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Gov. Scott signs off on controversial election-law changes
Five counties, including Collier, are under a consent decree and the US Department of Justice will have to approve the changes before they can be implemented there. Browning said he was confident he could secure "pre-clearance" by October,
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:03A
Canton urged to drop suit
Supervisors say reneging on the agreement would make other industries leery of locating in the county and on Thursday voted unanimouslyfor a resolution urging the city to immediately drop a lawsuit it filed earlier this year against Nissan Corp.
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:03A
Chrysler raises funds to repay US loan
Chrysler intends to use the proceeds of the bonds and the loan along with a $1.27-billion investment from Fiat to repay its government loans four years earlier than required under an agreement reached as it emerged from bankruptcy on June 10, 2009.
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:03A
Is anyone paying attention?
During the week, Kenneth Clarke (right), the British Justice Secretary, suggested that date rape wasn't as much of a crime as “serious rape”, and those found guilty may, in the future, serve shorter sentences than those guilty of “serious rape”.
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:02A
State Chamber wants Sterling conviction overturned
In Sterling's case, however, the trial court applied “a contrary, lesser standard,” based on prosecutors' argument of “severe recklessness,” and the conviction must be reversed, according to Chamber officials. Adoption of a lesser culpability standard
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:01A
State Chamber wants Sterling conviction overturned
In Sterling's case, however, the trial court applied “a contrary, lesser standard,” based on prosecutors' argument of “severe recklessness,” and the conviction must be reversed, according to Chamber officials. Adoption of a lesser culpability standard
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:01A
Americans sue Baidu over censorship
The lawsuit was filed more than a year after Google Inc declared it would no longer censor search results in China, and rerouted internet users to its Hong Kong website. China's Foreign Ministry, when asked about the lawsuit, said that China
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:01A
Ken Clarke's debate over rape sentence bargaining fails to protect victims
SIR – The real issue in the debate on rape is that the early release of prisoners for serious crimes is contrary to natural justice, as the victim, of rape or any other crime, is forced to live with the consequences for the rest of his or her life
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:01A
Leviste charged for evading sentence
In a one-page Information, Department of Justice (DOJ) Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Lilian Doris Alejo, who handled inquest proceedings Thursday against Leviste and Solis, stated Leviste knowingly and feloniously escaped his confinement for
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:01A
Leviste charged for evading sentence
In a one-page Information, Department of Justice (DOJ) Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Lilian Doris Alejo, who handled inquest proceedings Thursday against Leviste and Solis, stated Leviste knowingly and feloniously escaped his confinement for
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:01A
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