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$10 muffins and $8 coffee served in US Justice audit
"We found the Department (of Justice) spent $16 on each of the 250 muffins served at an August 2009 legal conference in Washington," said a DOJ Office of Inspector General report released on Tuesday. The DOJ spent $121 million on conferences in fiscal
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:19P
US cop show borrows a page from Strauss-Kahn case
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is seen at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 16. A new season of "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" is to open with a storyline based on the sex assault case against him. AFP - A new season of "Law and Order:
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:19P
Saab lives another day, winning bankruptcy protection
A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday gave the green light for beleaguered carmaker Saab to reorganise under bankruptcy protection, delaying what had appeared to be the company's imminent demise. AFP - A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday gave the green
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:19P
Ruling on 2002 Massacre Leaves Indians Wanting Justice: Choudhury
12, the Supreme Court, which isn't a trial court, declared that it would cease to monitor the case, and that both the investigative team's report and the findings of the amicus curiae would now be passed "to the court empowered to take cognisance of
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:19P
Ruling on 2002 Massacre Leaves Indians Wanting Justice: Choudhury
12, the Supreme Court, which isn't a trial court, declared that it would cease to monitor the case, and that both the investigative team's report and the findings of the amicus curiae would now be passed "to the court empowered to take cognisance of
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:19P
Hooters casino creditor again presses for foreclosure
The main creditor of the Hooters Las Vegas resort is stepping up efforts to foreclose on the bankrupt property, again arguing Hooters is wasting money as it attempts to reorganize in bankruptcy. The creditor, Canpartners Realty
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:19P
AG trying to block Park City casino
Wednesday, Schmidt asked to join a federal lawsuit aimed at blocking the Wyandotte Nation's efforts to build a casino in Park City. In July, the Nation filed a suit compelling the Department of the Interior to approve the tribe's application to place
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:18P
Jackson man sent to prison for 90 years as career offender, faces murder trial
A man awaiting trial in a murder case has been sent to prison for 90 years on other charges. Marcus Thompson was sentenced Tuesday in Madison County Circuit Court, according to The Jackson Sun, which quoted the court clerk's office
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:18P
Ahmadinejad: No reason for tension between Iran and US
A: We believe that freedom, justice and the right to choose belongs to all people. It's a human right. But the question is the previous president of Egypt — which governments was he being supported by? And the same goes for the rest.
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:18P
Lehman to drop appeals of bankruptcy court ruling over Barclays sale
NEW YORK ? Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said it will drop its appeal of a bankruptcy court's ruling upholding Barclays Plc's. purchase of its North American business in 2008. In a statement, Lehman said on Wednesday it will drop its challenge of Judge
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:18P
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