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Department of Justice first foray with BCS interesting punt job
The letter exchange between the NCAA's new leader and Christine Varney, the US Department of Justice's ace for anti-trust issues, was an interesting exercise this week. NCAA Executive Director Mark Emmert got a letter from
Updated: 05/21/2011 04:01A
District issues suit response
The State College Area School District, in response to a report earlier this week about a lawsuit filed by an employee alleging discrimination, issued a statement Friday seeking to clarify certain points. In the lawsuit filed in US Middle District
Updated: 05/21/2011 04:01A
Judge tosses parts of suit filed against Blackwater
A federal judge on Friday tossed out parts of a lawsuit filed by two former employees against the security company once known as Blackwater but is allowing key claims to proceed to trial. The rulings from US District Judge TS Ellis III mean that,
Updated: 05/21/2011 04:01A
Guilty of sex charge
Sam Daniel Winder, 20, of Kirkley House, Great Corby, Carlisle, claimed he had merely been playing a game. But after hearing evidence this week, the jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict on the charge that he had incited the 10-year-old to engage in
Updated: 05/21/2011 04:00A
Waiting Game: Palace to decide fate of Diokno based on DoJ recommendation
Malacaang said Saturday that it will wait for the recommendation of Department of Justice (DoJ) Secretary Leila de Lima before making any decision to hold Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Ernesto Diokno accountable over the unauthorized trip
Updated: 05/21/2011 04:00A
Like many women, I've been raped, but I still agree with Ken Clarke
The justice secretary Ken Clarke has been in the spotlight all week for his comments regarding rape. Photograph: Lucy Young I have been seduced and I have been raped. And unlike certain French intellectuals, I know the difference. Women do, actually.
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:59A
KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe News Weather, Video - Players call NFL a 'cartel
The players also have a federal antitrust lawsuit against the league pending before Nelson. And attorneys for the players filed documents in US District Court on Friday, opposing a league request for more time to respond to the claim.
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:58A
The Penumbrates
Five hundred million migrants, he thinks, would make a good business model. Not everybody likes the idea of their cities filling up with the poor. A judge in Mumbai called slum-dwellers pickpockets of urban land. Another said, while ordering the
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:58A
Strauss-Kahn released on bail by NY judge
After handing over bail and a bond deposit of a total of six million euros, Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been released from jail in New York. The former head of the IMF has spent the last week on remand in New York's notorious Rikers Island Jail,
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:56A
Fayetteville flora to be in spotlight
The Omni Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology will host its sixth annual Peace Gardens Tour from 10 am to 3 pm May 28. The self-guided tour will feature eight gardens around Fayetteville. Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:55A
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