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Restore Voting Rights for Millions Disenfranchised
Protestors called on Congress to restore voting rights to the four million Americans who have been released from incarceration.
EPA Announces New Limits for Mercury Emissions
Accessibility for All
Someone once asked Ryan Mathews if he expected to be healed and made whole when he got to heaven. Ryan, who had spent his life in a wheelchair, responded, "I am already whole and do not need to be healed. I will roll down the golden streets." A high school classmate of mine and a recent graduate of Eden Theological Seminary, Ryan died in October just a few hours after being released from the hospital following a car accident. He was only 28 years old.
Federal Judge Blocks Warning Images on Cigarette Packs
In accordance with the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009, the FDA has designed several new graphic warning labels for cigaratte packs, such as the one shown here. Credit: FDA.
New Developments in Health Care Court Cases
Picture of the U.S. Supreme Court building. On Thursday, the nine justices will consider whether to hear several of the legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act.
Palestinian Application to UNESCO Threatens Organization's Funding
URGENT: Vote NO on Mississippi Personhood Amendment
The so-called "Personhood Amendment" to the Mississippi State Constitution (Proposition 26) that is up for a vote on November 8 is yet another attempt by anti-choice activists to essentially overturn the right to choice affirmed by the Supreme Court in Roe v.