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The inch-long insects, which are sometimes mistakenly called 17-year locusts, have been reported hatching in South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and Arkansas.
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Putin, who previously evoked long-serving historical figures such as U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt to justify his comeback, praised Italy's outgoing Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, calling his 17-year tenure "a stability factor."
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SAN DIEGO β A federal judge ordered the military Tuesday to immediately stop enforcing its ban on openly gay troops, bringing the 17-year "don't ask, don't tell" policy closer than it has ever been to being abolished.
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Enforcement Must Be Halted, Federal Judge Rules
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A three judge panel on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday issued a temporary stay on a moratorium of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" law, meaning the Pentagon can once again enforce the 17-year ban on gays in the military while the Justice Department prepares an appeal.
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By order of Congress, the 17-year ban on gay men and lesbians serving in the military -- commonly known as "don't ask, don't tell" -- will be overturned.
How We Won: Progressive Lessons from the Repeal of βDon't Ask, Don't Tell' by Aaron Belkin
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SAN DIEGO β A federal judge ordered the military Tuesday to immediately stop enforcing its ban on openly gay troops, bringing the 17-year "don't ask, don't tell" policy closer than it has ever been to being abolished.
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Phillips agreed, ruling the law unconstitutional in September and last week ordered a worldwide stop to the Pentagon's enforcement of the 17-year old law.
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A California federal judge's order Tuesday that the military stop enforcing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy at all bases worldwide continues a back and forth between federal courts and Congress over the fate of the 17-year old law.
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The military can once again enforce the 17-year gay ban after a three-judge panel on Wednesday issued a temporary stay of an injunction on the law and policy until the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals can further consider appeals by the Obama administration.
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The Defense Department in the meantime plans to follow Phillips's order to cease investigations and discharges of service members in violation of the 17-year old law.
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