Mississippi Votes on 'Personhood'

Florida State Joint Resolution 2

Somali pirate in court

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Mississippi Votes on 'Personhood' Mississippi voters are casting ballots Tuesday on an amendment to the state constitution that would define life as beginning at the moment of conception. Initiative 26 would define personhood as "every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning or the functional equivalent thereof." Read the Full Story

Florida State Joint Resolution 2 Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to prohibit laws or rules from compelling any person or employer to purchase, obtain, or otherwise provide for health care coverage. Read the Full Story

Somali pirate in court A Somali teenager captured by the US during the rescue of an American sea captain from pirates has appeared in a federal court in New York. The judge briefly closed the trial to the public until he had clarified whether Abde Wale Abdul Kadhir Muse was a juvenile as his mother claimed. Read the Full Story

South African Elections Jacob Zuma has said his party expects a "massive" turnout in South African elections to be held on Wednesday. The African National Congress (ANC) leader encouraged supporters to make this the biggest turnout in the country's history. Read the Full Story

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