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War Pornographynew
Gore-for-porn swap by U.S. soldiers in Iraq makes Abu Ghraib look like kid stuff.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
09-22-2005 |
War
Down by Lawnew
Angry border-area residents claim the feds -- particularly the Border Patrol -- aren't listening.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
09-22-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Gay Marriage in Massachusettsnew
The latest move to override same-sex marriage in Massachusetts failed, but the struggle isn't over yet.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
09-22-2005 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Kent State Professor Killed by U.S. Soldier in Iraqnew
A single shot rang out on a highway in Baghdad, killing Salah Jmor, an international business professor working as a consultant in Iraq.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
09-22-2005 |
War
Gone With the Windnew
Three weeks after Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood unleashed a storm of his own by announcing a civil action against some members of the insurance industry, declaring that provisions excluding flood damage from the policies of hurricane victims are void and unenforceable.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
09-22-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Sex Thiefnew
Over 25 years and six dropped rape cases, Hy Doan has perfected the art of stealing sex.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
09-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Bible Study Case Goes Back to Square Onenew
A jury ruled a family-owned restaurant could fire a manager who held Bible study for her employees, but a U.S. district judge has thrown that verdict out.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
09-21-2005 |
Religion
The Vagina Dialoguesnew
Sex between two women isn't taboo anymore. Instead, it's become so trendy that it's changing the way we understand feminism, gay rights, and even human sexuality itself.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
09-21-2005 |
The War on Women
In Bad Hands With Auto Insurancenew
United Auto Insurance's practice of fighting every claim has created hardships for thousands who bought policies from storefront brokers.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
09-21-2005 |
Business & Labor
Unions Glom Onto Jim DeFede's Legacy at the Miami Heraldnew
The firing of a beloved columnist has some staffers at the Miami Herald talking about the need for a union.
Miami New Times |
Chuck Strouse |
09-21-2005 |
Media
Astrodome Radio Station Silencednew
As activist James Ellinger imagined it, a community radio station would have helped reunite family members and link evacuees to jobs, schools and health care.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
09-21-2005 |
Media
'The Kindness of Strangers'
When hurricane, flood and looting engulfed the Crescent City, Oklahoma's Thunderbirds were among those who flew in to turn the tide. This is one account.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
09-21-2005 |
Disasters
Taking Drug for Parkinson's Disease Is a Gamblenew
The medication Mirapex is suspected of transforming some of its users into compulsive gamblers and sex addicts.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
09-20-2005 |
Science
Girl Accused in Slashing Case Was Neglectednew
The teenager accused of attacking a 75-year-old woman is likened by her psychiatrist to a "caged, abused animal poked with sticks at the zoo...."
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
09-20-2005 |
Crime & Justice
New Orleans: Survivor Storiesnew
People trapped in the city after Katrina give detailed first-hand accounts of what they did, what they saw, and how they stayed alive.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
City Pages staff |
09-20-2005 |
Disasters
