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Tea Party, Occupy SD have conflicting views
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO - Two relatively new movements shared the same square downtown Wednesday, arguing their views of what government should be. "President Obama talks about class warfare. He talks about the rich. He was in La Jolla, the other month as you know. ...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government Health Care, Politics, Talk Shows (genre)
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Feds won't target undocumented students for deportation
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Obama administration announced Thursday that undocumented students and other low-priority immigration offenders will not be targeted for deportation under its Secure Communities immigration enforcement program. The announcement marks further steps to...Tags: Immigration, Employees, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Government, Executive Branch
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Bill would require more notice before commutations
City News ServiceSAN DIEGO -- Legislation that would require timely notification of crime victims and district attorneys when an application is made to shorten a prison sentence was hailed Thursday by San Diego County's top prosecutor and the parents of a murder victim....Tags: Assault, Government, Executive Branch, Criminals, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Stabbing victim's family files civil suit against killers
SAN DIEGO -- The parents of a community college student fatally stabbed near San Diego State University are seeking unspecified damages in civil court against the son of a former Assembly speaker and three other men convicted in the case, the couple's...Tags: Trials, Assault, Government, Executive Branch, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Victim's family sues over Nunez sentence reduction
SAN DIEGO -- The family of a college student fatally stabbing during a fight at San Diego State University filed suit Thursday against former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who cut the prison sentence for one of the defendants from 16 to seven years.
The...Tags: Trials, Government, Defendants, Litigation, Executive Branch
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Video shows cops breaking car window at DUI checkpoint
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterESCONDIDO, Calif. -- A video made by activists challenging Escondido's policy of checking driver's licenses at a sobriety checkpoint shows police breaking the window of a car after the driver refuses to show his identification. The driver, Angel...Tags: Escondido, Fox Broadcasting Company, Politics
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Appeals court puts on hold judge's 'don't ask, don't tell' order
Acting on a request from the Obama administration, a federal appeals court in San Francisco on Wednesday lifted a judge's order that had halted enforcement of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays, leaving the much-disputed law in legal...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Government, U.S. Department of Justice, Democratic Party, Crime, Law and Justice
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Cancer survivor sues TSA over painful pat-down
A Carlsbad cancer survivor has filed a federal lawsuit claiming her constitutional rights were violated by an aggressive and painful airport pat-down search.
Adrienne Durso is suing the Transportation Safety Administration and the Department of Homeland...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Trials, Washington, DC, Breast Cancer, Litigation
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Judge to rule today on gay marriage ban
City News ServiceThe attention of gay-rights activists in San Diego will be on San Francisco today, when a federal judge is expected to rule on the constitutionality of California's same-sex marriage ban. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker is expected to issue...Tags: Jerry Sanders, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, San Diego (San Diego, California), U.S. Supreme Court
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Anticipation builds on gay marriage ruling; marches planned
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAnticipation is building around California and beyond as a federal judge in San Francisco is posed to issue a ruling Wednesday afternoon on whether whether gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry. Various events are scheduled from both the...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Political Systems, Minority Groups, West Hollywood, U.S. Supreme Court
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Gay rights activists celebrate overturned Prop 8 ruling
FOX 5 San Diego StaffGay rights advocates marched through San Diego Wednesday in celebration of a federal judge's decision to strike down a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. "I am overjoyed that the U.S. District Court overturned Proposition 8,'' San Diego City...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, San Diego (San Diego, California), Sex, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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