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Judge likely to deny government gay troops order

Last updated Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 10:25am

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A federal judge is expected to rule Tuesday on a government request to delay her order halting the military from enforcing its ban on openly gay troops -- a request she has said she'll probably deny.

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Judge orders 'don't ask, don't tell' injunction

Julie Watson, The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 3:36pm

SAN DIEGO — A federal judge issued a worldwide injunction Tuesday stopping enforcement of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, ending the military’s 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops.

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(The Associated Press) Antonio Garcia sweeps up broken vases and glasses at the 99 Cent Store in Calexico, Calif. on Monday. The damage done in Calexico from Sunday's earthquake was mainly along Second Street in the downtown area, where big glass windows were shattered.

Business owners work to repair damage from quake

Julie Watson The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 7:31pm

SLIDESHOW: Baja Earthquake Cleanup Efforts

CALEXICO, Calif. -- Business owners in Calexico are working to repair damage to their stores and trying to resume some sense of normalcy following one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the region in decades.

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