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Lib Dems back drug law review
An independent panel should consider legalising cannabis as part of a wide-ranging review of drug laws, the Liberal Democrats said. The experts should also consider whether possession of any currently illegal drug should remain a criminal offence.
Updated: 09/18/2011 02:14P
Suspect in rapes due back in Conn. court
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) ” A Connecticut man awaiting trial on charges in a series of rapes and other attacks along the East Coast is due back in court. Aaron Thomas is scheduled to appear Wednesday in New Haven Superior Court.
Updated: 09/18/2011 02:14P
Suspect in rapes due back in court
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut man awaiting trial on charges in a series of rapes and other attacks along the East Coast is due back in court. Aaron Thomas is scheduled to appear Wednesday in New Haven Superior Court. He has been held since his
Updated: 09/18/2011 02:14P
Last Borders shoppers wistful, looking for deals
Amid upbeat jazz music and large red-and-yellow signs announcing the "Final Days" of the Borders in Queens in New York City, customers snagged deals on used chairs and coffee machines. At a Borders in Cincinnati, readers were eager to grab book titles
Updated: 09/18/2011 02:13P
Last Borders shoppers wistful, looking for deals
Amid upbeat jazz music and large red-and-yellow signs announcing the "Final Days" of the Borders in Queens in New York City, customers snagged deals on used chairs and coffee machines. At a Borders in Cincinnati, readers were eager to grab book titles
Updated: 09/18/2011 02:13P
Graham: Election is GOP's to lose
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) listens as other senators make their opening statements during confirmation hearings for US Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan on Capitol Hill June 28, 2010 in Washington, DC (Alex Wong, Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP)
Updated: 09/18/2011 02:13P
Editorial: Politics of antics
This appears to be the season of fasts in India. And lo and behold, now it is the turn of Gujarat's Narendra Modi to come up with his own and that too in the name of “communal harmony!” The chief minister, who has been on and off in media spotlight
Updated: 09/18/2011 02:13P
Opening remarks in Connecticut home invasion trial begin Monday
Just prior to the opening statements set to begin on September 19, New Haven Superior Court Judge Jon Blue denied a barrage of motions by lawyers for Komisarjevsky that could have delayed the trial or aided in their client's defense.
Updated: 09/18/2011 02:13P
(Eds: Adds detail on records requested, comment from university, woman's
The woman filed a civil lawsuit in 2007 alleging that most university administrators treated her with "great animosity" after the assault. She claimed they failed to make academic accommodations she requested, declined to let her move to another
Updated: 09/18/2011 02:10P
Valley View sued for alleged mistreatment of bed sore
Alfred L. Pellegrino, who lived at 2019 Third Ave., was admitted to the county home in July 2009, suffering from Pick's disease, a neurological disorder that eventually leads to death, attorney Robert F. Daley of Pittsburgh said.
Updated: 09/18/2011 02:10P
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