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    Most Dioceses Complying With Rules to Stop Sex Abuse, Controversial Audit Finds

    Jan 06, 2004 07:42 PM EST

    ... to build upon." However, he added, "The audits only provide a narrow test of the issues that need to be addressed in protecting children, providing justice for survivors and restoring trust in the Church." According to the report, auditors did not view personnel files that would verify whether bishops were ...

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    Peace Mission in Liberia: Background

    Aug 06, 2003 04:00 AM EST

    ... never said that explicitly himself. His aides have suggested it. They have also... his attorneys have also filed a case in the international court of justice for the indictment against him to be dropped. This indictment is in connection with his alleged role in supporting a rebel group in neighboring ...

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    Sizing Up the Budget

    Feb 05, 2002 05:00 AM EST

    ... $500 million. And highways, road-building programs, popular in many states, would lose $9 billion. The Army Corps of Engineers would lose almost $13 billion for new projects like dams and bridges. Other tradeoffs: Cuts for the international space station, for low-income heating aid, and for teaching hospitals, which ...

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    Ashcroft Confirmed

    Feb 01, 2001 05:00 AM EST

    ... to be a permanent one. SPOKESMAN: The clerk will call the roll. KWAME HOLMAN: The negative reaction to Bush's nomination of a staunch conservative for the Justice Department was the exception among his cabinet choices. Largely, his selections to help him run the government were well-received as worthy ...

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    AOL, Time Warner to Merge

    Jan 10, 2000 06:10 PM EST

    ... strategies, the merger would give Time Warner -- the leading provider of media content such as movies, music and magazines -- a huge and powerful platform for reaching people online. AOL is the nation's largest online company with some 20 million subscribers.  The deal also gives AOL a key tool for ...

  • 5 takeaways from the abortion pill case before the U.S. Supreme Court

    5 takeaways from the abortion pill case before the U.S. Supreme Court

    Mar 26, 2024 11:01 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday did not appear ready to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone, in a case that could have far-reaching implications for millions of American women and for scores of drugs regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. It's the ...

  • As Trump tries to avoid a 2020 election trial, all eyes are on the Supreme Court

    As Trump tries to avoid a 2020 election trial, all eyes are on the Supreme Court

    Feb 07, 2024 04:26 PM EST

    ... s request without accelerating the appeals process, Trump would likely have until early May before he even needs to file his full appeal. But the justices could also set much quicker deadlines for reaching a final decision. The case has been effectively frozen since December by the Trump team's ...

  • Supreme Court hears arguments in cases that could end affirmative action

    Supreme Court hears arguments in cases that could end affirmative action

    Oct 31, 2022 10:55 PM EST

    ... that any consideration of race is unconstitutional. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal joined John Yang to discuss the cases. ... Judy Woodruff: Two far-reaching cases for the U.S. Supreme Court today have the potential to overturn years of precedent. The question for the justices, whether colleges should ...

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    All Eyes on Supreme Court for Health Care, Immigration Rulings

    Jun 25, 2012 01:03 PM EST

    ... Monumental. Crucial. Consequential. Pick whatever word you want, but there is no denying that what happens this week at the Supreme Court will have far-reaching implications for the fall campaign and beyond. That's because over the next few days the nine justices will render judgment on two of ...

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    After Hearings, GOP Candidates Redouble Health Reform Critiques

    Mar 29, 2012 10:03 PM EST

    After Hearings, GOP Candidates Redouble Health Reform Critiques