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Debate: States Must Decide on Felon Voting Rights

(April 1) -- The idea that felons ought to be able to vote once they've been released from prison may have some surface appeal. After all, these are people who have done the time for their crimes. But the latest effort in Washington to automatically restore the right of convicted criminals to vote is both bad public...

Debate: It's Time to Give Ex-Felons the Vote

(April 1) -- It's hard to have sympathy for a convicted felon. Criminals are perceived as pariahs to society. For every action, there's consequence, right? Yet America is known for providing second chances. Moreover, as citizens of this democratic country, it's vital that we respect the civil rights of all Americans. But...

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03/28/12 Father of Staten Island 'Miracle Baby' accused of... Source: Staten Island Advance - Staten Island NY The convicted-felon father of miracle baby Samyah Bailey -- who lost an eye in a September shooting in Mariners Harbor -- is once again in trouble with the law, this time accused of stealing his dad's car.
04/13/11 Animal abusers face pet adoption blockade Source: The San Francisco Examiner - San Francisco CA Pet abusers would have a tough time adopting new animals in San Francisco if a local database designed to track such offenders is created.
03/20/11 Ruben Rosario: New DNA technique: Does it fight crime... Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul MN Civil-rights watchdogs have Big Brother-type concerns about it.
01/18/11 Police Had Philly Strangler Suspect's DNA for Months Source: Salon.com Pennsylvania State Police acknowledged that for months they had the DNA of the man suspected of sexually assaulting and strangling to death three women in Philadelphia's Kensington section last year but failed to enter it into their convicted-felon database because of a backlog.
10/03/10 Want to vote in November? Register by tomorrow Source: Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL Tomorrow is the last day Central Floridians can register to vote in the Nov. 2 general elections.