Justices weigh if gay Scout can lead troop in high court
Supreme Court justices debated whether the Boy Scouts can bar homosexuals from leadership while preserving First Amendment rights. They pressed whether open admission rules could apply to private groups and how to define a policy central to a group's message regarding morality and leadership.
Doctor urges delaying Miami relatives visit to Elian
A government consulted psychiatrist advised postponing any trip by Elian Gonzalez's Miami relatives until reconciliation occurs with his father. Elian, 6, remains with Juan Miguel Gonzalez at a Maryland retreat as lawmakers weigh guardianship and asylum issues.
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Rubin steps down as Spokesman for State Department
James P Rubin ends three year tenure as State Department spokesman at his final briefing. He leaves to help wife Christiana Amanpour care for son Darius in London. Paris aide calls departure a sad day for journalists amid lighthearted sendoff with carrots from White House.
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Eagle Scout faces fight over gay membership in Boy Scouts
James Dale, expelled as a 1990 Eagle Scout for being gay, appeals to keep gay members in the Boy Scouts of America. He stands with his lawyer Evan Wolfson outside court as Justices weigh whether the Scouts may exclude gays while Dale and his supporters defend his claim that being morally straight includes honesty and self-respect.
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