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Ex-Labour minister is jailed over expenses
He entered two guilty pleas for false accounting relating to his home in Winterton, near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, between 2004 and 2007. A Labour Party spokesman said: “Elliot Morley had already been suspended from the Labour Party and following his
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:06P
Holyrood shuffles revealed
Within education Angela Constance takes responsibility for Children and Young People. Former Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson, who resigned over the winter weather crisis, returns as Environment and Climate Change Minister.
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:06P
Minister to target sectarian crime
Roseanna Cunningham becomes a deputy to Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill with the specific remit of tackling religious hate crime. An avowed republican raised in Australia, she was for many years an advocate in Glasgow so she will be no stranger to
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:06P
RI News Digest: Cranston wants jury to hear case challenging prayer
The City of Cranston asked a federal judge Friday that a lawsuit regarding a prayer displayed on public school grounds be decided by a jury trial. The Rhode Island Affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint last month in US
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:05P
Bakersfield to pay $2.1 million in wrongful death lawsuit
The city of Bakersfield will pay $2.1 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. The truck crushed Morataya's chest, killing him. The parks worker apparently didn't see Morataya lying in the grass because of the crest of the hill.
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:04P
Tony Nelson Found Guilty
The guilty verdict came down around lunchtime on Friday. Nelson is with his family and not available for comment. But his attorney, Curtis Fallgatter, says he and Nelson are in disbelief. "We're both just in shock. Just didn't see it coming.
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:04P
Ex-IMF Chief Released To Temp Home In New York
prosecutors told a judge in New York state court that they were opposed to the use of the temporary location, near the former World Trade Center, because it would likely attract a strong media presence and create traffic problems.
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:02P
Erin Swezey Act goes to governor
The driver had a blood alcohol level of .29, more than three times the legal limit, police said. In the final version of the bill an interlock device would be required on a first conviction for those with a blood alcohol content of .15 or higher for 18
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:01P
Montermini convicted of murder in drunken driving death of passenger
Fabrizio Montermini, the college student whose drunken joy ride ended in a car crash in St. Paul that killed an 18-year-old passenger, was convicted late today of third-degree murder. Montermini tilted his head down slightly as Ramsey
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:55P
Chopper pilot fighting Slave Lake fires dies in crash
The crash came shortly after Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Stelmach toured the stricken community. Harper got a look at the devastation on the ground and from a helicopter. He also met with emergency workers and exhausted firefighters,
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:54P
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