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Christians Across North Africa and the Middle East Told to Play Vital Role for
An alliance of Christian organizations has urged Christians across North Africa and the Middle East to realize the vital role they can play in bringing about justice for all peoples.
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:25P
South Texas Federal Judge Bans High School Graduation Prayer
Biery's order, released Tuesday, was in response to a lawsuit filed by Christa and Danny Schultz on behalf of their son, Corwin, to block use of prayer. The judge said graduation speakers cannot call on audience members to bow their heads,
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:25P
ACLU to challenge drug testing for state workers
MIAMI (AP) ” The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to halt Gov. Rick Scott's executive order mandating drug testing for state employees regardless of suspicion in what the organization called
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:25P
Motorcycle accident with deer causes critical injuries
Thompson said excessive speed does not appear to be a factor in the accident. He also said the operator was not intoxicated. “This, indeed, was a true accident,” Thompson said. Although Iowa law does not required helmets, Thompson said he wasn't sure
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:25P
Lalu to launch agitation on June 5
After the assembly election verdict, Lalu went on to declare that he would not speak anything against the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government for the first six months. "I had said I will keep my mouth shut for the first six months.
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:25P
2nd Lexington dispatcher files whistleblower lawsuit
A second employee at Lexington's Division of Enhanced 911 has filed a lawsuit claiming a supervisor retaliated when she reported problems outside her chain of command. Emergency call taker Tammy Hayden wants
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:25P
Hazare backs Ramdev
Hazare, however, refused to comment on the Ramdev's view that the Prime Minister and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court should be kept out of the purview of the lokpal bill, a demand which the activists led by Hazare had described as "non-negotiable"
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:24P
High court's ruling could lead to prison overhaul
Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the majority, said the state had little choice but to reduce its inmate population because of the squalid conditions of the prison system, which violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:23P
Atheists file lawsuit after bus ad rejected
LITTLE ROCK — An national atheist organization filed a federal lawsuit today against the Central Arkansas Transit Authority over its rejection of an atheist ad the group wanted to place on the sides of city buses.
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:23P
Alleged N87bn Theft : Court Remands Ex- Afribank MD, Six Others In EFCC Custody
Adigwe and the six other accused persons were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Olabisi Akinlade on charges bordering on conspiracy, stealing and receiving of stolen property. The EFCC alleged that Adigwe
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:23P