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By Andrea Jackson, The Times-News (Twin Falls)
A bill aimed at lowering the age of sexual consent in Idaho from 18 to 16 would lead to "teen pregnancy, STDs and danger for Idaho girls" according to the Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association.
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By Kevin Richert, The Idaho Statesman (Boise)
The governor's race just got more crowded Thursday, the ninth and next-to-last day in Idaho's 2010 candidate-filing period.
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Idaho Senate backs dumping limit on DNA testing
By The Associated Press, The Times-News (Twin Falls)
Inmates who want to file a petition for DNA or fingerprint analysis would no longer be subject to a one-year limitation to request such a test, under a measure that cleared the Senate on Thursday.
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The empire strikes out
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer
New York Governor David Paterson replaced a governor caught up in a scandal. Now Paterson is accused of wrongdoing himself and has declined to run for election. Facing a myriad of challenges, including a $9 billion budget shortfall, Paterson is finding it difficult to be effective in his final months in office.
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An alternative to 'alternative' assets
By Gina Chon, The Wall Street Journal
Public pensions are increasingly asking a question that has haunted investors since the financial crisis: When is an alternative investment really more of the same?
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GOP plots strategies to nullify health bill
By Naftali Bendavid, The Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—Republicans are looking beyond Sunday's expected vote on the Democrats' health-care overhaul to focus on strategies for striking back should it pass, ranging from challenges to the measure by individual states to a national repeal campaign.
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