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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed five bills Saturday designed to push back against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies, a package of legislation he described as a defense of the state’s values of diversity and inclusion. “There’s a word you’ve never heard uttered from the President of the United States’ lips, certainly not Stephen Miller,” Newsom said during the signing ceremony in downtown Los Angeles. “That’s pluralism. We practice pluralism. It’s a deep point of pride. Those values are under assault.” Several of the new laws focus on public schools. One requires staff to notify students and parents when Immigration...

Complaint Against Kerry, CBS Dismissed By SHARON THEIMER, Associated Press Writer 7 minutes ago Election officials have thrown out a complaint against John Kerry's presidential campaign and CBS over a now-discredited story that questioned President Bush's National Guard service. The Federal Election Commission, in a 6-0 ruling, said there was no reason to believe the allegations raised by the Center for Individual Freedom over the story that aired on CBS' "60 Minutes Wednesday" in September. The politically conservative group contended the report amounted to an illegal election-time advertisement against Bush that was financed with corporate money; that CBS improperly coordinated...

ISI trying to eliminate Musharraf: Pakistan Press Trust of IndiaPosted online: Saturday, May 07, 2005 at 1458 hours ISTUpdated: Saturday, May 07, 2005 at 1553 hours IST Islamabad, May 7: Fearing a third attempt on the life of President Pervez Musharraf, a Pakistani federal minister has said that there was a more powerful group within the ISI and the Army who are his "enemies". "There is an ISI within the ISI, former more powerful than the original. They were the godfathers of the Taliban who attacked President Musharraf. Only Army personnel can do this. A third attempt on President Musharraf’s...