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Personhood: A Pandora’s Boxnew

Mississippi's Personhood Initiative is short: "Should the term 'person' be defined to include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the equivalent thereof?" Legal and medical experts say the vague language could lead to chaos for women and families.
Jackson Free Press  |  Valerie Wells  |  11-03-2011  |  Policy Issues

Sen. DeMint Making Money On His Opposition to Federal Grantnew

Sen. Jim DeMint is turning his principled stand against federal aid for Charleston into a call for more campaign cash.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  10-05-2010  |  Policy Issues

Is Your Vote Safe?new

Complaints about possible fraud in electronic voting persist in Georgia and elsewhere. Experts point to "patches" in the software, improper procedures and differences between electronic vote counts and those obtained by exit polling or hand counts.
Metro Spirit  |  Joshua McCracken  |  10-08-2008  |  Policy Issues

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