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Stories Posted on November 29, 2007
Opinion: Zygote rights? 'Personhood' measure on the fringe
Category: Abortion · State: Colorado · Source: Daily Camera
So, you've decided, in consultation with your doctors, to use the benefits of modern technology to have a child. You're in-vitro-fertilized eggs now "live" at a lab facility, and soon, via implantation, you hope pregnancy will result.
Roads-and-transit package too big and too pricey, voters feared
Category: Transportation · State: Washington · Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Voters rejected the roads-and-transit proposal on the Nov. 6 ballot because they feared the package was too big and too expensive -- even though they weren't clear about just how much it would cost, according to a post-election survey released Wednesday.
Developers express mixed feelings about downtown
Category: Property Rights · State: Oregon · Source: Register Guard
The Eugene City Council on Tuesday tried to see whether two developers are still interested in downtown Eugene and it got two answers: A tentative yes and an unenthusiastic maybe.
Backers of term-limits measure tell opposition to reveal who's behind $1.5 million contribution
Category: Term Limits · State: California · Source: Sacremento Bee
Leaders of a campaign to alter California's term limits demanded Wednesday that their opposition disclose the names of individuals tied to a $1.5 million donation by U.S. Term Limits.