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Employers use federal law to deny benefits
Associated Press WriterDying of cancer, Thomas Amschwand did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance policy he had through his employer. "He was obsessed with dotting every `i' and crossing every `t'," Melissa Amschwand-Bellinger...Tags: Insurance, Government, Diseases, Texas, Parliament
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Employers use law to hold back benefits
The Associated PressDying of cancer, Thomas Amschwand did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance policy he had through his employer. "He was obsessed with dotting every 'i' and crossing every 't,'" Melissa Amschwand-Bellinger...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Upper House, Fort Lauderdale, Trials
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DC gun ban struck down in court: Reactions
Some reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting: ___ "This opinion should usher in a new era in which the constitutionality of government regulations of firearms are reviewed...Tags: George Bush, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Dianne Feinstein, Roy Blunt, Russell Feingold
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Senate delays vote on surveillance bill
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — The Senate's Democratic leaders helped Sen. Barack Obama out of a bind late this week, giving the presidential candidate a chance to save face after critics accused him of changing his position on a controversial proposal to rewrite the...Tags: George Bush, Heads of State, Barack Obama, Government, Al Gore
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High court affirms gun rights in historic decision
Associated Press WriterSilent on central questions of gun control for two centuries, the Supreme Court found its voice Thursday in a decision affirming the right to have guns for self-defense in the home and addressing a constitutional riddle almost as old as the republic...Tags: George Bush, Heads of State, Barack Obama, Government, Interior Policy
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Reactions to the Supreme Court striking down the DC gun ban
Some reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting: ___ "I'm thrilled I am now able to defend myself and my household in my home." -- Dick Heller, who sued the District of Columbia...Tags: George Bush, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Richard Durbin, Barack Obama, Dianne Feinstein
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FISA infinitum: Opposition to bill digs in
The Swampby James Oliphant Earlier this week, it looked like the bill modifying the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act would clear Congress by the end of the week and reach the president's desk before July 4. That may yet happen, but the......Tags: Verizon Communications, Harry Reid, Barack Obama, National Security Agency, Nancy Pelosi
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Political bias seen at Justice Dept.
Associated PressWASHINGTON — A new audit concludes that rookie attorneys with Republican roots got interviewed for plum Justice Department jobs while their liberal-leaning counterparts got passed over. The Justice Department audit released Tuesday found that a...Tags: John Jr Conyers
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Grand jury weighs prosecutors case
The Associated PressThe Justice Department is considering launching a grand jury investigation into whether one of its former leaders misled Congress about playing politics with civil rights issues, a government official said yesterday. The move amounts to a first step from...Tags: Justice System, Upper House, Missouri, Government, Lawyers
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Watchdogs whack DOJ for cronyism
The SwampA pair of Justice Department watchdogs this morning weighed in with a scathing report which concludes that senior department officials used political affiliation to weed out candidates for coveted appointments to a pair of prestigious entry level programs...Tags: Republican Party, John Ashcroft, Democratic Party, Lamar Smith, Michael Mukasey
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