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Abbottabad commission insult to parliament: Nawaz
Muhammad Anis adds from Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani accommodated the name of only Justice (retd) Fakharuddin G Ebrahim in the independent commission to probe the Abbottabad incident out of the seven names proposed by Leader of the
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:54A
State managers cleared in energy dept. contract
The contract became a campaign issue for Kitzhaber last year when The Oregonian reported that the state Justice Department launched a criminal probe to determine whether staffers gave preferential treatment to Hayes and violated state contracting laws.
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:54A
Rimutaka Prison guard jailed for contraband
Clarke received cash and items including a GPS unit and a laptop computer in payment for taking the contraband into the prison. Justice Kos said Clarke had betrayed the trust placed in him and he wasn't satisfied that Clarke was truly remorseful.
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:54A
DG Rangers, son among four killed in copter crash
The crash is being linked to cloudy weather and dust storms. According to reports, the chopper was in contact with officials at the Multan Airport till 10:12am after which it lost contact with the control tower. A Rangers spokesman said the copter was
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:53A
White House Promotes Auto Bailouts, Cites 'Paybacks'
The National Economic Council report said that since GM and Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy last year, the industry as a whole has created 115000 jobs. The White House is reveling in an "I-told-you-so" moment and Obama himself will take that message
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:53A
Urgency lacking on teen pregnancy
Ninety-four percent did not give sexuality instruction beyond abstinence, the equivalent of teaching a kid that the surest way to avoid being in a traffic accident is not to drive. Unrealistic. And, by the way, also conveying the impression that seat
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:53A
Crown to appeal Hells Angels stay
But Superior Court Justice James Brunton ruled Tuesday that 31 people who have not been charged with the more serious crimes of murder and conspiracy to commit murder should go free, as to try them would take until 2023 -an unreasonable delay in the
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:52A
'Sixties Scoop' victims seek compensation
A class-action lawsuit that could cost Ottawa millions of dollars has been filed in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on behalf of aboriginal children affected by the "Sixties' Scoop.
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:52A
Francis 'could do whatever it took': Colautti
"They passed bylaws to hinder and delay the bridge from its plans," Raymond Colautti told Justice Richard Gates during the trial's third day. "There is a discriminating aspect to that." The Boarded Up Houses Demolition Action Group, led by Coun.
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:52A
The implosion of Canada's medical marijuana regulations
Justice DJ Taliano agreed with Mernagh, found both the MMAR and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) unconstitutional, and gave the federal government three months to correct the regulations. The federal government appealed the decision and
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:51A
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