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Brigham Young University's honor code revisited, and more
feature Brigham Young University was widely praised last month for invoking its honor code barring fornication and alcohol use against basketball star Brandon Davies.
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Study shows high rate of youth arrests, and more
feature Almost one in three Americans has been arrested for a crime other than a traffic violation by the age of 23.
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The world’s richest 1 percent, and more
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Terrorist inmates in Federal prisons, and more
feature There are now more inmates convicted of terrorism in Federal prisons than there are detainees at Guantánamo.
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The U.S. refugee program, and more
feature Since 1980, about 3 million people have been admitted into the U.S. under the country's refugee program.
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Will insurance cover damage in Boston?, and more
feature Companies that suffered property damage or lost income due to the Boston bombings may not get insurance payouts.
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Soaring defense spending, and more
feature U.S. defense spending went from $287 billion in 2001 to more than $700 billion in 2010 and 2011.
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A God given land?, and more
feature More white evangelical Protestants than U.S Jews believe that Israel was “given to the Jewish people by God.”
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The Roberts court, and more
feature The John Roberts–led U.S. Supreme Court is actually less activist than any Supreme Court in the last 60 years.
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Access to classified information, and more
feature More than 4.9 million people have some level of access to classified U.S. government information.
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Secessionists petition the White House, and more
feature Americans from at least 20 states have petitioned the White House since Election Day to let their state secede from the union.
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Backing the inaugural, and more
feature President Obama’s inaugural committee raised more than $53 million, mostly from 458 elite donors who gave $50,000 apiece.
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Saying no to gun purchases, and more
feature The FBI denied 72,659 attempted gun purchases under the background check system in 2010.
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National suicide rate rises, and more
feature The national suicide rate rose 31 percent from 1999 to 2010, driven by a spike in suicides among baby boomers in their 50s.
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