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Run to help families of Iowa's fallen troops
MARY CHIND/THE REGISTER “If you're not directly impacted by way, you tend to forget,” said Justice, 28, whose husband, James, died in Afghanistan in April while trying to rescue crew members from a shot-down helicopter. Heather Johnson, president of
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:05P
Camera memory cards recovered from crashed Reno air show plane
It raises the possibility of video of the crash that killed nine, including the pilot. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday the cards will be analyzed to see if there is any footage. Before it crashed, the aircraft
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:05P
Pit Crew Member Injured in Huntsville Speedway Accident
Huntsville, AL - A Huntsville man is hospitalized after an accident during a practice lap at Huntsville Speedway. It happened shortly after 4:00 Sunday afternoon as drivers and crews were preparing for the 5:00 pm races. Investigators say the water
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:05P
Bribe call to judge: Lawyers condemn slow investigation
CHENNAI: The Madras high court's inquiry into the alleged telephonic conversation between the Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi and a judge conducting the Sankararaman murder case trial is moving at snail's pace, say advocates who first lodged
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:05P
Stephen Halliday: Vibrant and intense - it must be match day in Glasgow
FOR the members of Holyrood's justice committee taking in an Old Firm match for the first time yesterday, the occasion at Ibrox would certainly have been an eye-opener. In a season when they will come under ever more intense
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:04P
Inside Politics
It would set a corporate flat tax at 9 percent and a personal flat tax at 9 percent, and establish a 9 percent national sales tax. The payroll tax, the estate tax and the tax on capital gains would be eliminated. He was asked on “Fox News Sunday” who
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:03P
Stage set for fresh European clearing reform battle
Europe is set for a second major battle over clearing reform following HM Treasury's lawsuit against the European Central Bank over new rules that would disadvantage the UK. The UK government said last week that it will challenge the ECB over its
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:02P
Market wobbles foster defensive, short-term outlook
Fund managers are shunning riskier long-term investments following the equities crash last month and continuing fears of a eurozone breakdown, according to September's monthly global fund manager survey from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA ML).
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:02P
Labor MPs to fight migration law changes
Shane Prince, from Labor for Refugees, says he is yet to hear a compelling case for the government's changes to the Migration Act. The barrister said the changes would allow the immigration minister to nominate, for instance, Sri Lanka as a destination
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:02P
Sony changes PSN terms, blocks class-action lawsuits
The changes make it so users who accept it give up the rights to take part in a class-action lawsuit against them. The new clauses, termed "Binding Individual Arbitration", mandate that any Dispute Resolution Proceedings, whether in arbitration or
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:02P