President Bush vetoes embryonic stem cell bill in Oval Office
President Bush rejected a bill expanding federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, saying it would “take innocent human life.” The first veto of his presidency was delivered in a short Oval Office ceremony with families present. Proponents argue cures remain possible, while supporters including Christopher Reeve and Michael J. Fox press the issue. Eighteen families with frozen embryos attended, plus dozens of children in the audience.
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House passes pledge protection bill amid debate on faith in schools
The House approved a bill shielding the Pledge of Allegiance from federal court review by a 260 to 167 vote. It would bar federal courts from ruling on the pledge’s constitutionality, a move tied to the 2002 Ninth Circuit ruling and the 2004 Supreme Court decision on standing.
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States and cities push tougher immigration controls
States and cities across the country pass or consider harsh measures targeting illegal immigrants and employers. Hazleton Pennsylvania approves fines for landlords and denies permits to those who hire undocumented workers as roughly 27 states enact 59 new immigration laws expanding proof of citizenship, employment and services requirements amid Washington gridlock.
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Chicago police tortured suspects in decades of abuse
Prosecutors reviewing 148 Chicago cases from the 1970s to the early 1990s found evidence that police abused about half of the suspects, most of them Black, with beatings and devices such as cattle prods and a crank operated box. They could prosecute in three cases, but the statute of limitations has run out.
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