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$16 muffins highlight wasteful spending audit
That's just one of several alarming costs in an audit of the Justice Department under both the Bush and Obama administrations. Auditors criticizied a 76 dollar-per-person lunch at a conference in California and cookies that cost nearly 10 dollars each.
Updated: 09/21/2011 06:35A
Sialkot lynching: Hang 'em all
[J Haque] After a total of 401 days, the Sialkot lynching case has come to an end with an outcome that is perhaps as grisly as the event that took place – death sentences for seven of those involved, and I for one fully support the verdict.
Updated: 09/21/2011 06:35A
US State Department Lifts Sanctions Against Ofer Holdings in Iran Sale
The State Department lifted sanctions against the Ofer Holdings Group Inc, owned by a prominent Israeli business family, for allegedly selling an oil tanker to Iran last year, in violation of US law. In May, the US State Department announced a set of
Updated: 09/21/2011 06:33A
Oman journalists get jail terms for insulting minister
MUSCAT, Sep 21, 2011 (AFP) - An Omani court on Wednesday sentenced two journalists each to five months in prison and closed their newspaper Azzaman for a month for insulting the justice minister, an AFP correspondent reported.
Updated: 09/21/2011 06:33A
Zimbabwe's first 'Facebook trial' collapses
Attorney Lizwe Jamela said Wednesday that investigators had failed to retrieve the message as evidence and so the court threw out the subversion charge. A 39-year old businessman had been accused of posting a message on Prime Minister Morgan
Updated: 09/21/2011 06:32A
Enzyte founder gets shorter prison term
A federal appeals court in December threw out Warshak's 25-year sentence, saying the trial court wasn't clear enough about its basis for arriving at the sentence. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Warshak told the judge he would not let him down.
Updated: 09/21/2011 06:32A
Business executives group endorses Issue 2
COLUMBUS (AP) -- A group of Ohio business executives is urging voters to uphold a new state law that places restrictions on public employee unions. The Ohio Business Roundtable is endorsing Issue 2 on the November ballot, urging a "yes" vote to affirm
Updated: 09/21/2011 06:32A
Pukuafu Defends Right to Buy Newmont Shares
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:PT Pukuafu Indah has defended its right to purchase PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara's 7 percent share divestment in accordance with a South Jakarta District Court verdict last year. “We remind the Indonesian government and related
Updated: 09/21/2011 06:32A
Russia eyes resorts to bring peace to North Caucasus
Eventually 11 hotels will open and the resort will be able to handle traffic of 500000 tourists per year. "There will still be extremism here after the resorts, and it's hard to get rid of that," said Vitaly Yusenko, 39, a resident of Cherkessk.
Updated: 09/21/2011 06:32A
Former Ohio trooper charged in fraud case
COLUMBUS (AP) -- A former Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper is accused of mortgage fraud, bankruptcy fraud, witness tampering and other charges in an eight count federal indictment. The government announced Tuesday that Benjamin W. Richardson, 46,
Updated: 09/21/2011 06:32A
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