters and cottage industry  …

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Waste Dump Plans Get Another Shakeup

Environmentalists in the Northern Territory, Australia point to a recent earthquake and severe flooding in the Tennant Creek region as clear reasons to abandon the plan for a federal radioactive dump at Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory.

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Repealing the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ?? Surprise ... surprise .... ... or is it?

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The Obama transition team has indicated that it will recommend revoking hundreds of executive orders that the Bush administration championed, such as those affecting prohibitions on stem-cell research. A number of these orders greatly affect GLBT issues.

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TRENTON, Dec. 10 — The New Jersey Senate voted Monday to make the state the first in the country to repeal the death penalty since 1976, when the United States Supreme Court set guidelines for the nation's current system of capital punishment.c

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"In the quasi-puritan atmosphere fostered by supporters of the Republican Party in the run-up to the US Presidency, right to life activists hand in hand with fundamentalist conservatives are quietly using their influence over the GOP and the candidates to scale back access to con …

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Missouri took action and defeated The Real ID Act yesterday. Time is running out for the rest of us, a plan MUST BE ready by October 2007!

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Senate Democratic leaders intend to unveil a plan next week to repeal the 2002 resolution authorizing the war in Iraq in favor of narrower authority that restricts the military's role and begins withdrawals of combat troops.

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On Wednesday (1-24), in addition to voting against a clean minimum wage raise bill, they voted for an amendment to repeal the federal minimum wage, currently bogged down at $5.15 per hour.

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WASHINGTON – One thing is certain about the 2008 presidential election campaign that begins in one year: It won't involve George W. Bush as a candidate.

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The 22nd amendment limits the president to only two terms in office.Is it possible that Bush,with all the new powers he's given himself as of late will be willing to step aside when his term is over?It is anyones guess what the future may hold if he decides for himself that come …

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"Eighteen families, including the owners of Nordstrom Inc., The Seattle Times Co., Mars Inc., Koch Industries Inc. and Wal-Mart Inc., that stand to save $71.6 billion in taxes are financing lobbying efforts to repeal the estate tax, according to a study by two groups.

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