Roundup of violent rampage shooter to race remarks and drift
A Hartford distributor shooter called 911 claiming racism and saying he would “handle the problem” after killing eight coworkers. The report also covers a Russian garrison moving rockets due to wildfires, a Wisconsin ballot case over a racially charged phrase, and a Dubai mall incident between a British woman and an Emirati woman.
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Hartford
Conn
Omar Thornton
Hartford Distributors
Manchester
Connecticut
Thornton
Moscow
Alexei Kuznetsov
Defense Ministry
Associated Press
Naro- Fominsk
Russia
Kuznetsov
Ukraine
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Kagan Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan as the Supreme Court's 112th justice by a 63-37 vote. She becomes the fourth woman on the court with a lifetime appointment, succeeding Justice Stevens.
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Senate
Kagan
Supreme Court
Washington
Elena Kagan
Barack Obama
John Paul Stevens
Solicitor General’s Office
Justice Department
John Roberts
Obama
Chicago
Judge upholds reform against Prop 8 in California case
U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker criticizes Proposition 8 as mean-spirited and unconstitutional while signaling the appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and potential path to the Supreme Court. He argues bans on gay marriage deprive rights under the 14th Amendment and cautions about conservative court hurdles. The ruling frames a landmark legal clash over equal protection and due process.
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New York City
U.S. Solicitor General
Harvard Law School
Bill Clinton
Domestic Policy Council
University of Chicago Law School
Washington
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Abner Mikva
U.S. Court of Appeals
D.C
Princeton University
Worcester College At
Oxford
Scott Brown
Massachusetts
Kagan
Brown
GOP
Patrick Leahy
Dvt
Judiciary Committee
San Francisco
California
Appeals Court
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
Vaughn Walker
Walker
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jeff Key
Salt Lake City
Capitol Hill
Senate approves 26.1 billion state aid bill for teachers
The Senate passed a 26.1 billion state aid package to save teachers jobs and extend health care for low income families. It includes an earlier phase out of enhanced food stamp benefits ending in 2014 and cuts 1.5 billion in renewable energy loan funds to offset costs. Democratic support cites relief for recession battered states while some conservatives fear continued spending.
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Senate
House
Nancy Pelosi
D-Calif
Pelosi
Harry Reid
D-Nev
Energy Department
Patty Murray
D-Wash
Education and Parent Teacher Association
Susan Collins
Olympia Snowe
Maine
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State Assembly
Wisconsin
Rudolph Randa
Jeshuh Griffin
Randa
Griffin
State
Government Accountability Board
Dubai Mall
Julie Hirschfeld Davis
White House
Stevens
McClatchy
Senate Judiciary Committee
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