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...American citizens and foreigners incarcerated inside the U.S. have the right under most circumstances to challenge their detention before a judge. But the Justice Department has argued that foreign "enemy combatants" held outside the U.S. do not enjoy this constitutional protection, even though the Guantanamo base is under full U.S. control - an argument the court accepted...
...judge appeals panel, and affects hundreds of cases waiting to be heard. It also sets the stage for an appeal to the Supreme Court by Gitmo prisoners, as well as likely attempts in Congress to pass new legislation expressly approving habeas corpus rights for those detained at the Cuban base...
Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCS, now often called pregnancy resource centers) have been around for a few decades, but the Bush Administration has made them a centerpiece of compassionate conservatism, a signal to members of the President's evangelical base that he shares their values. But as a new presidential race looms, the signals may be shifting, the rancor of the public fight fading. Hillary Clinton has called abortion "a sad, even tragic choice to many, many women" and talks about improving education and access to birth control so that abortion becomes a right most women never have to exercise...
...Navy wants to recruit trained dolphins and sea lions for guard duty at a base on Puget Sound, close to Seattle, where they would detect terrorist swimmers and scuba divers...
Myers, who is known for her ability to build organizations from the ground up, will oversee the day-to-day operations of the recently announced campaign, said Obama spokesman Bill Burton. She will base herself in Illinois...