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California cities pay price for overspending
The B-word ? bankruptcy ? is being bandied about in Stockton these days as the California city faces a $37 million budget deficit with no light at the end of the fiscal tunnel. Mayor Ann Johnston uttered it last month, telling local
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:27A
Global Grassroots
Looking at more recent events, I have particular praise for combat veteran Lt. Dan Choi, who continues his fight for justice even after having been booted from the Army for being gay. That fight took him all the way to Moscow, where on May 28 he was
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:27A
Ex-policeman, 87, is jailed for Bristol sex attacks
The judge said that, because the offences pre-dated the Criminal Justice Act 2003, there was a chance Davis would serve two-thirds of the sentence behind bars under old law, as opposed to the modern-day half of a sentence. Afterwards one of Davis'
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:25A
Shanny new discipline boss
Darryl Dyck / the canadian press NHL commissioner Gary Bettman at a news conference before Wednesday night?s Game 1. He said he?s given Brendan Shanahan a tough, thankless job. (CP) VANCOUVER -- They make a good comedy team.
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:25A
Waste sites move ahead with zoning restrictions, Bearbrook transfer site clear
EMC News - A potential waste facility in Cumberland ward has cleared a major hurdle in its approval process following the lifting of a by-law that stalled progress for a year. Last year, former Cumberland councillor Rob Jellett invoked a rarely used
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:24A
California Assembly sends Dream Act to Senate
Critics argued that AB 131 would encourage more illegal immigration and cut the education funding available for citizens. They contend that it makes no sense to educate immigrants for jobs they would not legally be permitted to hold.
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:24A
EUROPEAN COURT RULES GIB AND UK GOVT WATERS CASE INADMISSIBLE
The row over the waters stems from a decision by Brussels to approve a Spanish request to list most of Gibraltar's territorial sea - and an area of international waters too - as one of Spain's protected sites under EU law. In doing so, the Commission
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:23A
Sun pleads public interest in Goodwin gag order fight
Lawyers acting for the The Sun and News of the World asked Mr Justice Tugendhat to lift the privacy injunction, which was imposed earlier this year, claiming an investigation into how the bank almost collapsed in 2008 was impossible with “this
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:23A
Snooki hits Italian cops, loses her driver's licence
the minor traffic accident Monday. The police car was escorting the Jersey Shore vehicle. Rondinelli says no alcohol was involved. He says Snooki's international licence was revoked because there were injured parties involved. By law, she must wait
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:23A
Loan write-offs: SBP to issue new guidelines
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday accepted a proposal by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to issue a new circular to recover loans written off under Circular 29. A three member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was hearing
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:23A
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