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The bill that was finally approved with virtually no debate in either the Assembly or the Senate or among the public is now a 39-page radical overhaul of the election code, rewriting, repealing or otherwise amending well over 70 sections, including doing away with the requirement that all e-voting systems be federally tested and certified before being considered for use in the state and allowing for new, uncertified e-voting systems to be used in "pilot programs."

Troy Davis was convicted and executed for the killing of the off duty police officer, Mark MacPhail. The prosecution's case rested entirely on witness testimony but seven of the nine non-police witnesses have said they were coerced by police and since recanted their testimony. Nine witnesses also implicated another man in the murder, one of the remaining witnesses who has not recanted, Sylvester "Red" Coles as the shooter.

The evidence base for a lot of the health IT recommendations being able to do what they are claimed to be able to do is currently thin to nonexistent, but there has been a major initiative over the last 14 years to improve the adherence to evidence-based guidelines in treating cancer patients. Although this has largely been fairly successful, there are areas where current oncology practices fall short, particularly in the elderly.

Over 50,000 demand 'dignity' in garment industry where majority-female workforce faces dangerous conditions and some of lowest wages in world

Madison — Unions told two state labor officials Friday that if they do not promise to stop enforcing provisions of a law restricting collective bargaining by Monday, they will seek contempt-of-court orders against them.

Most comprehensive climate change review to date warns of risks to children, with Unicef arguing that children have been largely left out of the debate so far.

United in Call for End to Austerity, Healthcare Cuts, and for a Robin Hood Tax

The Left party (Die Linke) received nine percent in the poll conducted by INSA and published by German newspaper Bild on Thursday, just days head of general elections.

In short, it is just too profitable to give up.

Industry groups vow to expose union-backed worker centers. House Republicans are beginning to scrutinize the worker centers as well.