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US sues H&R Block to stop purchase of TaxAct Software
By Bloomberg News The US Justice Department sued H&R Block Inc. to stop its proposed purchase of TaxAct, saying the combination of the companies would reduce competition in the growing market for consumer tax preparation software.
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:16A
Wainwright to address Republican women's group
The Montgomery County Republican Women welcome Texas Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright at their luncheon meeting Thursday. For more information, visit www.mcrepublicanwomen.org. A conservative Texas Supreme Court justice will be the featured
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:16A
California told to cut its inmate numbers
There were more than 143000 inmates in California's 33 adult prisons as of May 11, so roughly 33000 inmates will need to be transferred to other jurisdictions or released. “The violations have persisted for years. They remain uncorrected,” Justice
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:15A
Food Bank Collects Cash From Lawsuit Settlement
The Bay Area Food Bank is one of eight food banks in the state that will share nearly $1.7 million in grants for a settlement reached by the Florida Attorney General's Office in 2010. The multi-state, class action settlement agreement involved
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:15A
Lawsuit ensnares Wheatfield
By Mark Scheer The Tonawanda News — — Wheatfield's insurance carrier is now involved in a libel and slander lawsuit filed by a former town supervisor. Records from an ongoing court case show current Supervisor Robert Cliffe, three members of the town
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:15A
Slave Lake residents get 'closure' with bus tours of fire-destroyed town
Meanwhile, a pilot was injured in a helicopter crash Monday north of Calling Lake, about 200 kilometres north of Edmonton, the second helicopter incident in less than a week in Alberta. The man's injuries are non-life-threatening, said Capt.
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:15A
High court to Calif: Cut prison inmates by 33000 By The Associated Press
Justice Samuel Alito, in a dissent along with Chief Justice John Roberts, said he feared that the decision, "like prior prisoner release orders, will lead to a grim roster of victims. I hope that I am wrong. In a few years, we will see.
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:15A
Snettisham murderer can “rot in hell”, his family say
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Updated: 05/24/2011 01:15A
You will not be removed, Zardari assured Dogar
KARACHI: President Asif Zardari told US Ambassador Anne Patterson a day after signing the Murree Declaration with PML-N head Nawaz Sharif that he and Mr Sharif had agreed that Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry would not be restored and reassured the then
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:14A
Foreclosure mediation to start in area
The program allows homeowners who have Fannie Mae-backed mortgage loans to go to mediation with their lender before a foreclosure lawsuit is filed, rather than after. The program was announced Monday on the steps of the Old Lee County Courthouse by the
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:13A
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