Items by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Both Sides Eager to Take Contraception Mandate Debate to Voters
Posted: February 16th, 2012, 2:29am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Supporters and opponents of President Obama’s health coverage requirement for all employers see it as a potent weapon for the November elections.
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Occupy Movement Regroups, Laying Plans for the Next Phase
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 1:43am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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With encampments largely gone, the challenge is to keep the Occupy cause alive through methods like strikes and protests, which risk alienating people rather than galvanizing them.
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Ohio Bill Splits Anti-Abortion Forces on Legal Tactics
Posted: December 5th, 2011, 12:34pm EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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In Ohio, a bill that would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detectable — usually six to eight weeks into pregnancy — is the latest effort by activists to force a legal showdown.
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Medical Marijuana Target of U.S. Prosecutors
Posted: November 24th, 2011, 7:47pm EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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The medical marijuana industry has become big business in California, but its operators are nervous in the face of stepped-up federal government efforts to shut it down.
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Medical Marijuana Industry Moves to Block U.S. Crackdown
Posted: November 8th, 2011, 4:17am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Federal officials say that many medical marijuana operations are covers for large-scale illegal sales.
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Several States Forbid Abortion After 20 Weeks
Posted: June 28th, 2011, 2:20am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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On the theory that fetuses can feel pain after 20 weeks (an idea disputed by mainstream medicine), several states have banned abortions later than this.
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Planned Parenthood Financing Is Caught in Budget Feud
Posted: February 18th, 2011, 10:00am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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At stake in the war over the federal budget is more than $75 million for Planned Parenthood, money that opponents say frees up funds for abortions.
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Group Releases Hidden Tapes of Planned Parenthood
Posted: February 1st, 2011, 11:58pm EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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An anti-abortion group released an undercover video that appears to show a Planned Parenthood clinic manager advising a sex trafficker how to get medical care for prostitutes as young as 14.
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Group Releases Hidden Tapes of Planned Parenthood
Posted: February 1st, 2011, 11:58pm EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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An anti-abortion group released an undercover video that appears to show a Planned Parenthood clinic manager advising a sex trafficker how to get medical care for prostitutes as young as 14.
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Divisions on the Right Over Gays in Its Ranks
Posted: January 28th, 2011, 1:50am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Some pillars of the Conservative movement are refusing to attend next month’s Conservative Political Action Conference because a gay group, GOProud, is one of several dozen co-sponsors.
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Divisions on the Right Over Gays in Its Ranks
Posted: January 28th, 2011, 1:50am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Some pillars of the Conservative movement are refusing to attend next month’s Conservative Political Action Conference because a gay group, GOProud, is one of several dozen co-sponsors.
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Across Country, Lawmakers Push Abortion Curbs
Posted: January 22nd, 2011, 11:21am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Conservative lawmakers in dozens of states, energized by midterm electoral gains, are working aggressively to limit abortions.
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Across Country, Lawmakers Push Abortion Curbs
Posted: January 22nd, 2011, 11:21am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Conservative lawmakers in dozens of states, energized by midterm electoral gains, are working aggressively to limit abortions.
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In Isolated Utah City, New Clubs for Gay Students
Posted: January 2nd, 2011, 12:32am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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High school students this fall created the first Gay-Straight Alliances in the history of St. George, a conservative city.
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Wisconsin on the Map to Pray With Mary
Posted: December 24th, 2010, 3:48am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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A rural chapel is the first site in the United States that church leaders deem to have been visited by Mary.
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Sex-Trafficking Charges Stun Minneapolis Somalis
Posted: November 23rd, 2010, 3:00pm EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Twenty-nine people were charged with drawing girls into prostitution over the last decade.
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Green: Activists Join Mountaintop Fray
Posted: October 14th, 2010, 6:53pm EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Environmental groups file a motion to take part in court proceedings in a suit filed against the E.P.A. by the National Mining Association.
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Ruling Limits State’s Power in School Suspensions
Posted: October 8th, 2010, 11:10pm EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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A North Carolina ruling puts new restraints on “zero tolerance” discipline policies for suspended students.
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West Virginia Sues U.S. Over Mining Restrictions
Posted: October 7th, 2010, 2:50am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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The state is seeking to reverse stricter controls on mountaintop coal mining adopted in 2009.
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Poverty Rate Rose Sharply in 2009, Says Census Bureau
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 6:28pm EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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The report said that 44 million people, or one in seven residents, lived in poverty in the United States in 2009, the highest rate since 1994.
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U.S. Meat Farmers Brace for Limits on Antibiotics
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 2:00am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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After decades of debate, the Food and Drug Administration appears poised to issue stronger rules on antibiotics, intended to reduce what it calls a clear risk to humans.
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Egg Industry Faces New Scrutiny After Outbreak
Posted: August 24th, 2010, 1:20am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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As egg producers reeled from a recall, they were already battling a movement to outlaw their methods as cruel and unsafe.
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Egg Industry Faces New Scrutiny After Outbreak
Posted: August 24th, 2010, 1:20am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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As egg producers reeled from a recall, they were already battling a movement to outlaw their methods as cruel and unsafe.
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Egg Industry Faces New Scrutiny After Outbreak
Posted: August 24th, 2010, 1:20am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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As egg producers reeled from a recall, they were already battling a movement to outlaw their methods as cruel and unsafe.
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School Suspensions Lead to Legal Challenge
Posted: March 19th, 2010, 1:28am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Racial and constitutional questions are raised in the suspension of students after a fight at their high school.
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Utility Bill Is One More Casualty of Recession
Posted: December 20th, 2009, 4:59am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Debra and Frank Cardente with their sons Alan, seated, and Nickolas. Both parents are out of work and have had difficulties paying bills.The recession has accentuated what was already a growing challenge for low-income and many middle-class households across the nation.
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Utility Bill Is One More Casualty of Recession
Posted: December 20th, 2009, 2:36am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Debra and Frank Cardente with their sons Alan, seated, and Nickolas. Both parents are out of work and have had difficulties paying bills.The recession has accentuated what was already a growing challenge for low-income and many middle-class households across the nation.
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A Plea to Congress on Jobless Benefits
Posted: December 8th, 2009, 1:11am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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An appeal is made by state labor officials and worker advocates for the long-term unemployed, whose insurance expires this month and whose health plan premiums are rising.
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Trying to Explain a Drop in Infant Mortality
Posted: November 27th, 2009, 1:04am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Mothers in Dane County, Wis., are the subject of a study by researchers into the large racial gap in infant deaths.
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Jobless Benefits Will Expire Unless Congress Acts
Posted: November 18th, 2009, 9:46pm EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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About one million laid-off workers will see their benefits end in January unless federally paid extensions are renewed.
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Battling Addiction With Those Who Know It Best
Posted: October 26th, 2009, 6:44pm EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Recovering drug addicts in Philadelphia are joining with experts in a broad network to help those still struggling with substance abuse and depression.
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California Reeling: California’s Zigzag on Welfare Rules Worries Experts
Posted: October 7th, 2009, 10:49am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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The state is embracing a startling reversal in some of its welfare policies that reflects the recession and the state’s financial crisis.
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Poverty Rate Rose in 2008, Census Finds
Posted: September 10th, 2009, 5:10pm EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Census Bureau data showed a rise in the poverty rate last year and documented a decline in employer-provided health insurance and in coverage for adults.
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Poverty Rate Rose in 2008, Census Finds
Posted: September 10th, 2009, 5:10pm EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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In the recession last year, the nation’s poverty rate climbed to 13.2 percent, up from 12.5 percent in 2007, the annual report said.
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Prolonged Aid to Unemployed Is Running Out
Posted: August 2nd, 2009, 1:14am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Tens of thousands of workers have used up their benefits, and the numbers are expected to soar in the months to come.
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Prolonged Aid to Unemployed Is Running Out
Posted: August 2nd, 2009, 1:14am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Tens of thousands of workers have used up their benefits, and the numbers are expected to soar in the months to come.
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Out of Guantánamo, Uighurs Bask in Bermuda
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 12:35am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Marveling at the serene beauty of the tidy, postcard island, the four men expressed wonder at their good fortune after a captivity that included more than a year in solitary confinement.
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Governments’ Drug-Abuse Costs Hit $468 Billion, Study Says
Posted: May 28th, 2009, 2:37am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Government spending related to smoking and the abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs accounted for more than one-tenth of combined federal, state and local expenditures for all purposes.
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States Slashing Social Programs for Vulnerable
Posted: April 12th, 2009, 12:25am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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A large majority of states are slicing into their social safety nets, often crippling preventive efforts that officials say would save money over time.
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States Slashing Social Programs for Vulnerable
Posted: April 12th, 2009, 12:25am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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A large majority of states are slicing into their social safety nets, often crippling preventive efforts that officials say would save money over time.
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’07 U.S. Births Break Baby Boom Record
Posted: March 19th, 2009, 2:02am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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The 4,317,000 births edged out the figure for 1957, at the height of the baby boom, and reflected a slight rise in childbearing by women of all ages.
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Societal Cost of Meth Use Is Gauged in New Study
Posted: February 5th, 2009, 1:54am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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A new study said that methamphetamine abuse imposed costs of $23.4 billion in 2005, suggesting that the drug takes an economic toll nearly as great as heroin.
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Murders by Black Teenagers Rise, Bucking a Trend
Posted: December 29th, 2008, 2:37am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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The murder rate among black teenagers has climbed since 2000 even as murders by young whites have scarcely grown or declined, according to a new report.
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Nebraska Revises Child Safe Haven Law
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 11:48am EST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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The revision to a law permitting parents to hand children over to state custody limits its reach to infants.
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Older Children Abandoned Under Law for Babies
Posted: October 3rd, 2008, 2:43am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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A Nebraska law intended to prevent the abandonment of newborns is being used by parents of unruly teenagers.
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Abuses Are Found in Online Sales of Medication
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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A majority of Internet sites that advertise or sell controlled medications are offering to supply the drugs without a proper prescription, according to a new study.
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Abuses Are Found in Online Sales of Medication
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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A majority of Internet sites that advertise or sell controlled medications are offering to supply the drugs without a proper prescription, according to a new study.
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To Avoid Student Turnover, Parents Get Help With Rent
Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 10:23pm EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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In response to the turmoil in Flint schools, Michigan is giving some families $100 a month to help them stay put.
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Baltimore Bids to Ban Selling Small Cigars Individually
Posted: May 31st, 2008, 1:51am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Baltimore is hoping to curb the increase in the number of young people who smoke small, inexpensive cigars.
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New Tack Offers Straying Parolees a Hand, Not Cuffs
Posted: May 17th, 2008, 2:38am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Several states are focusing on rehabilitating offenders instead of punishing them for parole violations.
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A Grim Tradition, and a Long Struggle to End It
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 12:09am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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A New Mexico county attempts to reduce the death toll of pervasive drug use among generations of addicts.
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A Grim Tradition, and a Long Struggle to End It
Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 12:09am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Food Stamp Use at Record Pace as Jobs Vanish
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 3:47am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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Driven by a painful mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 million in the coming year.