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Expanded genetic testing plan endorsed

Apr. 27, 2009
Authorities wouldn't need a court order to get a DNA sample from anyone convicted of a felony, under a bill approved Monday by the Senate Judiciary Committee. AB105, already approved in the Assembly, moved to the Senate floor for a final legislative test...
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MELBOURNE, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Australian authorities say proposed privacy restrictions on DNA use would not interfere with DNA testing by the police or courts.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch