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The power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy left the streets of Lower Manhattan uncommonly dark and empty on Halloween last year. Photo by Jannis Tobias Werner/Shutterstock.com.
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In congressional testimony submitted Wednesday, ABA President Laurel Bellows said the ABA has a long history of supporting efforts to reduce gun violence. The association’s first call for more careful…
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Photo of Laurel Bellows by Marc Hauser.
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The power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy left the streets of Lower Manhattan uncommonly dark and empty on Halloween last year. Photo by Jannis Tobias Werner/Shutterstock.com.
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James Holmes: “The beginning of today’s equality movement ties to about the time of the riots.” Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images.
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Photo of Laurel Bellows by Marc Hauser.
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