Chicagoans seek to overturn city handgun ban at Supreme Court
Lead plaintiffs David and Colleen Lawson Otis McDonald and Adam Orlov challenge Chicago’s 28 year old handgun ban in a Supreme Court case argued by Virginia attorney Alan Gura. McDonald recalls migrants from Louisiana and deteriorating neighborhood safety shaping his push for self defense. The city notes Supreme Court rulings address broad issues rather than individual seeks.
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Adam Orlov
Supreme Court
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Louisiana
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Law Department
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Rival groups vie for Kirkuk in Iraqi vote clash
Arabs Turkomans and Kurds view the Kirkuk parliamentary election as a test of control over the油 rich city. The contested status delayed national polls and underscores the potential flashpoint in Iraq's north as Kurds seek autonomy while Arabs and Turkoman factions contest influence ahead of any future referendum.
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Jala Nefitchi
Saddam Hussein
Jerusalem
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Baghdad
Teen pot and alcohol use rising study finds
The AP report notes a rise in teen alcohol and marijuana use ending a decade of declines. The Partnership for a Drug-Free America cites 3,287 ninth to twelfth graders surveyed from March to June 2009 with a 2.3 point margin of error.
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MetLife Foundation
Senator blocks legislation halting highway work furloughing workers
McClatchy Newspapers reports that Transportation Department staff faced unpaid furloughs as Senator Jim Bunning's hold on a funding extension stalls programs. The move endangers unemployment benefits and Medicare payments while Congress weighs a 60 vote hurdle to override the hold. Transportation Sec Ray LaHood condemns the delay amid economic hardship.
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