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No law amendment to favour Thaksin, says Thailand govt
Opposition politicians and activists were furious at what they said was an attempt by a Thaksin-allied government to clear the billionaire of his criminal conviction and two-year prison sentence for abuse of power. Justice Minister Pracha Promnok told
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:49P
Government's immigration bill: a legal can of worms
This time, if a group of lawyers has its way, hundreds of Indonesian men (and some say boys) who've been accused of people smuggling may have to be set free. It's a potentially explosive political situation that the Government is doing its best to
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:40P
Sharing Prints: DOJ and FBI Must Take Responsibility for S-Comm Failures, Too
FBI Assistant Director Jerome Pender, then in charge of the Bureau's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, wrote on May 10, 2011 about the dilemma S-Comm causes for the FBI: “[W]e are stuck in the middle of a nuclear war.
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:37P
Simons: Bill 26, Alberta's impaired driving legislation, strands common sense
“It may be that 90 to 95 per cent of people will be guilty. I'm worried about those who aren't.” One officer administers a breath test, determines the result, and imposes the penalty, right then and there — all based on one potentially fallible
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:24P
OBIT: Former Justice Dept official, Md. resident, Jack Keeney dies
AP WASHINGTON — Retired Justice Department official John C. Keeney, the longest-serving federal prosecutor in the history of the United States, has died. On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder said Keeney served with dedication, integrity,
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:12P
CBS 3 Springfield - WSHMFormer Justice Dept official Jack Keeney dies
Entertainment News from AP By AP WASHINGTON (AP) - Retired Justice Department official John C. Keeney, the longest-serving federal prosecutor in the history of the United States, has died. On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder said Keeney served with
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:10P
Law Enforcement Blotter 11/21
*4:34pm-Brownwood Police were called to the 200 block of W. Commerce regarding several subjects skateboarding in the parking lot of a business. According to the report, the manager of the business requested that one of the subjects, who cussed at her
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:09P
John C. “Jack” Keeney, long-serving federal prosecutor, dies at 89
John C. “Jack” Keeney, a federal prosecutor who retired last year after 59 years at the Justice Department, where he bolstered the organized crime division and helped negotiate a treaty that allowed US investigators to access Swiss bank accounts,
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:09P
Retired Justice Dept official Jack Keeney dies at 89; was longest-serving
AP WASHINGTON — Retired Justice Department official John C. Keeney, the longest-serving federal prosecutor in the history of the United States, has died. On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder said Keeney served with dedication, integrity,
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:09P
FOX Carolina 21Former Justice Dept official Jack Keeney dies
Entertainment News from AP By AP WASHINGTON (AP) - Retired Justice Department official John C. Keeney, the longest-serving federal prosecutor in the history of the United States, has died. On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder said Keeney served with
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:08P