President Obama on Monday nominated a retired Army general to fill the Transportation Security Administration’s top job, a post that’s been empty since his last nominee withdrew amid concerns from Republicans that he may have misled Congress about a 20-year-old FBI probe. The administration asked …

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Obama picks retired general for TSA post – Washington Times

March 8 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama intends to nominate Major General Robert A. Harding, a former Army intelligence officer, to become head of the Transportation Security Administration, a White House official said. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will make the announcement at …

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Obama Taps Ex-Army Intelligence Officer to Head TSA (Update2) – BusinessWeek

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s attorney general has advised the state’s public colleges that they don’t have the authority to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, saying only the General Assembly has that power

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Va. AG: Colleges can’t ban gay discrimination – 22 WSBT

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia’s attorney general is advising the state’s public colleges to rescind policies that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.

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Colleges can’t ban gay discrimination, Virginia’s attorney general says – Los Angeles Times

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s attorney general has advised the state’s public colleges that they don’t have the authority to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, saying only the General Assembly has that power. The letter sent by Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli to state college …

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Va. AG: Colleges can’t ban gay discrimination – Houston Chronicle

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s attorney general has advised the state’s public colleges that they don’t have the authority to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, saying only the General Assembly has that power.

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Virginia’s attorney general says colleges can’t ban gay discrimination – Kingsport Times-News

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s attorney general is advising the state’s public colleges to rescind policies that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation

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Va. AG: Colleges can’t ban gay discrimination – Gainesville Sun

HOUSTON (AP) — The state attorney general in Texas is accusing a judge of engaging in “unabashed judicial activism” by declaring the death penalty to be unconstitutional. Attorney General Greg Abbott is offering to help the district attorney appeal the decision, which Abbott says ignores U.S …

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Texas judge says death penalty unconstitutional – AZFamily

ALBANY, N.Y. – The investigation that could bring down New York Gov. David Paterson is being led by the man widely considered the favorite to replace him.

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Paterson probe puts Cuomo in a delicate position – Houma Courier

A law allowing for same-sex marriage in Washington, D.C. has cleared a legal hurdle, allowing it to finally go into effect

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Same-sex marriage officially becomes legal in Washington, D.C. – New York Daily News