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Monthly Archives: June 2009
More Health Care Scare
A new ad from Conservatives for Patients’ Rights says that a public health insurance plan now being proposed in Congress “could crush all your other choices, driving them out of existence, resulting in 119 million off their current insurance coverage.” That’s misleading. The 119 million figure comes from an analysis …
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June 11, 2009
Nearly 30 million persons have visited the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum since it was dedicated in 1993. Source: Holocaust Museum
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When $3 Million is Too Much
The Supreme Court’s June 8 decision in Caperton v. Massey established that there is such a thing as too much money, at least when it comes to campaign support for a judge who is hearing a case involving the supporter. And $3 million is definitely over the line, according to …
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New Army Policy Against “Faith-Based” Events?
Q: Did Obama issue a policy that “no U.S. serviceman can speak at any faith-based public event”? A: This claim in a chain e-mail is false. Army officials say there has been no change in policy regarding “faith-based” events. And the event the e-mail refers to wasn’t a “faith-based” one.
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Tagged Catch-A-Dream Foundation, faith-based, military, religion
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June 10, 2009
Initially, the Supreme Court chambers were in the Merchants Exchange Building in New York. Source: Supreme Court
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June 9, 2009
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas had the longest tenure on the court, serving for a little more than 36 years. He retired in 1975, at the age of 77. Source: Supreme Court Historical Society
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June 8, 2009
Construction began on the Supreme Court building when Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes laid the cornerstone on October 13, 1932. Source: Supreme Court
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Privately Owned Gun Tax?
Q: Would Senate bill 2099 put a yearly $50 tax on each privately owned firearm? A: There is no such bill. A chain e-mail containing bogus claims refers to a bill that died more than eight years ago.
June 7, 2009
The term of the Supreme Court begins on the first Monday of October and lasts until the first Monday of the following October. Source: Supreme Court
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