Kentucky Court Expands Domestic Violence Protection
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that state domestic violence laws protect same sex couples living together, reversing 1995 Payette County decisions. The panel said excluding gays and lesbians from protection would deny them equal safeguards, a stance praised by gay rights advocates including Evan Wolfson of Lambda Legal.
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Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
New York
Wyoming wolf rollback shocks conservation effort
A Wyoming federal judge ruled the wolf recovery program illegal and ordered removal of Canadian wolves reintroduced in Yellowstone and central Idaho. The decision sides with ranchers and farmers challenging federal authority to reinstate wolves in a region where they already existed, with a stay pending Interior Department appeal.
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Armsted SWAT rescue ends hostage standoff in Winter Park
In a tense operation, officers storm a house to save two sleeping toddlers as gunman Armstrong holds a gun to their heads. Officer Perkins, a six year veteran, lunges and shields the children. a shot wounds his hand but the kids escape unharmed. Florida investigators probe the shooting.
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Doretha Owens
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Bob Gregory
Ethics problems dogging Clinton continue to haunt White House
The piece surveys ethics troubles during Bill Clinton's presidency, citing false FBI statements about mistress payments, the Whitewater probe, and Justice Department inquiries into 1996 campaign funds. It notes other officials, indictments, and comments by officials about standards and integrity.
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Center For Public Integrity
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Columbia University
Graff
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Mike Espy
Agriculture Department
Webster Hubbell
Justice Department
Whitewater
Commerce
Ron Brown
Reno
Energy
Hazel O’leary
Lewis
Lawmaker wary on Kyoto pact impact on power costs
A Kansas lawmaker warns the Kyoto agreement could raise electricity and heating costs as demand spikes for natural gas to fuel new plants. Western Resources, owner of the Lawrence Energy Center, says it will study treaty specifics before committing to emission standards. The center, a coal plant with scrubbers, accounts for about 10.5 percent of the firm’s capacity.
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Robin Lampe
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Lampe
Lawrence Energy Center
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