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Line-of-duty benefit denied
PERS said Joe Ann Thurman failed to prove that her husband was killed in the line of performing his duty or died as a direct result of an accident or a traumatic event occurring in the line of duty. "The record, however, shows that Mrs. Thurman's
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:04A
Many civil rights pioneers preceded icons
The first Freedom Ride took place, not in 1961, but in 1947 when the Congress of Racial Equality sent eight white men and eight black men into the South after the US Supreme Court declared segregation in interstate travel was unconstitutional.
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:04A
Her crazy week ends with a smile
Two days after a fiery crash, the 22-year-old with dead skin still on her bandaged hands survived three qualifying runs in a backup car, the threat of rain and sitting on the bubble to earn a spot in her second Indy 500. "I'm very impressed," team
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:04A
Inside Tepco's bailout: Japan Inc saves its own. Full Article
Tokyo Electric shareholders, including its banks, have lost a combined $36 billion since March 11, but the deal struck by the utility spared them a complete wipeout in bankruptcy. In a series of interviews, a dozen people involved in the discussions
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:03A
Inside Tepco's bailout: Japan Inc saves its own. Full Article
Tokyo Electric shareholders, including its banks, have lost a combined $36 billion since March 11, but the deal struck by the utility spared them a complete wipeout in bankruptcy. In a series of interviews, a dozen people involved in the discussions
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:03A
Should Medicare Change?
The recent Medicare Trustees report showed the program is careening toward bankruptcy and will run out of money in 2024 -- five years faster than the trustees predicted just one year ago. And to make it worse, the chief actuary for Medicare,
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:02A
Bedtime turned deadly for infants: Tragic accident or is it a crime?
But was the death more than an accident? Did it cross the line into criminal negligence? When an infant is suffocated while sleeping, prosecutors often struggle over whether to file charges. When babies die while co-sleeping with a parent who rolled
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:02A
Bedtime turned deadly for infants: Tragic accident or is it a crime?
But was the death more than an accident? Did it cross the line into criminal negligence? When an infant is suffocated while sleeping, prosecutors often struggle over whether to file charges. When babies die while co-sleeping with a parent who rolled
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:02A
Bedtime turned deadly for infants: Tragic accident or is it a crime?
But was the death more than an accident? Did it cross the line into criminal negligence? When an infant is suffocated while sleeping, prosecutors often struggle over whether to file charges. When babies die while co-sleeping with a parent who rolled
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:02A
Ecuador: Bloggers Reflect on Referendum Results
Ecuador's National Electoral Council [es] (or CNE by its Spanish acronym) concluded counting the votes of the May 7, 2011 referendum. However, Omar Simon [es], president of the CNE, said they will begin [es] public hearings next Monday and that
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:02A
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