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WASHINGTON — Republican prosecutors from South Carolina and Florida said Friday that they were preparing to file a lawsuit if the health care bill before Congress becomes law, challenging its requirement that all Americans buy insurance.
South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster said he and Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum spoke with other top state prosecutors Thursday in a conference call about possible legal action.
McMaster said the proposed federal mandate for individuals to purchase health insurance — or face a fine of as much as $750 for most people — is unconstitutional.
Police regret outing of Air Force sergeant
RAPID CITY, S.D. —The Rapid City, S.D., police chief says he regrets his department's outing of a lesbian Air Force sergeant led to her military discharge, but that his officers followed department protocol.
Chief Steve Allender said in a report released Friday that the Rapid City Police Department will review policies on sharing information with other agencies and meet with members of the gay and lesbian community.
Jene Newsome's honorable discharge under the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy came after Rapid City officers saw an Iowa marriage certificate in her home and told officials at the nearby Ellsworth Air Force Base.
