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Trouble on the Tracks for High-Speed Rail
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4 stories9th Circuit Asked to Allow Gay Marriages to Resume
The Obama Administration reversed course today and said it will no longer defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act in court. Based on that, lawyers challenging Prop 8—which makes same-sex marriage illegal in California-- have asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to speed up its deliberations.
Read the story7 minTrouble on the Tracks for High-Speed Rail
Some states are returning federal money for high-speed rail, claiming it’s a boondoggle that taxpayers can’t afford. In California, even some supporters have their doubts now that the first segment is scheduled for the Central Valley—far from the terminals in LA and San Francisco.
Read the story13 minCaltech Basketball Team Wins
It’s been a dramatic season for Cal Tech’s basketball team. The first victory broke an overall 44-game losing streak dating to January, 2009. They won the next game…for the first two-game streak in 18 years.
Read the story5 minThe Case of Raymond Davis and a Crisis Between Two Uneasy allies; Washington and Islamabad
Raymond Davis, a CIA agent, sits in a Pakistani jail while the US worries that extraordinary security might not be enough to keep him alive. The US claims Raymond Davis killed two men in self-defense during an attempted robbery. A Pakistani police report says one man was shot in the back. President Obama says he’s entitled to diplomatic immunity.
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