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Child prostitution victim becomes role model
On a recent morning, the 31-year-old settled into a chair in a cheerfully decorated room at the Fulton County Juvenile Justice Center where she helps girls identified as being at risk for child sexual exploitation. Head didn't wait for questions before
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:20A
Our View: Objectivity must help determine if justice served
This is especially true in such high-profile cases where public sentiment and emotions might taint justice. That is certainly so in the first case, involving Anthony Randazzo, a retired state police officer, who shot a man's dog last month.
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:19A
Court: Woman Feared Death During Torture
"I went to get up to use the toilet and he kicked me back down on the ground and told me in no uncertain terms that I didn't have his permission to use the toilet," Ms Peninton told the court. She was giving evidence in Cutler's trial, in which he has
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:19A
Gibson boss to meet US Justice Department
Following recent raids on the Gibson HQ, under the Lacey act, the firm's CEO will meet Federal officials. Federal officials have asked to meet on Wednesday according to local news sources. Meanwhile, US Fish and Wildlife Service representatives have
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:19A
Urgent surveillance law change welcomed
"This has significant implications for law and order in New Zealand.'' It could affect up to 40 trials already under way and 50 police operations, including some serious criminal offending, he said. The law change would not affect the outcome of the
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:18A
No votes for transparency in Supreme Court proposal
So after Justice Patrick Crooks compared open Supreme Court deliberations to making sausage, is it so much the lips and snouts we have to worry about, or the assholes? Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson first proposed the high court™s deliberations see
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:18A
Spangdahlem-based airman found guilty in abuse death of infant son
During more than three hours of often tearful testimony, she told the court she had not suspected her husband of hurting her son, but changed her mind after seeing X-rays and other evidence that prosecutors say show the baby had been abused,
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:16A
Gov't sought 'Mr.T' over Ministry of Health fire – cable
By Stabroek staff | 0 Comments | Local | Monday, September 19, 2011 Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee wrote the US Department of Justice on November 19, 2009 following up a request for assistance in tracing a certain `Mr T' who it was believed
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:13A
Intelligence agencies too politicised - Kasrils
In that year the news broke that the domestic intelligence service, the National Intelligence Agency, had become embroiled in a fraudulent case of emails that were allegedly intercepted by it, implicating senior African National Congress members in a
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:13A
Goa illegal mining:Kamat holds discussion with Shah Commission
Kamat, who also holds the mining portfolio, had a lengthy discussion with Justice MB Shah and his key member UV Singh here yesterday. Shah Commission had said that if required they would summon Chief Minister for the inquiry.
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:12A