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After recent Supreme Court ruling, corporations receive First Amendment rights
The Supreme Court ruled on Jan. 21 that it is unconstitutional for the government to set limits on the amount of money corporations can give to political campaigns. This retracts part of the 2002 McCain-Feingold Bill, which was one of the first pieces of legislation to regulate political election campaigns by putting a limit on [...]
Proposed health reform bill includes tanning tax
In the midst of pre-WPA tanning season, Senators in Washington are voting on a Health Care reform bill that includes a proposed 10 percent tax on the use of tanning beds. The tax will take effect in July if the bill passes.
The Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation projects that the tax would raise 2.7 billion [...]
Colleges are starting to question the value of honor societies
Staying up until 4 a.m. so you can finish the essay you’ve already spent twenty hours on. Leaving band practice early so you can make your symphony performance. Signing up for IB, AP and College Now just to have the designations on your transcript. Students find ways to cram multitudes of activities into their schedules [...]
HPV vaccine becomes available for boys
In 2006, Gardasil was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in girls to prevent cervical cancer. In 2008, Gardasil was FDA approved for girls to prevent even more types of cancer. And in 2009, the FDA just approved Gardasil to be used in boys.
Gardasil protects against the human papillomavirus, a sexually [...]
Three health care reform bills bring an uprise in debate
Theodore Roosevelt introduced it in 1912.
Harry Truman, John Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton all worked towards it.
Now the goal of health care for all Americans is back on the national agenda because President Barack Obama has made it a priority. In his address to the Joint Session of Congress on Sept. 9, Obama outlined [...]
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