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Boy Scouts cannot lease city-owned land

The Supreme Court lets stand a ruling saying the Boy Scouts cannot lease city-owned land in San Diego's Balboa Park. Ref. SignOnSanDiego.com

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Boys, leaders celebrate 100 years of Scouting

More than 15,000 Boy Scouts and adult leaders from the Great Salt Lake Council gathered at Deseret Peak Complex and Miller Motorsports Park on Saturday for the 2010 Boy Scout Centennial Jamboral. This year marks 100 years since Boy Scouting, which got its start in England in 1908, took root in America. The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States. Ref. Source 2

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Boy Scouts try to evict family from North County land

The backcountry residents say the property near Lake Henshaw has been in their family for 80 years, but the Boy Scouts have disputed the ownership in court. Ref. Source 6

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Mitt Romney, President Obama affirm support for gay Boy Scout leaders

Both Romney and Obama this week affirmed their long-standing support for integrating gays into the Boy Scouts Ref. Source 7

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The Boy Scouts are "Discussing potentially removing the national membership restriction regarding sexual orientation," according to Deron Smith, director of public relations for the Boy Scouts of America.

The Scouts' current policy denies membership to "Individuals who are open or avowed homosexuals or who engage in behavior that would become a distraction to the mission of the BSA," the group's website says.

There are over 2.5 million youth members and over 1 million adult members nationwide, according to the BSA website. Ref. CNN

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Boy Scouts to make decision on gays this week - or are they?

Thirty-three Boy Scout councils have formed a coalition to try to persuade the BSA to delay the vote. Ref. Source 7

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Jepsen drops Boy Scouts event

Carly Rae Jepsen is cancelling her performance at the national Boy Scouts of America Jamboree because of the organisation's exclusion of gays. Ref. Source 4

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The Boy Scouts executive committee has written a resolution for consideration that would remove the restriction denying membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation, the Boy Scouts of America said Friday.

The scouts would maintain the current membership policy for all adult leaders of the Boy Scouts of America. Current policy prohibits gays. Ref. CNN