David Remer: Legislation and PolicyReferences to actual Bills or Policy papers.Massachusetts Legislators to Try Again on Gay Marriage Ban- March 11, 2004 Massachusetts legislators were to meet today in a second attempt to pass a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriages and creating civil unions. By Pam Belluck. New York Times: NYT HomePagehttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/11/national/11CND-GAYS.html?ex=1394427600&en=80638f... GOP Moving '05 Budget Through House Panel- March 11, 2004 AP Politicshttp://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,33568459,1467,f/ House OKs Ban on Fast Food Obesity Suits- March 11, 2004 -AP Politicshttp://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,33495169,1467,f/ Medicare Nominee Backs Drug Imports- March 9, 2004 Dr. Mark B. McClellan said that he would work with Congress on bipartisan legislation to assure the safety of prescription drugs imported from Canada. By Robert Pear. New York Times: Businesshttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/09/politics/09MEDI.html?ex=1394168400&en=09d978c6ee... Justices Strengthen Right of Accused to Confront Witnesses- March 8, 2004 The Supreme Court today broadened and refined a defendant's right to confront witnesses against him. By David Stout. New York Times: NYT HomePagehttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/08/politics/09CND_SCOTUS.html?ex=1394168400&en=6b58... Senate GOP Moderates May Back Tax Cuts- March 8, 2004 -AP Politicshttp://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,33232857,1467,f/ Military Spending Sparks Warnings- March 8, 2004 Washington Post: Nation and Politics By Bradley Graham A sharp jump in military spending under President Bush has lifted defense budgets to levels not seen since the height of the Reagan buildup of the early 1980s, prompting warnings by lawmakers and defense analysts that the surge may no longer be sustainable in a time of deepening deficits. The military bills, which are approaching $500 billion a year, reflect an exceptional confluence of events, as the Pentagon attempts to cover the...http://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,33284255,2086,f/ How Justices Handle A Political Hot Potato- March 5, 2004 Washington Post: Nation and PoliticsBy Charles Lane The reputation of the Supreme Court of the United States depends heavily on the public's belief that it is not only an independent branch of government, but almost a world apart -- where, unlike Congress or the presidency, the law, not politics or personality, holds sway.http://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,33137827,2086,f/ Senate Debating Corporate Tax Bill- March 4, 2004 AP Politicshttp://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,33046656,1467,f/ Limits on Single-Sex Public Schools to Be Loosened- March 3, 2004 Federal officials plan to significantly loosen their restrictions on same-sex public education, giving schools the most freedom they've had to teach boys and girls separately in almost 30 years. By The Associated Press. New York Times: NYT HomePagehttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/03/education/04CND-SCHO.html?ex=1393736400&en=32c53... |