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Arizona Filing Lawsuit To Clarify Medical Marijuana Act
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona will file a lawsuit in federal court to learn whether a controversial medical marijuana law passed by voters last November is legal, Arizona's governor said on Tuesday. Republican Governor Jan Brewer said the state will file
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:31P
Australia banks on sharp reduction in boat arrivals
As we heard yesterday, its been criticised by the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay as a violation of international refugee law. Navi Pillay met the Prime Minister in Canberra yesterday and also had talks with Immigration Minister
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:31P
US Probes Infosys Over Visas
Infosys is best known as an outsourcing company that provides India-based computing and other technology services to Western clients. But it also boasts thousands of US-based employees who develop and install software for back-office accounting,
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:31P
Forensics not flawed, appeal told
Defence lawyers have challenged the safety of the guilty verdict against Henryk Gorski by pointing to the presence of a policeman in his home on the night Shirley Finlay was battered. Judges were told this officer had earlier been at the scene where
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:30P
San Ramon officer implicated in CNET scandal leaves force, chief says
Butler has also been charged with conspiring with former Danville police Officer Stephen Tanabe to set up men with DUI arrests to tarnish their records during divorce and custody disputes. Tanabe has been charged with drug and bribery offenses.
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:30P
River traffic reopens southbound in B. Rouge
Josh Ramsey looks through the rubble of what is left of his mother-in-law's home following a tornado Monday, May 23, 2011, in Joplin , Mo. A massive tornado that tore a six-mile path across southwestern Missouri killed at least 89 people as it smashed
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:28P
Mike Tyson's Tattoo Artist Presses Ahead with Lawsuit Over Hangover 2
On Tuesday, US District Court Judge Catherine D. Perry denied an injunction against the film's release over Memorial Day weekend, citing "public interest." Not only did Warner Bros. stand to lose as much as $100 million, but she acknowledged that
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:26P
State lawmaker introduces bill to dealing with illegal immigration
Governor Scott Walker says his focus is on job creation, not immigration. The measure will also try to do away with sanctuary cities by imposing fines of $500 a day if the cities refuse to comply with the law. More than half of the fifty states have
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:25P
AZ officials to put medical pot program on hold
Jan Brewer plans to put Arizona's new medical marijuana plan on hold as she seeks guidance from a federal court on whether state employees regulating the program could face Brewer said Tuesday that state Attorney General Tom Horne will file a lawsuit
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:25P
Home market creates generation
Many of the new renters are former owners who lost homes to foreclosure or bankruptcy. For others who could afford one, a home now feels too costly, too risky or unlikely to appreciate enough to make it a worthwhile investment.
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:25P
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