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Employees Fired After Forwarding Obama E-Mail

WTAE PITTSBURGH — Lawsuits were filed against the Centers for Rehab Services by two employees who were fired over an e-mail comparing President Barack Obama to a tar ball washing ashore in the Gulf of Mexico. The company said the e-mail was inappropriate, but...

Students Need to Use Caution on Social Media

By Kristina Bui February 9, 2011 Arizona Daily Wildcat You know that photo of you, bleary-eyed and smiley, red plastic cup in hand? You know the one. You look like a hot, drunk mess, your friend keeps tagging you in it, it’s on Facebook for the whole Internet to...

New Pennsylvania Testimony Rules are Called “Monumental”

By Nancy Phillips and Craig R. McCoy Inquirer Staff Writers In a move that will spare thousands of crime victims from having to testify at initial court hearings, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered judges to accept the testimony of police officers, rather than...

United States Human Rights Watch Events of 2010

Human Rights Watch US citizens enjoy a broad range of civil liberties and have recourse to a strong system of independent federal and state courts, but continuing failures-notably in the criminal justice and immigration systems and in counterterrorism law and...

Bullying on Social Network Sites Can Affect School Work

Amy Crawford | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Monday, January 17, 2011 Like many of her peers, Hempfield Area senior Ali Weatherton uses the social networking website Facebook nearly every day. “The first thing I do when I come home is check Facebook,” said...

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Over D.C. Gay Marriage Law

By J. Scott Applewhite, AP WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from opponents of same-sex marriage who are seeking to put a proposal on the ballot to overturn the District of Columbia’s gay marriage law. The court did not comment...
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