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Union Members Severely Beat a Tea Party Protestor
Columnist Armstrong Williams cites an incident of violence he believes has been under-reported in the news. In fact, News New Mexico was unaware of this incident until it was brought to our attention. Read more:
French Veil
Linda Chavez discusses the movement in France to ban the full fave veil worn by Muslim women in the country. Read more here:
Explaining Sarah Palin
Columnist Kathryn Lopez explains why she thinks Sarah Palin is so despised by her political opponents. Read here:
The Slippery Slopes in Greece
At some point the citizens of Greece have to start to look in the mirror to find an explanation of their problems. For signs this process might be beginning read here:
Sarah Palin Endorses Martinez for Governor
Former V.P. nominee Sarah Palin endorsed Susana Martinez in her bid to become New Mexico's governor. Read more here:
Supreme Court rules out life terms for some juveniles
An interesting issue is covered by the Associated Press story in the Washington Times.
The Supreme Court took two cracks at one of the law's thorniest questions Monday: When can you lock up a prisoner and throw away the key?
Not when it's a teenager who hasn't killed anyone, the justices said. But when it's a "sexually dangerous" inmate, maybe so, even if he has completed his federal prison sentence.
By a 5-4 vote, the court said young people serving life prison terms must have "a meaningful opportunity to obtain release" if they haven't killed their victims. The majority opinion by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy extended the "children are different" rationale that drove his decision five years ago that outlawed the death penalty for killers younger than 18. More
The Supreme Court took two cracks at one of the law's thorniest questions Monday: When can you lock up a prisoner and throw away the key?
Not when it's a teenager who hasn't killed anyone, the justices said. But when it's a "sexually dangerous" inmate, maybe so, even if he has completed his federal prison sentence.
By a 5-4 vote, the court said young people serving life prison terms must have "a meaningful opportunity to obtain release" if they haven't killed their victims. The majority opinion by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy extended the "children are different" rationale that drove his decision five years ago that outlawed the death penalty for killers younger than 18. More
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