
It's tentative passage, in light of the moral conflict it posed for some Memphis City Council members, was considered by many as a "miracle."
But, proponents of an amendment to add sexual orientation to the language of the city's non-discrimination ordinance were ready to push the envelop all the way before the
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DAVID ESPO, Associated Press
JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The end game at hand, the White House and Senate leaders took a final stab at compromise Friday night to prevent middle-class tax increases from taking effect at the turn of the new year and possibly prevent sweeping spending cuts as well.
"I'm optimistic we may still be
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HOUSTON (AP) - The Bush family is keeping quiet on former President George H.W. Bush's condition.
The 88-year-old former president has been hospitalized since Nov. 23, first for a bronchitis-related cough and more recently with a lingering fever.
A spokesman for the former president said Thursday
...WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate gave final congressional approval Friday to a bill renewing the government's authority to monitor overseas phone calls and emails of suspected foreign spies and terrorists - but not Americans -without obtaining a court order for each intercept.
The classified Foreign
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