House Vote Repeals Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy
The House approved a measure to overturn the 1993 Don’t Ask Don’t Tell law by a 234 to 194 vote, aligning with President Obama and gay rights groups. Republicans argued for more study of effects on service member readiness, while the Senate Armed Services Committee set a parallel path with a 16 to 12 vote.
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Iowa lawmakers weigh repeal of military ban debate
Democratic supporters argue the repeal would not take effect until December after a Pentagon survey and certification from top defense leaders that the change does not hinder military effectiveness. Rep Patrick Murphy cites Iraq War experience as supporting equal rights for service members. Road ahead in the Senate remains uncertain amid Republican opposition.
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Patrick Murphy
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Peru frees New York woman after 15 years
Lori Berenson, a New Yorker once jailed for alleged ties to the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, walked free from a Peruvian prison after 15 years. Paroled under supervision in Lima, she must stay in the city until her 2015 sentence ends amid local hostility and possible deportation.
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Train blast kills 15 and injures 150 in India derailment
An overnight passenger train derailed by an explosion and was struck by a cargo train in a Maoist rebel stronghold near Calcutta. Government officials reported at least 15 dead and 150 injured as security forces assess whether Maoists were responsible. the rebels operate in 20 of India’s 28 states with 10,000 to 20,000 fighters.
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Man receives woman’s kidney in 2002 transplant case
New York jurors hear closing arguments in a medical malpractice suit against NYU Langone Medical Center over a kidney transplant in 2002 that used a donor with undetected uterine cancer. The patient later died from cancer traced to the donor and his widow seeks over 3 million dollars.
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NYU Langone Medical Center
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Daniel Buttafuoco
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Sandy Cabrera
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Diflo
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
U.S
Jeffrey D. Punch
University of Michigan Health Systems
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