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By ANNE GEARAN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court cleared the way for an Indiana state law that places some of the United States' most severe restrictions on abortions, including requirements that a woman be counseled face-to-face about the risks and offered pictures of what her fetus might look like. The high court on Monday turned down an appeal from abortion clinics in Indiana claiming the in-person counseling sessions would force some women to forgo abortions or to risk their health by postponing the procedure far into pregnancy. "This is an outrageous law that leaves many women without...

DENIED! You never think it will happen to you, or somone you know. But you knew when the whole cockamamie "national instant check system with 3-day waiting period" was enacted, you had this nagging doubt in your mind, "What happens if these computers, powered by unstable operating systems, serviced and maintained by human beings, makes a mistake that affects an innocent man's life?" The Brady Bunch at the VPC are crowing about how effective the instant check and 3-day waiting period is at keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, and cutting down on "crimes of passion". But...