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Gillard facing war on two fronts over asylum changes
The proposed new laws would let the Immigration Minister send asylum seekers to third-party countries if it can be proved to parliament that to do so is in the public interest. Another Left member and former UN human rights lawyer, Melissa Parke,
Updated: 09/18/2011 08:48P
Nine years later, ex-caucus staffer on trial again
In 2006, both Jensen and Schultz were convicted - he was hit with three felonies and a misdemeanor and she one felony - after a widely publicized trial. A state appeals court later tossed the felony convictions, citing improper jury instructions,
Updated: 09/18/2011 08:47P
Singh triple murder accused Max Sica gets legal aid for upcoming trial
Sica, 40, has a Supreme Court murder trial from January 30 which is expected to last for several months. He has denied murdering Nelma Singh, 24, and her siblings Kunal, 18, and Sidhi, 12, who were found dead in their family home at Bridgeman Downs,
Updated: 09/18/2011 08:47P
White House worried about Solyndra 'optics' last winter
"While the company may avoid default with a restructuring, there is also a good chance it will not," the January 31, 2011 email said. "If Solyndra defaults down the road, the optics will arguably be worse later than they would be today.
Updated: 09/18/2011 08:47P
Justice, jobs and taxes: MP Lauzon's priorities
Justice is also high on the agenda, Lauzon adds, saying the government wants to be tough on crime. "We're going to be very, very busy in the fall session," he says. In addition to the resumption of Parliament, Lauzon is in the midst of working on a
Updated: 09/18/2011 08:45P
Ex-Air Canada pilot, his wife killed in Reno air show crash
AP RENO, NEV. — A former Air Canada pilot and his wife were among nine people killed in Nevada after a 1940s-era plane crashed during an air show. George Hewitt, 60, and his wife Wendy, 57, were sitting with a group of vintage military plane owners
Updated: 09/18/2011 08:43P
Pakistani troops, Taliban fight over US drone debris
The cause of the crash of the Predator aircraft -- among the drones the CIA uses to fire missiles at Taliban and Al-Qaida hideouts in the rocky region bordering Afghanistan -- remained in dispute hours after it was downed in Zangarha village in South
Updated: 09/18/2011 08:43P
UPDATE: Crash Kills 18-Year-Old
The accident occurred on the southbound side of the highway, south of Portola Parkway, around 1:12 am, according to the California Highway Patrol. Accident reports said the 2000 Toyota Tacoma truck drifted to the right and hit a raised asphalt berm,
Updated: 09/18/2011 08:43P
Plane in US crash had 'radical' changes to compete
"We're not saying they did something right or wrong in this accident," Williams said. "We look at all angles in every accident investigation we do." Pilot Ray Sherwood, who raced at Reno from 1986 to 2005, said he's convinced that the crash was caused
Updated: 09/18/2011 08:43P
Nevada wreckage yields memory cards, possibly from downed plane
"This is very significant for the accident investigation," Mark Rosekind, a board member of the National Transportation Safety Board, told a news conference, adding that multiple memory cards and video camera fragments had been found at the crash site.
Updated: 09/18/2011 08:43P
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