Court tosses FCC fleeting expletives policy
A 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan struck down the FCC 2004 policy banning patently offensive references to sex or excretion on live TV as unconstitutionally vague. The decision cites chilling effect on speech and suggests the FCC may craft a compliant rule.
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New York
2Nd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Manhattan
Federal Communications Commission
Vermont
Julius Genachowski
Carter Phillips
Washington
Fox Television Stations Inc
Square One
France approves ban on face veils in public spaces
France's National Assembly passes a ban on burqas and niqabs in public spaces by a large majority. The law, to be debated by the Senate, aims to define secular French values and faces constitutional review and potential opposition from Muslim groups.
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Paris
France
Nicolas Sarkozy
Senate
Europe
Spain
Belgium
Malika Hamidi
European Muslim Network
National Assembly
Socialist Party
Little White Mushroom Linked to Rural China Deaths
An elite unit of China's CDC and U S researchers identify a harmless looking small mushroom named Little White as the likely cause of Yunnan Sudden Death Syndrome deaths. Investigators traced clusters of July and August fatalities to mushroom harvesting and surface water exposure amid remote villages in Yunnan province.
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Bejing
China
Yunnan
Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Robert Fontaine
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Fontaine
Beijing
China Field Epidemiology Training Program
CDC
Democrats show signs of battle fatigue in premidterm period
Washington observers note Democratic fatigue as four months remain before the midterms. Republicans sharpen attacks over White House litigation with Arizona's immigration law and the use of recess appointments to push Medicare agency leadership, while some Democrats privately fear losses and public polls darken Obama’s standing.
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Obama
White House
Robert Gibbs
House
Chris van Hollen
D-Md
Gibbs
Washington Post-Abc
Barack Obama
Arizona
Senate
Congressional Democratic
Donald Berwick
Congress
Berwick
Max Baucus
Finance Committee
Montana Democrat
Gibbs predicts Democrats will keep the House in November
Gibbs said Democrats will retain control of the House, noting enough seats in play. The briefing follows his NBC Meet the Press remarks and amid GOP critique of health care and budgeting. Republicans cited accusations of rationing while Democrats argued for clearer choices for voters this fall.
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White House
Robert Gibbs
House
Gibbs
NBC
Meet the Press
John Barrasso
R-Wyo
Senate
Berwick
Harvard
Obama
Capitol
John Spratt
D-S.c
Capitol Hill
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