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Man convicted of killing teen to be released early
Justice officials overestimated the time Haralson had to serve in state prison by about two years. 1 Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. 2 Don't Threaten or Abuse. Threats of harming another person
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:44P
US killer loses final death row appeal
But Davis repeatedly has maintained his innocence and his supporters pointed to a corrupted justice system in the deep South, saying a black man was wrongly and hastily convicted of killing a white police officer. "I am utterly shocked and disappointed
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:44P
Solyndra Execs to Plead 5Th at House Hearing
Harrison and Stover said they still plan to appear before the committee, which is investigating a $528 million loan Solyndra received from the Energy Department in 2009. Solyndra filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this month and laid
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:44P
Hynix lawyer closes his case in trial involving Micron
Continuing closing arguments Tuesday at a state-court trial in San Francisco, lawyer Ken Nissly denied that Hynix, the world's second-largest maker of computer memory, conspired to drive chips designed by Rambus out of the market.
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:44P
Heat but no light in asylum seeker debate
In early 2008 the new Rudd/Gillard government was warned by Immigration Department officials that any weakening of the Coalition's border protection laws including the closure of Nauru, would result in an increase in people smuggling.
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:43P
American Airlines and Sabre face June trial
AP , 09.20.11, 05:35 PM EDT SOUTHLAKE, Texas -- A Texas state court judge has scheduled a trial for next June in litigation between American Airlines and flight-reservations system operator Sabre Holdings Corp. American accuses Sabre of anticompetitive
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:43P
Solyndra Execs to Plead Fifth at House Hearing
Solyndra recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after being given a substantial amount of funding from a US government loan-guarantee program in 2009. Embarrassingly for the Obama administration, it had even been hailed a model investment by the
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:42P
Solyndra Chief Won't Answer US House Queries
8 FBI raid on Solyndra's Fremont, California, offices and a Justice Department investigation into the company, which got about $527 million in US loan guarantees from President Barack Obama's administration. The company sought bankruptcy protection two
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:42P
Report: Overall Beer Sales Down
What also keeps the craft beer sales trending up is local support. "This type of atmosphere and this type of business is supported by local people that own it and run it," said Adrian Lindsey, who enjoys craft brews. Lindsey's co-worker, Abby Deras,
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:42P
A $16 muffin? How the US Justice Department blew half a million dollars on
But the Justice Department has come under fire for wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayers' money-on snack food for internal conferences. At a single Washington, DC, conference, the department spent $4200 on 250 muffins — more than $16
Updated: 09/20/2011 05:42P
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