With over 1,000 newspapers subscribing to his comic strip, "FoxTrot," Bill Amend joins an elite group of cartoonists breaking the four-figure circulation mark. Amend's strip, featuring the antics of t...
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Islamabad (dpa) - Pakistan's National Assembly Wednesday passed a
bill on protecting the rights of women in the face of fierce
opposition from Islamist legislators.
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A Senate committee on Thursday decided to push ahead with legislation shielding reporters from being forced to reveal their sources in federal court, despite objections from the federal law enforce...
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Manila (dpa) - A former senator reputed to have fathered as many
as 100 children in the Philippines has left DNA samples with
authorities so that anyone claiming to be his c...
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Thailand's National Legislative Assembly appointed by a military
junta after the Sept. 19, 2006 coup against then Prime Minister
Thaksin Shinawatra approved Wednesday a draft bill that will l...
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Harare/Johannesburg (dpa) - The Zimbabwean parliament on Tuesday
swiftly pushed through amendments that will see much-criticized
security and media laws being watered down, ...
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State lawmakers from around the country are gearing up to debate whether they'd want to regulate and tax online gambling in their states if it's legalized at the federal level.The legalization of o...
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Cracks are emerging in congressional Democrats' solidarity, as frustrated lawmakers concede their majority status is not enough to overcome Republican resistance on taxes, spending, Iraq and a host...
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Another irony of history: Sept. 11-era laws aimed at keeping terrorists out of the United States have disqualified many Hmong refugees, the very people specially recognized by Congress for helping ...
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Another irony of history: Sept. 11-era laws aimed at keeping terrorists out of the United States have disqualified many Hmong refugees, the very people specially recognized by Congress for helping ...
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