Opponents of Arizona's immigration enforcement law SB 1070 celebrate after it was announced that a judge blocked some controversial provisions of the law on July 28, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona. (John Moore/Getty)
In a ruling on Wednesday, Judge Susan Bolton declared a preliminary injunction against many of the provisions of Arizona's controversial immigration law, S.B. 1070. The injunctions will stand until Bolton has finished hearing the federal government's case against Arizona, but the speed with which she applied them has made many observers think the law will not ultimately stand, and encouraged supporters of federal immigration reform.
"Have you ever read the short story, 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' It's so bad, I could barely finish it. 'Blade Runner' is on my top 10 list of best movies ever made. How they parse that movie out of that short story is nothing less than epic."
—Loveless from Northern NJ (via web)
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It's something heard in movie theaters all the time: "It just wasn't as good as the book." Adapting a beloved book for the screen is more art than science: Many have flopped, but a few have soared.
Narcotic painkillers can be addictive, but in some cases they are the way to help severe pain in patients. Washington State legislators are considering mandatory rules for narcotics' use, while the FDA looks at voluntary guidelines.
Today, New York Rep. Charlie Rangel faces the House Committee on Official Conduct. The charges have yet to be revealed, but the 20-term congressman could be out of Congress by the weekend. Todd Zwillich reports.
A paper on biomechanics and the physics of athletic performance riles some on racial grounds; child poverty on the rise; Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) on approaching the staggering national debt; oil companies eye drilling locations with more lax regulations than the U.S.; Arizona's S.B. 1070 scheduled to take effect; Valerie Plame and the nuclear documentary 'Countdown to Zero'; people who pretend to have served in the military.
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