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Lawyers say winning egg-related lawsuits difficult DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - At least 10 lawsuits have been filed in connection to a salmonella outbreak traced to two Iowa egg farms, but attorneys say they know of hundreds more potential cases. They also say it would be difficult for most people who got sick to win a lawsuit.

Where's the Gulf oil? In the food web, study says By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists say they have for the first time tracked how certain nontoxic elements of oil from the BP spill quickly became dinner for plankton, entering the food web in the Gulf of Mexico.

Vt. nuke plant closes after radioactive water leak By DAVE GRAM Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Technicians at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant are gearing up to fix a pipe that leaked radioactive water and forced the plant to shut down.

GOP lawmaker opposes compromise on tax cuts WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Darrell Issa, a California Republican, says he'll oppose any compromise that fails to make permanent Bush-era tax cuts for the most wealthy Americans.

Amanda Knox indicted on slander charges in Italy PERUGIA, Italy (AP) - Former University of Washington student Amanda Knox has been indicted on slander charges in Italy for claiming she was beaten by police when questioned in 2007 about her roommate's slaying. The judge made the decision after a closed-door hearing Monday in Perugia (peh-ROO'-juh).

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In United States v. Flores-Villar, The Supreme Court Will Hear Argument on the Citizenship Rights of Non-Marital Children

By JOANNA GROSSMAN
FindLaw columnist and Hofstra law professor Joanna Grossman comments on the upcoming Supreme Court case of United States v. Flores-Villar. As Grossman explains, the case raises the following question: Can the conditions for a parent's passing down U.S. citizenship to a child differ, depending on whether the parent is the child's mother or father? Or, is this a form of illegal sex discrimination? In this column, Part One in a two-part series on Flores-Villar, Grossman covers the leading precedent on this issue, Nguyen v. INS. In Part Two, appearing tomorrow, November 9, on this site, Grossman will complete her analysis of the issues raised before the Court.

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