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You'd think if she had a giant worm in her eye, the doctors would've diagnosed it in like 5 minutes, shit's like something out of the Prometheus film
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2013-03-28, 12:16 | Link #27222 |
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French police probe death threats after Sarkozy ruling
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2013-03-28, 18:08 | Link #27223 | |
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The DOMA case is a different matter entirely. Here I expect the Court to uphold the Court of Appeals ruling that overturned Section 3 of DOMA on Fourteenth Amendment ("equal-protection") grounds. Section 3 forbids the Federal government from recognizing the validity of same-sex marriages conducted in states where such marriages are legal like mine (Massachusetts). Until DOMA passed in 1996 the standard for defining "marriage" was whatever a state considered as legal. In order for the Federal Government to discriminate among persons, it has to meet some rather stringent tests to prove there are grounds for such discrimination. All four Democratic appointees, and Justice Kennedy, appear to believe DOMA does not pass those tests, and perhaps a couple more will sign on as well. I would not be surprised to see this part of DOMA struck down by as many as six or seven of the Justices. However the other important section of the law, Section 2, still exempts states from having to recognize the validity of a same-sex marriage conducted legally in another state. This will lead to a horrible mess for some period of time where a couple living in Massachusetts will be eligible for Federal benefits and will be able to file taxes as a married couple if they remain in the state, but if they were to move to Florida, those benefits and privileges will disappear. At some point the Court will have to address the matter of the "full faith and credit" clause of the Constitution that requires states to treat each others' laws as valid. DOMA was passed exactly to avoid this problem when it started to look like Hawaii would legalize same-sex marriage. The fear among conservatives was that this decision would necessarily impose similar requirements on the other states under the "full faith and credit" clause. The comments by Chief Justice Roberts during the opening arguments yesterday were surprising. He upbraided President Obama for continuing to enforce Section 3 even though he and his Justice Department believe it to be unconstitutional. It turns out there are various precedents for Presidents to ignore legislation that they think are unconstitutional, but they probably do not apply in this case (see item 5 in that link). Also I'm sure Roberts knows full well that if the President were to start paying Federal benefits to same-sex couples in advance of the Court's ruling, an impeachment bill would be moved in the House the next day.
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2013-03-28, 22:10 | Link #27224 |
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Iran, North Korea, Syria block U.N. arms trade treaty
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...92R10E20130329 Putin flexes Russian military muscle in naval exercise http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...92R0K320130328
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2013-03-29, 00:13 | Link #27225 | |
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2013-03-29, 08:04 | Link #27226 |
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Quarter of U.S. firms in China face data theft: business lobby
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...92S02P20130329 China eyes $3.5 billion Russian arms deal despite ire over Sukhoi copy http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...92Q0PE20130327
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2013-03-29, 08:10 | Link #27227 | |
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Slovenia could be next candidate for eurozone bailout
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2013-03-29, 15:24 | Link #27230 | |
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Here's an update on the case, with the city's mayor getting in on the let's-get-arrested action: http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/29/us/geo...html?hpt=hp_t2 Hope they throw the book at the mom and the sister and whoever else that tried to cover it up, at the very least they should be charged with conspiracy/accessory after the fact, disposing the murder weapon isn't just "making false statements" or "hindering investigations". Also, dentist exposes up to/over 7,000 patients to hepatitis/hiv: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...hepatitis.html |
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2013-03-29, 22:20 | Link #27231 |
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China to spend $16 billion to tackle Beijing pollution crisis
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...92S01420130329
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2013-03-30, 03:49 | Link #27232 |
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North Korea says enters "state of war" against South
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If You Think China's Air Is Bad, You Should See The Water
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2013-03-31, 21:17 | Link #27237 |
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Iran sanctions spur boom for Pakistani diesel smugglers
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...92U08X20130401
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2013-03-31, 21:26 | Link #27238 |
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Well, there's also dead pigs and ducks dumped by the thousands into the rivers.
Rivers of blood: the dead pigs rotting in China's water supply China pulls 1,000 dead ducks from Sichuan river |
2013-04-01, 08:37 | Link #27240 |
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Private dailies re-emerge in Myanmar, face difficulties
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...93007320130401
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