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Tunisia sets Ben Ali clan appeal trial for October 3
TUNIS, Sep 19, 2011 (AFP) - The appeal trial for relatives of Tunisia's ousted leader Tunisian Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila Trabelsi was set to October 3 by a Tunis appeals court Monday. The relatives of the deposed dictator and of his
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:28A
Chris Young™s verdict: Sunderland keeper Mignolet stands up to Stoke test
SIMON Mignolet was given a watching brief at the Britannia Stadium while his counterpart wilted in the winter sunshine. It's never easy for a goalkeeper under Stoke City's set-piece bombardment to deal with the often illegal intrusions of their
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:28A
GF City Council passes law aimed at panhandlers, sort of
Panhandlers that frequent Grand Forks business areas in the summer are the target of a new law before the City Council. But like many such laws, it can't quite hit the bull's eye. Panhandlers that frequent Grand Forks business areas in the summer are
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:28A
GF City Council passes law aimed at panhandlers, sort of
Panhandlers that frequent Grand Forks business areas in the summer are the target of a new law before the City Council. But like many such laws, it can't quite hit the bull's eye. Panhandlers that frequent Grand Forks business areas in the summer are
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:28A
Solyndra's partial eclipse
That is a key question surrounding the bankruptcy filing of the solar manufacturer Solyndra. The apparent demise of the company — which got the half-billion-dollar loan guarantee in 2009 and was touted by President Obama in May 2010 — warrants a
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:28A
CPC floor PDP in Niger Senatorial and House of Rep seats at tribunal
Chairman of the state election petition tribunal, Justice Kinsley Udeh in a three hour judgment also upheld the election of Hon. Abdullahi Idris Garba of CPC as member representing the Mariga, Kontagora, Wushishi and Mashegu Federal Constituency in the
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:27A
Lawsuit seeks to remove bird from protected list
A small songbird that makes its home in sage scrub habitat on the Palos Verdes Peninsula and elsewhere on the Southern California coast should no longer be protected by federal law, a new lawsuit argues.
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:27A
Bypassing red tape: SC questions lack of funds for Manchar Lake project
On the outset of the hearing, Additional Attorney General KK Agha submitted before a bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry that the finance ministry had earlier introduced a project for the construction of the RBOD (Right
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:27A
Eight Offshore Banks Under Grand Jury Investigation, U.S. Says
20 (Bloomberg) -- Eight offshore banks are under federal grand jury investigation for facilitating tax evasion by US citizens as part of a probe the Justice Department said has dealt "fabled Swiss bank secrecy a devastating blow.
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:26A
Farmers: Law puts crops in danger
The law makes it a crime to employ or assist an illegal immigrant in remaining in the country. It allows police to jail people if they can't prove they are in the United States legally, and the farmers said many Spanish-speaking workers who are in the
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:25A