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Gov't extends full support for Dervi? to become next IMF chief
Minister of Finance Mehmet ?im?ek has said the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government is fully behind former Turkish economy minister and head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Kemal Dervi? as a candidate for managing
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:01P
Ex-MOJ official gets 6 years in prison
Former Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) Director-General Yeh Sheng-mao (???) saw his jail sentence reduced to six years yesterday. The verdict and sentence came after an appeal of the original verdict over his mishandling of
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:00P
Ex-MOJ official gets 6 years in prison
Former Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) Director-General Yeh Sheng-mao (???) saw his jail sentence reduced to six years yesterday. The verdict and sentence came after an appeal of the original verdict over his mishandling of
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:00P
Former MJIB chief Yeh sentenced to six years
Former Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) director-general Yeh Sheng-mao (???) was sentenced to a combined six years in prison yesterday by the Taiwan High Court for withholding information related to the former first family's alleged
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:00P
Barnes & Noble reports US$1bn bid from Liberty Media
Borders Group filed for bankruptcy court protection in February Barnes & Noble Inc said on Thursday that online retail, media and communications conglomerate Liberty Media Corp offered to buy the book seller for US$17 per share in cash.
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:00P
Deputies use Taser on man in Viera courtroom
He was taken back into custody at about 9 am today in Judge David Dugan's courtroom at the Moore Justice Center. “It's clearly a mental health issue,” said Shorter's attorney Mike Pirolo of the Public Defender's office. “I don't think the state would
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:00P
Is ATT overcharging iPhone users by 300 percent?
A new class-action lawsuit is targeting AT&T and it claims that the carrier is overcharging iPhone users by as much as 300 percent. Lawyers for the case are comparing it to a rigged gas pump. The lawyers said they have spent $80000 preparing for this
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:00P
AMR Gets DOJ Info Request In Global Distribution Systems Probe
s (AMR) American Airlines unit received a civil investigative demand from the US Department of Justice, which is investigating if global distribution systems violate antitrust laws. Last month, American Airlines escalated its dispute with some of its
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:00P
UBS still popular with Washington after paying $1bn in fines
Swiss bank UBS AG finished giving the US Department of Justice $160 million for manipulating the bidding for municipal bond sales. Two years ago, it forked over a $780 million fine for helping Americans evade taxes by keeping bank accounts secret from
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:00P
TDOT: Lane closures for Wilma Rudolph Blvd-Red River Bridge
The bridge work will reduce traffic to one lane with Law Enforcement, contractor personnel, message and arrow boards, signs, and traffic control devices – drums & cones, alternating traffic flow as needed – ON WILMA RUDOLPH BLVD. AT RED RIVER BRIDGE.
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:59A