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By Terri Sapienza
THE WASHINGTON POST
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LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Atty. Gen., Allen C. Warshaw, Deputy Atty. Gen., Chief, Special Litigation (argued), Robert B. Hoffman, Deputy Atty. Gen., Harrisb...
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By Dave Andrusko
The fallout from Terri Schiavo's death by dehydration will be felt for months and years to come. There will be innumerable hearings...
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Among the photos and queries e-mailed by readers last week was the following, sent by Terri Sammarco of Northridge.
We have lived in our house for three years and this flower just sprung up out of the blue (no pun intended)." Sammarco wanted to know the identity of what is perhaps the most outstanding February flower that grows in Valley gardens.
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By Terri Sapienza
The Washington Post
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The law that Congress passed was designed to encourage the federal courts to rehear de novo Mrs. Schiavo's federal question claims.3 With Terri's Law, Congress gave the federal courts jurisdiction to hear any claim for the alleged violation of any right of Theresa Marie Schiavo under the Constitution and laws of the United States relating to the withholding or withdrawal of food, fluids, or medical treatment necessary to sustain her life.
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PHILADELPHIA, March 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, will testify at 2 PM tomorrow before the U.S. House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee against the passage of House Bill 1151 -- which would require federal intervention in some termination-of-life-support cases now handled by state courts. If passed, the proposed legislation would effectively delay or prevent the removal of a feeding tube from Terri Schiavo -- a measure recently authorized, once again, by the Florida court system. According to Caplan, "If enacted, the proposed legislation will threaten the ability of Americans to exercise a well-established right to refuse medical treatment. If enacted, it threatens ...
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PHILADELPHIA, March 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, will testify at 2 PM tomorrow before the U.S. House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee against the passage of House Bill 1151 -- which would require federal intervention in some termination-of-life-support cases now handled by state courts. If passed, the proposed legislation would effectively delay or prevent the removal of a feeding tube from Terri Schiavo -- a measure recently authorized, once again, by the Florida court system. According to Caplan, "If enacted, the proposed legislation will threaten the ability of Americans to exercise a well-established right to refuse medical treatment. If enacted, it threatens ...
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By Terri Sapienza
THE WASHINGTON POST
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The city of Colorado Springs has spent nearly $54,700 so far investigating a former employee's allegations of financial wrongdoing, or about $17,200 over what was stipulated.
The investigation into the allegations that were lodged by Terri Velasquez, the city's former director of finance and administrative services, was launched by Mayor Steve Bach more than three months ago and still isn't finished.