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...South Dakota isn't known as a hotbed of controversy. But the state took center stage in the abortion debate last week when lawmakers there passed one of the strongest bans on the procedure since the Supreme Court effectively legalized abortion nationwide in its 1973 ruling on Roe v. Wade. Passed by a 23-12 vote in the state senate and approved in the house, the bill prohibits abortions even in cases of rape or incest, the only exception being if the mother's life is endangered. Republican Governor Mike Rounds indicated that he supports the bill. "I believe...
Kate Looby, state director for Planned Parenthood of South Dakota, which runs the state's only abortion clinic, says her organization will seek an injunction if the bill becomes law. "Opponents of abortion see this as perfect timing," she told TIME, noting that with the Supreme Court tilting right after President Bush's appointments of John Roberts and Samuel Alito, abortion foes seem emboldened to press for bans, hoping to fast-track direct challenges to Roe rather than just chip away...
Subrahmanian, who was the First Senior Class Marshal in 2003, currently lives in South Dakota, where he is a high school teacher. He wrote in an e-mail last night that he had “mixed feelings” about leaving South Dakota to head to England...
...judiciary and the executive branch. And far from winning over moderate Republicans, Democrats seem to be losing their own centrists. Democratic leadership aides say they expect Senators Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Bill Nelson of Florida to vote for Alito, joined by Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota. Blanche Lincoln of Nebraska is on the fence, and the betting is that anywhere from 5 to 10 Democrats will abandon ship and vote with the Republicans. While not as dramatic a Republican win as the 78-22 blowout in favor of Chief Justice John Roberts last fall, the Alito...
...want that guy lurking around our house either. YOKO ONO is raising a protest about Chapter 27, a movie starring JARED LETO as John Lennon's assassin, Mark David Chapman. The Beatle's widow checked to see if she could prevent filming of the faade of the Dakota in New York City, the spot where Lennon was shot and where she still lives, but filmmakers obtained the necessary city permits and started work there last week. "She thinks the whole concept is terrible and offensive," says an Ono spokesman. "The filmmakers are fulfilling an assassin's dream." Leto, shown...