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Chrysler loan repayment described as a 'milestone'
By AP LONDON: President Barack Obama says Chrysler's repayment of the government loans that helped it emerge from bankruptcy is a “significant milestone” for the auto industry. Chrysler took $10.5 billion from the US government to survive two years ago
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:34P
Working to Uproot Impunity in Guatemala
The commitment to strengthen the justice system is included in the 13 accords signed in December 1996 between the government and the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG). But experts and ordinary citizens say no results have been achieved so
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:34P
Working to Uproot Impunity in Guatemala
The commitment to strengthen the justice system is included in the 13 accords signed in December 1996 between the government and the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG). But experts and ordinary citizens say no results have been achieved so
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:34P
Lives put on hold after deadly train crash
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Updated: 05/24/2011 05:34P
Bryan Stow's family plans to sue LA Dodgers regarding security
(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) LOS ANGELES - The family of a San Francisco Giants fan who was beaten outside Dodger Stadium plans to file a lawsuit today against the Los Angeles Dodgers claiming poor security contributed to the opening-day attack.
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:33P
Lawsuit could delay Arizona permits for medical marijuana
Jan Brewer directed Attorney General Tom Horne today to file suit in federal court to determine the legality of arizona medical marijuana program. The action follows a letter sent earlier this month from Dennis Burke, US Attorney for Arizona,
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:33P
WIS News 10 - Columbia, South Carolina |NJ gov.: I'll heed court order to
The court has consistently ruled that New Jersey must do more to meet the state constitution's requirement that all children receive a "thorough and efficient" education. "The harm being visited is not some minor infringement of the constitutional
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:33P
Chicago-area cemetery turned over to trustee
A federal bankruptcy judge approved the plan to transfer Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip over to Chicago attorney Patricia Holmes on Tuesday. Holmes led the governor's cemetery oversight task force. Four former employees of the historic black cemetery are
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:33P
Court approves Bank of America's $410M overdraft settlement
s $410 million settlement of a federal lawsuit accusing the bank of charging excessive overdraft fees. The Charlotte, NC bank will place $410 million in an escrow account that will be divided among 1 million customers who were charged the high fees.
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:33P
NTSB cites fault in police copter crash
WASHINGTON (KRQE) - The National Transportation Safety Board ruled Tuesday that factors including bad weather, pilot fatigue, and pressure to complete a rescue mission contributed to the 2009 helicopter crash that killed a New Mexico State Police pilot
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:32P