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Wednesday, 24 March 2010
A US school district violated a lesbian student’s rights by banning her from bringing her girlfriend to the prom, a federal judge ruled, but he stopped short of forcing the district to hold the event.
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Lobbying in the US is as old as the republic, its function enshrined in the first amendment to the constitution guaranteeing the right of the people “to petition the government for a redress of grievances”. The petitioning has turned into a massive industry that, like it or not, is an integral part of today’s Washington politics. Like many of his predecessors, President Obama came to office vowing to clamp down on the lobbyists to “clean up government”. Experience suggests he is unlikely to succeed.
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