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Police say the man accused Haynesworth of punching him in a traffic altercation in Reston. The man told investigators he made a gesture at Haynesworth for tailgating him. They stopped their two vehicles and Haynesworth allegedly got out of his pickup
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:04A
How to secure your life against identity theft
Their tactics can include sending e-mail messages that look exactly like real messages should – but the links could connect to fraudulent websites. (This technique is called phishing or spoofing.) The best defense is to always type the address of the
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:03A
Court seeks government response on Pak national's release
Justice Mukta Gupta issued notice to the Delhi government seeking its response by Sep 5 on the petition filed by Khalid Mehmood, a Lahore resident, who wants to be deported back to Pakistan. Mehmood, who was arrested in 1994, was convicted under the
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:03A
Jewelry Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Coral Charges
By JCK Staff US Virgin Islands jewelry manufacturer Gem Manufacturing reached a plea agreement on May 26 with the US Department of Justice Environmental Crimes Section and the local US Attorney on charges of importing prohibited black coral.
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:03A
COURT REJECTS CONRAD BLACK APPEAL
The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from former media mogul Conrad Black challenging his two remaining convictions on fraud and obstruction of justice. The court did not comment on the order. Last year, the justices curtailed the "honest
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:03A
Supreme Court: Ashcroft didn't violate U.S. laws in al-Kidd case
"Qualified immunity gives government officials breathing room to make reasonable but mistaken judgments about open legal questions," Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the majority. The court ruled 8-0 in support of Ashcroft. Justice Elena Kagan did not
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:03A
US top court rejects ex-media baron Black's appeal
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court Tuesday cleared the way for resentencing former media baron Conrad Black next month in Chicago for fraud and obstruction of justice after rejecting his appeal. A US appeals court in October upheld Black's 2007
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:03A
US House bill would increase immigration-enforcement spending
Overall, the bill continues the Republican's recent tendency to throw money at enforcing our broken immigration laws, increasing budgets for programs that do nothing to address the policy flaws that underlie our broken system.
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:02A
Lost in translation
This reminds me of how comics were translated into Spanish (in the 70s, when I started reading them, anyway). Note: I'm referring here to comics put out by Editorial Novaro, who had the licenses for DC and Gold Key comics. First, the format was smaller
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:02A
US top court rejects ex-media baron Conrad Black's appeal
WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for resentencing former media baron Conrad Black next month in Chicago for fraud and obstruction of justice after rejecting his appeal. A US appeals court in October upheld Black's 2007
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:02A
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