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Taxman told to rethink appeal by Tony Chan
Granting Chan a review, Justice Reyes said the commissioner had taken too narrow an approach. He said the commissioner "may have rightly been skeptical of KLY's claim not to have received the assessments." But the real issues, Justice Reyes said,
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:37P
SC House leaders: use Senate lawsuit limits
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — South Carolina House leaders say they'll go along with more generous lawsuit award limits that Gov. Nikki Haley opposes. The Senate is expected to send the House a bill Wednesday. In the typical case,
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:36P
June 4 rally aims to attract 150000
They are optimistic despite the fewer than 2000 protesters who marched on Sunday demanding justice for the victims of June 4, 1989. "Hong Kong people should light their candles to give warmth to the Tiananmen mothers," said Lee Cheuk- yan,
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:36P
Abbottabad raid probe panel runs into snags
Justice Javed Iqbal who has been named to head has expressed his willingness to undertake what he described as a vital national task though he confirmed he has not been taken into confidence. “I learned about it from television channels”,
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:36P
Government to lose $14B of auto bailout funds
Those payments cover most of the federal bailout money that saved the company after it nearly ran out of cash in and went through a government-led bankruptcy. For Obama, the auto industry comeback is one of the few bright spots in an otherwise sluggish
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:36P
Pacman drops suit as accusers say sorry
Manny Pacquiao, pictured, has settled his defamation lawsuit against Oscar de la Hoya and his Golden Boy promotions chief over allegations the Filipino boxing champion used performance- enhancing drugs. There was no indication that Pacquiao had given
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:36P
Youth burnt alive after bid to rape girl
HYDERABAD — In a case of instant justice albeit gruesome, a youth who tried to rape a girl was burnt alive by angry villagers at Raghunathpally in neighbouring Warangal district. Policemen on duty at the village were reduced to being helpless
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:36P
La. House panel nixes guns on campus bill
Wooton, the chairman of the House Criminal Justice Committee, said he offered his bill not in response to campus shootings but because he believes people who complete training courses should be allowed to possess their guns on campuses.
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:35P
DC Comics Announces Day-And-Date Digital Distribution
On August 31st, the final installment of Flashpoint and the first issue of the revamped Justice League will arrive giving readers a chance to read the end of the old and birth of the new simultaneously. Along with completely re-imaged versions of
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:35P
Bankrupt oil company pays $8 million to end cleanup claim
A Puerto Rico-based oil company that filed for bankruptcy after a series of explosions damaged dozens of its above-ground storage tanks and released about 30 million gallons of petroleum has agreed to pay the federal government over $8 million in
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:35P