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    Justices have the authority to act on their own to issue an order that blocks another court's decision from taking effect. But in recent years they rarely have done so. How do you feel about justices acting unilaterally and assuming how their colleagues may vote?
    High court undoes Scalia's pro-tobacco order
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    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia exercised a rarely used power last fall to let Philip Morris USA and three other big tobacco companies delay making multimillion-dollar payments for a program to help people quit smoking.
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      A sweeping crackdown on terrorism in the past decade has spawned a new problem in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation: Militants in jail are recruiting new followers to their cause. The campaign has assumed global importance because of feared links between Southeast Asian terrorist groups and al-Qaida. What do you think can be done about this?
      AP IMPACT: Teaching jihad in Indonesian prisons
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      PORONG PRISON, Indonesia (AP) -- A sweeping crackdown on terrorism in the past decade has spawned a new problem in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation: Militants in jail are recruiting new followers to their cause.
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        • Michael Milillo Militants in jail recruiting new followers to their cause? Sounds like Congressman King's committee investigation to me.
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        • Nicole Burgoz What do they expect? That shit happens since the beginnings of prisons.
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      Those who take early retirement would get a significant break on health insurance premiums. That's because Social Security benefits would not count against federal subsidies to help pay for coverage until they become eligible for Medicare at 65. How do you feel about this consequence of health care reform?
      Fuzzy math in health law formula
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      WASHINGTON (AP) -- Older adults of the same age and income with similar medical histories would pay sharply different amounts for private health insurance due to what appears to be an unintended consequence of the new health care law. Aware of the problem, the administration says it is exploring...
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      • George Acirema, Mahde BaBan, Matthew Lane Tripp and 2 others like this.
        • Ronnie Richardson This entire law is a disaster. With special exceptions for unions, this being a tax on the poor and things like this, I hope the Supreme Court sees the need to deem this unconstitutional!
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      What will your interest be as the royal couple embarks on their tour of Canada and California?
      Will, Kate off to Canada, US in first tour
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      OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) -- Prince William and Kate arrive in Canada on Thursday for their first official overseas trip since their wedding, in a visit that is expected to draw record-numbers of star-struck crowds and well-wishers hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal couple.
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      A new U.S. Department of Education guide to college costs tracks tuition costs among the top and bottom 5 percent of four-year and two-year schools. How much of a role does a university's tuition play in your choice of a school?
      Federal officials release college cost comparisons
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      Looking for a college bargain? Try any of nine University of Puerto Rico campuses, where annual tuition hovers at or below $2,000.
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      • Jeannine Thompson-Evans, Yvette Weeks Figueroa, John Joseph Mesh and 4 others like this.
        • Conor L. McKaye great deal. i chose a school where i can pay 300$ for a 3-credit course. a full-term of 12 credit hours costs me 1300$. unlike bullshit schools like the University of Phoenix, which asks $16 grand a term. that's 32$ grand a year, while I pay 2600$. the classes are online, & convenient at U of Phoenix - and so are all mine, at a community college no less.
          5 hours ago
        • Won Ho Yoo But this problems are applied to all colleges and universities in the world.
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    • AP
      Justin Timberlake, who played Sean Parker in "The Social Network," is part of the group buying MySpace and is expected to play a major role in developing creative direction and strategy. Do you think his star power can help revitalize MySpace?
      Justin Timberlake part of group buying MySpace
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      LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Justin Timberlake apparently wasn't satisfied with just playing a social media impresario in the movies, so now he's becoming one in real life.
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      Hybrid drivers in California are about to lose their permission to drive alone in the carpool lane. What do you think about the decision to make them rejoin the gas guzzlers?
      Hybrid drivers lose special privileges in California
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      LOS ANGELES (AP) -- For six years, California gave owners of hybrid cars the keys to the fast lane: permission to drive alone among carpoolers.
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      Do you or does someone you know suffer from chronic pain? Share your experience:
      Report: More than 100 million suffer lasting pain
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      WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly a third of Americans experience long-lasting pain - the kind that lingers for weeks to months - and too often feel stigma rather than relief from a health care system poorly prepared to treat them, the Institute of Medicine said Wednesday.
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        • Andrew Agacki Let's see, 2 herniated disks in my lower back, pole vaulting, 2 herniated disks in my neck, weight lifting, right knee scoped twice, wrestling, left knee torn, slip and fall at work. I've been hit by cars 4 times in the last year. Someone is out to get me...
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      Britain believes Tehran has conducted at least three secret tests of medium-range ballistic missiles since October, amid an apparent escalation of its nuclear program and increased scrutiny from the International Atomic Energy Agency. If true, what do you think that does to the situation in the Middle East?
      UK: Iran conducting secret ballistic missile tests
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      LONDON (AP) -- Iran has conducted covert tests of ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads in addition to a 10-day program of public military maneuvers, Britain alleged on Wednesday.
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        • Michael Reyes three words... Seal Team Six
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        • Rick Larsen Pffft... Who cares? The press is the only one who is blowing up the story on slow news days...
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    • AP
      With Wisconsin now on the verge of adopting concealed carry, Illinois soon will be all alone, the last state with a complete ban on carrying concealed weapons. That makes it the next big prize in the fierce national contest over gun control, with the National Rifle Association and its allies targeting the 50th state. Should Illinois allow people to carry concealed weapons?
      Ill. likely to see fierce battle over gun control
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      SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- As state after state voted to let residents carry concealed guns, Illinois has held out, for a long list of reasons: A strong gun control movement. A dynasty of powerful Chicago mayors. A line-up of state leaders who oppose expanding access to guns.
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      • Andrew Agacki, Shane Morgan, Robin D. Everson and 16 others like this.
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        • Mike Schwab Then they will have to go after Hawaii, which has a may issue law but all officials say they won't issue permits.
          7 hours ago
        • Andrew Agacki Wisconsonite here, as soon as it is legal, I will take the classes and get the permit.
          4 hours ago
    • AP
      What do you think about the president's response?
      Obama Stops Short of Endorsing Gay Marriage
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      President Barack Obama says gays are our friends and neighbors and should be treated like every other American. But days after New York state legalized same-...
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      What do you think about the ruling?
      FDA panel: Avastin not effective for breast cancer
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      WASHINGTON (AP) -- A panel of federal cancer experts says the best-selling cancer drug in the world isn't effective in treating breast cancer because it provides little benefit and causes dangerous side effects.
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        • James Palen ‎@Tom Jones. That's a lie. A hospital cannot deny treatment. You might not have a means to pay for it, but you will get it, even if you're hounded for payment. Everyone in this country has access to healthcare even if they don't have insurance.
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        • April Jackson Actually, they can. It has to be an immediate life threatening thing. If not, they can most certainly deny you. But you can get insurance through the state. However state inurance may not have that therapy as an option
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      The new bureau would be the first permanent text and photo bureau operated by a Western news organization in the North Korean capital.
      AP, North Korea's news agency plan AP bureau in Pyongyang
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      NEW YORK (AP) -- The Associated Press and the North Korean state news agency have signed a series of agreements, including one for the opening of a comprehensive AP news bureau in Pyongyang, the organizations announced Wednesday.
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      Do you support eliminating tax breaks for oil companies and the super-wealthy?
      Obama challenges GOP to raise taxes on wealthiest
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      WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a blunt challenge to Republicans in Congress, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that eliminating selected tax breaks for oil companies and the super-wealthy must be part of any deficit reduction plan.
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      AP VIDEO: Police in Egypt clash with those demanding rulers prosecute police accused of brutality. The Egyptian military issues a statement on its Facebook page claiming the clashes were designed to "destabilize the country" and drive a wedge between the groups behind the uprising and the security forces. It called on Egyptians not to join the protests.
      Egyptian Protesters Clash With Police
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      CAIRO (AP) _ Egyptian security forces clashed for a second day in Cairo with hundreds of youths demanding that the country's military rulers speed up prosecution of police officers accused of brutality during mass protests that forced Hosni Mubarak to step down. More than 1,000 people have been inju...
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