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What Ken should have said (and what not)
All of these calls are controversial - but the point of appointing a liberal Justice Secretary is not to avoid the argument, but to make the best case possible for sensible distinctions. Many Liberal Democrats in the House are unsure whether to censure
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:59A
Women Redefining Democracy
And, just as the first conference concluded that there can be no peace without justice and equality, I am hoping that in this second one, we can all agree that the dominant understanding of democracy doesn't even amount to formal democracy which has
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:59A
Soap Star Shemar Moore Sues Over Bike Accident
Soap star Shemar Moore has slapped a lawsuit against a driver who struck him while he was riding his bicycle in Los Angeles. Moore, 41, -- who played hunky Malcolm Winters on The Young And The Restless -- filed his suit against Phillip
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:59A
Getting the Green Light: Germany Plans Hygiene Ratings for Restaurants
A "traffic light" scheme will show which eateries are spick-and-span -- and which have nasties lurking under the cupboards. Finding a random hair in an entre can be distressing enough, but there are a host of other potential hygiene dangers that are
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:58A
Police stop seatbelt offenders
Traffic cops also stopped 11 speeding motorists in the day of action led by ACPOS (Association of Chief Police Officers of Scotland). Chief Superintendent Charlie Common, who is the ACPOS lead on casualty reduction, said: “These figures are extremely
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:58A
Georgia Office Of Highway Safety Announces Click It Or Ticket Campaign
Statewide, almost 1300 people were killed in traffic crashes in 2009. “Our law enforcement community witnesses horrific car crashes every day and so many of the deaths and injuries that result from those crashes could've been prevented by a properly
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:58A
Georgia Office Of Highway Safety Announces Click It Or Ticket Campaign
Statewide, almost 1300 people were killed in traffic crashes in 2009. “Our law enforcement community witnesses horrific car crashes every day and so many of the deaths and injuries that result from those crashes could've been prevented by a properly
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:58A
Pact is welcomed but abuse concerns raised
Tanase has long worked on child abduction cases and has developed his own proposal for a domestic law. In his version, which Tanase calls the law promoting joint child rearing and visitation after divorce, a parent would be prohibited from taking a
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:57A
GOP blocks Obama pick for bench
He was a Rhodes Scholar and clerked for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He received numerous awards for academic and legal achievements, including the highest teaching award at his law school. To most Republicans and conservative allies,
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:57A
Gov't probes airline ticket distribution
American said Friday it received a civil demand for information from the US Justice Department. An airline spokesman declined to release the document. The airline is fighting with so-called global distribution systems over the way information about
Updated: 05/20/2011 11:57A