Word: amendment
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...Finally, in what could be a major decision in a vicious fight that swept through California and Washington State in the late '90s driven by African American businessman Ward Connerly, Michigan will decide if it wants to amend the state constitution to eliminate affirmative action in public institutions for educational, employment and contracting purposes...
...goes towards funding social events, such as stein clubs, that benefit the community of students residing in the House. Nevertheless, since some Houses have more residents than others, students in larger Houses are already receiving less money per student than students in houses with smaller populations. The UC should amend its formula to give each House a baseline grant amount, plus an additional small amount per student, to compensate for differences in House populations. We believe that this is the most effective way for students across the House system to receive equal value from their HoCo’s dollars...
...double funds for treating compulsive gamblers, to $1 million. Voters in Colorado and Nevada will decide whether to make the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana legal, while those in South Dakota vote on whether pot should be legalized for medical purposes. Georgians may choose to amend their constitution to require that the state preserve its "tradition of fishing and hunting." And in Michigan, embroiled in controversy over the 2004 lifting of a 99-year ban on the hunting of mourning doves, voters get a shot at reinstating it. The reputedly monogamous dove is, by resolution...
...part of the dispute arose several weeks ago when President Bush called on Congress to interpret the Geneva Conventions, offering legal guidance on what would and would not be permissible during CIA interrogations of terrorist suspects. The senators opposed the idea, arguing that to in effect amend the Geneva Conventions would be a mistake, in part because other nations might try to do the same as a possible justification for mistreating American prisoners in their custody...
...Posada doesn't get to go home to his family in South Florida just yet, though. U.S. District Judge Philip Martinez will review Garney's recommendation and can adopt, amend or reverse the ruling. If he adopts it, the government has ten days to file an appeal...