Pledge of Allegiance case ends without core ruling
Southern Illinois residents react after the Supreme Court kept under God in the Pledge on a custody technicality involving Michael Newdow's daughter. Some see no final resolution while others defend keeping God in the pledge as part of history.
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Banning
Elk Grove Unified School District
Supreme Court leaves pledge under God for now on custody issue
The Supreme Court rules the pledge’s under God phrase remains under a technical custody ruling. Justices split on whether Newdow has standing. the majority stay the decision to avoid a deeper constitutional ruling while signaling the fight will resume.
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U.S
High Court
Illinois man dies after jumping from Grand Canyon tour
Timothy Clam, a 25 year old Illinois tourist, jumped from a Grand Canyon helicopter near White's Butte 90 miles northwest of Flagstaff. The pilot struggled to restrain him as the door opened and Clam fell 4000 feet. Officials call it an apparent self-inflicted death. investigation ongoing.
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Flagstaff
AMA rejects plan to soften freebie rules at annual meeting
At the Chicago AMA gathering, delegates rejected a proposal to loosen rules on industry perks, including paid trips for doctors to sponsored conferences. The group also backed a resolution opposing FDA limits on morning after contraception sales and approved anti smoking measures including restricting tobacco to specialty stores and urging all new films with smoking be rated. A separate push to curb doctor shadowing by drug reps was deferred.
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AMA
Peter Lavine
Washington, D.C
Lavine
Johns Hopkins University
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