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Moran Connolly Webb Warner Urge Secretary Gates for Year Delay in Mark Center Plan
stating the Army mishandled the selection of the Mark Center and recommended the Army complete a new traffic impact analysis. In their letter, the lawmakers note that “the Army's inability to produce a transportation plan that satisfies the law
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:08A
Chain Reactions | DC's reboot, relaunch and new digital strategy
Gail Simone and Marc Guggenheim, meanwhile, won't be writing Birds of Prey or Justice Society of America, respectively. Day-and-date digital release of all the titles. Tom Foss, Fortress of Soliloquy: “On one hand, I'm impressed that DC would do
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:08A
Arizona Has a Caseload Problem; So Where are the New Judges?
been beefing up federal law enforcement in southern Arizona. The influx of 2000 additional Border Patrol agents on the southern frontier over the past two years has led to a 65 percent boost in criminal cases — many involving illegal immigration.
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:07A
US Attorney General visits Rhode Island for veteran program
Holder, Whitehouse and US Attorney Peter Neronha will discuss a pilot program for veterans in the criminal justice system. They are also scheduled to visit the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence. The Providence-based institute promotes
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:07A
The international law we do not use
This does not include the suspicion that a state might be attacked, but only an actual attack, according to the UN's preeminent judicial authority, the International Court of Justice. Second, the UN Security Council may authorise the use of force under
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:07A
Cutting sheriffs' hours called risky
The government told the sheriffs' union on Friday that 28 auxiliary deputy sheriffs -- who graduated in February from a nine-week course at the Justice Institute of BC -- will have their hours cut. Another 24 regular part-time deputy sheriffs will have
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:06A
Memorial Day weekend traffic crashes claim 10 lives in Virginia
A total of 941 adults were cited for failing to buckle up and 335 children were not properly restrained as required by state law. The holiday weekend enforcement efforts were part of Operation CARE, the Combined Accident Reduction Effort,
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:06A
'Hartal against govt or SC?'
Hasina on Tuesday told a press conference that there was no scope to retain the caretaker government provision after the apex court verdict. The main opposition BNP and its ally Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday called the hartal for Sunday.
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:06A
Actor´s daughter found guilty of manslaughter
The Orange County State Attorney's Office says the verdict against 32-year-old Amanda Brumfield was returned Friday. She faced murder charges in the 2008 death of her best friend's 1-year-old daughter, Olivia Madison Garcia. She was found not guilty on
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:06A
Supreme Court decides Ashcroft v. al-Kidd
The statute requires the release of the witness if his testimony "can adequately be secured by deposition" and "further detention is not necessary to prevent a failure of justice." FBI agents obtained a warrant under 18 USC § 3144 to arrest and detain
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:04A
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