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Taxpayers foot bill for Justice Department's $16 muffins
The Justice Department spent more than $120 million in fiscal 2008 and 2009 to host law enforcement conferences across the country, many of which featured “extravagant and wasteful” costs for food, beverages and event planning,
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:32P
NJ releases guidelines for schools, law enforcement to coordinate anti
The latest version of the guidelines reiterates that any suspected criminal offenses are to be referred immediately by school officials to law enforcement. The revised guidelines issued by the attorney general are an update to an existing memorandum of
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:32P
Settlement reached in SweeTango apple lawsuit
LAKE CITY — A local orchard owner calls the recent deal to settle a lawsuit challenging his licensing agreement for the hot-selling SweeTango apple with the University of Minnesota a relief. "This was, in no uncertain terms, vandalism by
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:32P
Uninsured Patient Sues Montana Hospital, Says Provider Agreement is
An uninsured patient's lawsuit against St. Peter's Hospital in Helena, Mont., claims the hospital's discounts for health insurers results in illegally fixed prices and discrimination, according to an Independent Record report.
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:32P
Judge slashes recommended sentencing guidelines for defendant convicted in
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has dramatically cut the Justice Department's recommended guideline sentencing range for a lobbyist convicted in the Abramoff scandal. The prosecutors had recommended ex-lobbyist Kevin Ring get a 17-
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:32P
Judge slashes recommended sentencing guidelines for defendant convicted in
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has dramatically cut the Justice Department's recommended guideline sentencing range for a lobbyist convicted in the Abramoff scandal. The prosecutors had recommended ex-lobbyist Kevin Ring get a 17-
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:32P
SEC Ex-Counsel Becker Referred to Justice Dept. for Madoff Work
Kotz opened his probe after Becker and his brothers were sued by the court-appointed trustee in the Madoff bankruptcy case to recover $1.5 million in what he termed fictitious profits. When he joined the agency in 2009, Becker told Chairman Mary
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:32P
SEC Ex-Counsel Becker Referred to Justice Dept. for Madoff Work
Kotz opened his probe after Becker and his brothers were sued by the court-appointed trustee in the Madoff bankruptcy case to recover $1.5 million in what he termed fictitious profits. When he joined the agency in 2009, Becker told Chairman Mary
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:32P
SEC Ex-Counsel Becker Referred to Justice Dept. for Madoff Work
Kotz opened his probe after Becker and his brothers were sued by the court-appointed trustee in the Madoff bankruptcy case to recover $1.5 million in what he termed fictitious profits. When he joined the agency in 2009, Becker told Chairman Mary
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:32P
Why Venezuela Supports Independence for Palestine
This represents an act of historic justice towards a people who carry with them, from time immemorial, all the pain and suffering of the world. In his memorable essay The Grandeur of Arafat, the great French philosopher Gilles Deleuze wrote with the
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:31P
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