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Motor City Scandal
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will resign his elected post, serve jail time and pay the city $1 million as part of a plea deal Thursday where the mayor admitted to a pair of felony obstruction charges in a sex and misconduct scandal. Hours later, Kilpatrick told cheering supporters he would be back.
Colleges Want Debate on Drinking Age
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About 100 college presidents from across the country are pushing lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying the current law is routinely ignored and encourages binge drinking.
Doctors Must Treat Gays, Court Rules
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California's Supreme Court says physicians working in the state can't invoke their religious beliefs as a reason for denying medical treatment to gays and lesbians. The case stems from two Christian fertility doctors who refused to artificially inseminate a lesbian.
Sex Offenders Challenge Publicity Laws
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Some sex offenders head to court in an attempt to block two sex-offender laws from taking effect in Nevada. The plaintiffs argue the laws are unfair because they would publicize their names on the Internet -- lumping together those convicted of misdemeanor offenses, such as public nudity, with those convicted of felony crimes against children. A federal judge is set to hear arguments in the case next month.
Jury Clears Pastor's Wife of Assault
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Preacher's Wife Goes to Court
Jurors in Houston ruled Thursday that the wife of megachurch pastor Joel Osteen did not assault a flight attendant during an alleged outburst on board a Continental Airlines flight in December 2005. Above, Joel and Victoria Osteen appear at a news conference after the verdict.
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Ex-Inmate Helps to Block Bush Nominee
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A convicted armed robber turned inmate advocate is part of a group that's opposing one of President Bush nominees to the federal bench. The former inmate, Alex Friedmann, seen on the left, has made waves with his research on the would-be judge's professional background and on his ties to powerful Republicans like Dick Cheney.
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