NJ signs autism bill into law

Autistic adults and children will be protected from discrimination because a bill championed by Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean of Westfield was signed into law today. The bill amends the state’s law against discrimination so that autism disorders are recognized causes of disabilities. “Autistic residents will now receive the same protections as other disabled citizens from discrimination... 

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Photos from the front: US troops in Afghanistan

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Medina walks through the desert during a census patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2009. Medina is a amphibious assault vehicle crewman assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau U.S. Army Spc. Jesus Sanchez and fellow soldiers patrol an isolated mountain... 

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Photos from the front: Marines raining steel upon insurgents

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary Ritter test fires the tail gun in a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter during a night flight over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 3, 2009. Ritter is assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Timothy Brumley Share and Enjoy:  Read More →

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Photos from the front: Marines on Patrol in Helmand

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and Afghan National Police officers conduct a security patrol through the Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 3, 2009. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan are deployed to support NATO’s International Security Assistance Force... 

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Photos from the front: Building schools in Indonesia

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric George, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40, uses a trowel to smooth out a concrete building slab for a new multiuse building at Pusaka Rakyat Primary School in Bekasi, Indonesia, during the first phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Indonesia 2009 on July 29, 2009. Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training is a series of bilateral... 

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