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Shatter: I won't shut hundreds of stations
JUSTICE Minister Alan Shatter last night emphatically ruled out the closure of "hundreds" of garda stations as a result of budgetary cutbacks, writes Tom Brady. He said he had to find 340m in savings by 2014 and, as part of that process,
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:57P
Frail pensioner was sexually assaulted after violent death
A "FRAIL, fragile and delicate" pensioner with a heart condition was sexually assaulted after she was murdered at Christmas three years ago, the trial of her female neighbour heard yesterday. Karen Walsh (45), the wife of a prominent
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:57P
Japanese protest nuclear power
By Malcolm Foster AP / September 20, 2011 TOKYO - Chanting “Sayonara nuclear power'' and waving banners, tens of thousands of people marched in central Tokyo yesterday to call on Japan's government to abandon atomic energy in the aftermath of the
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:57P
Policing the border isn't enough
Those efforts should be part of a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws and policies. Arizona's Sen. John McCain, who once courageously supported comprehensive immigration reform, sought the GAO report. He used the Defense Department's concerns to
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:55P
In Pursuit of Health Care & Justice: My Day in Court with the ACLU
Brigitte Amiri with the ACLU's Reproductive Freedom project has worked to defend reproductive justice for the past 11 years. Her constitutional knowledge on the subject is vast. She spoke to all three of these points during Friday's hearing.
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:54P
In Pursuit of Health Care & Justice: My Day in Court with the ACLU
Brigitte Amiri with the ACLU's Reproductive Freedom project has worked to defend reproductive justice for the past 11 years. Her constitutional knowledge on the subject is vast. She spoke to all three of these points during Friday's hearing.
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:54P
Moral Bankruptcy: will U.S. veto Palestine?
A recent global poll indicated that by a two to one margin, the people of the world, of all of earth, all of humanity, support the idea of a Palestinian state. That is probably about the same as the General Assembly vote will be as the US and its
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:53P
Moral Bankruptcy: will U.S. veto Palestine?
A recent global poll indicated that by a two to one margin, the people of the world, of all of earth, all of humanity, support the idea of a Palestinian state. That is probably about the same as the General Assembly vote will be as the US and its
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:53P
Michael O'Donnell trial continues today:
Taunton Gazette photo by Charles Winokoor By Charles Winokoor After hours of sometimes stupefying cross-examination as to the true nature of trash and debris, a Superior Court judge on Monday called a recess at the civil-contempt bench trial of Raynham
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:53P
Senators didn't always slam energy loan program
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show the Louisiana Republican wrote to the Energy Department at least seven times since 2009 seeking money for projects that would benefit his home state. One of the projects backed by Vitter - for a company
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:52P
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