California lawmakers pass rape bill inspired by Stanford case
By ELIYAHU KAMISHER
LOS ANGELES - California lawmakers, acting in response to nationwide outrage over the six-month jail term given to a former Stanford University swimmer following his conviction for sexual assault on an unconscious woman, on Monday passed legislation closing a loophole that allowed the sentence.The law, AB-2888, now goes to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature.Lebanon hopes for neighborly relations in message to new Syria gov't
