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Tribe battles to keep logo for Fighting Sioux

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

The most prominent defenders of the University of North Dakota's right to call its teams the Fighting Sioux are neither alumni nor hockey fans.

Sebelius shuns new mammogram report

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius rejected an independent panel's advice that breast-cancer screenings be delayed for women in their 40s in the face of a backlash by Republicans, who argued the report is a taste of things to come under a Democratic health care system.

Colorado joins trend to tax medical marijuana

Another step to mainstream

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. on Tuesday directed the state's medical-marijuana dispensaries to pay sales tax and obtain retail-sales licenses, bringing the once-taboo product closer to mainstream respectability.

Washington Blade closes; new paper for gays planned

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009

The Washington Blade stopped the presses Monday after 40 years, but another publication serving the gay community may rise in its ashes.

Washington Blade newspaper shutters

Monday, Nov. 16, 2009

The Washington Blade newspaper has shut down after 40 years, but staffers say they plan another publication to serve Washington's gay community.

'Balloon boy' parents set to plead guilty

Deportation avoided

Friday, Nov. 13, 2009

The Colorado parents accused of perpetrating the "balloon boy" hoax were charged with felony and misdemeanor counts Thursday and have agreed to plead guilty Friday as part of a plea agreement.

Lawyer: Balloon boy parents to plead guilty

Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009

The Colorado parents accused of masterminding the "balloon-boy" escapade plan to plead guilty Friday to both felony and misdemeanor charges and could serve light jail terms as part of a plea agreement designed to keep the family together, according to their attorney.

Gay rights movement sees few gains

Suffers defeat in Maine; holds out hope for Washington vote

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

Gay rights advocates took some comfort in small victories from Tuesday's elections after suffering a major defeat in Maine, where voters rejected a state same-sex marriage law.

Maine gay marriage ban locked in vote

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

The vote on whether to affirm or reject same-sex marriage in Maine remained too close to call in Tuesday's early election returns.