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Nordic Greens 'Hearing' in EU Parliament, a mere gimmick - Ambassador Aryasinha
The Nordic Greens, together with other Left parties played a leading role three weeks ago in moving for an 'urgency' resolution on Sri Lanka seeking the “immediate establishment of an international justice mechanism on Sri Lanka” to give effect to the
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:33P
Johnny Knoxville Takes A Role That Won't Require He Wear A Cup
He'll be joined byVictoria Justice, Thomas Mann, Jane Levy, Thomas Middleditch, Thomas McDonell, Osric Chau, Jackson Nicoll, Ana Gasteyer, Josh Pence, Holmes Osborne, James Pumphrey, Willam Belli and Peter Navy Tuiasosopo in the Halloween
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:33P
Dream Act: Assembly approves state financial aid for illegal immigrants
Critics argued that AB 131 would encourage more illegal immigration and cut the education funding available for citizens. Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, who has made immigration one of his legislative priorities, argued that a large number of
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:32P
Why Greece Debt Default Could be Worse than the Lehman Collapse
Greece's debt, at about $430 billion, is less than that of Lehman Brothers, which owed around $600 billion at the time of its bankruptcy. But Greece's finances are much less sound. Whereas Lehman Brothers participated in the 2003-07 financial bubble
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:31P
Why Greece Debt Default Could be Worse than the Lehman Collapse
Greece's debt, at about $430 billion, is less than that of Lehman Brothers, which owed around $600 billion at the time of its bankruptcy. But Greece's finances are much less sound. Whereas Lehman Brothers participated in the 2003-07 financial bubble
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:31P
WSJ: Ex-Trader Zvi Goffer 'Ringleader' In Insider-Trading Scheme -Prosecutor
As part of his closing argument on Wednesday, Assistant US Attorney Richard Tarlowe said Goffer and other members of the alleged conspiracy were "careful" to cover their tracks, using prepaid cellular phones at times to communicate and creating "a fake
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:31P
American Airlines and Sabre file anti-trust suits against each other
Then, American fired back, announcing that it had added Sabre to an existing lawsuit it had filed against another global distribution system, Travelport. In the amended lawsuit, American claims that Sabre and Travelport "continue to engage in
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:31P
Interpreters zip their lips in pay row
Foreign language interpreters contracted to the Department of Justice for a massive housebreaking trial in the Western Cape High Court have refused to work, charging that their earnings are wholly inadequate.
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:31P
Why are some mentally ill patients treated like criminals?
His mother has launched a campaign, Justice for Joe, to highlight his case 'Joe doesn't need to be punished, he needs help': Joe Paraskeva's mother, Linda Morgan. Photograph: David Levene By the time Joe Paraskeva started smashing his fist through the
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:30P
What Do the Boy Scouts, Westboro Baptist Church, and Gay Softball Have In Common?
followed by the convening of an on-field tribunal to examine the sexual preferences of said San Franciscans, followed by complaints of racism and more from said San Franciscans—and then, finally, a federal anti-discrimination lawsuit filed by the
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:30P