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Rupert Murdoch, FBI Gear Up For Long Battle Over Phone Hacking
Mendelsohn ran the Justice Department unit that enforced the anti-foreign-bribery statute from 2005 to 2010. News Corp., Sullivan and Mendelsohn would not confirm the hirings. For now, US investigators are not only looking at the phone hacking and
Updated: 07/25/2011 07:50A
Tymoshenko's defense asks court to close gas case
Siry said that the criminal proceedings law does not stipulate for means of proof that could confirm or refute the managerial steps taken by Tymoshenko as prime minister. "It is impossible to further handle the case and therefore it should be closed.
Updated: 07/25/2011 07:46A
Norway shootings: live
Cars stopped in the streets and their drivers got out and stood motionless as traffic lights changed from red to green. 12.15 The online chemical supplier is mentioned in Breivik's 1500-page manifesto, according to Norwegian journalist Stian Pride on
Updated: 07/25/2011 07:39A
Rwanda: I'm Calling for a Militantly Feminist FFRP
Next Friday, the Rwanda Women Parliamentary Forum (FFRP) will celebrate 15 years of existence and, if the news conference members held is anything to go by, they are pretty pleased with themselves. They took the opportunity to highlight their
Updated: 07/25/2011 06:01A
Beijing faces justice test as Lai's fugitive days end
"By keeping its promise not to execute Lai, China can raise its international image and improve its chance to get back to face justice about 600 suspects who are on the run from the law overseas," he said. China has signed bilateral extradition
Updated: 07/25/2011 05:01A
CBS5 - KPHO - Phoenix News, Weather and SportsFBI inquiry of Murdoch's empire
AP Sports News Video Entertainment News from AP By PETE YOST AP WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is just cranking up a preliminary review of whether alleged phone hacking and bribery by Rupert Murdoch's media empire violated US laws, but any resolution may
Updated: 07/25/2011 04:07A
Russia. Legal update
The president, Dmitry Medvedev, has signed the bill to amend the Criminal Code and introduce criminal and administrative charges for online casino providers. The changes in the law introduce administrative fines for setting up and operating an online
Updated: 07/25/2011 03:05A
New assistant district attorney enjoys being back in East Texas
Working as a “hired gun” in the private sector of civil law in Houston, Thompson made the switch to criminal law four years ago after the medical malpractice business “dried up.” In doing so, he rediscovered his passion for law.
Updated: 07/25/2011 02:35A
Feds aim to reduce violence on reservations
Brent Leonhard, interim attorney general for the confederated tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon, said the tribes' government has a comprehensive criminal code that covers family crimes. He said everyone there is entitled to a public
Updated: 07/25/2011 01:59A
State: Feds aim to combat family violence on reservations
AP FLAGSTAFF - The US Department of Justice has unveiled a legislative proposal that would stiffen federal sentences for certain domestic violence crimes in Indian Country and expand tribes' authority to enforce protection orders
Updated: 07/25/2011 01:03A
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