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Report: Diplomats owe 500K in parking traffic tickets
The tickets total $340037 in fines — not including late fees owed, which double under DC law after 30 days. The majority of the unpaid tickets are more than 30 days late. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset POLITICO 44 Russia has the most outstanding
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:46P
Pakistan delegation visits Anna Hazare
Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid, retired judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and member of the India-Pakistan Judicial Committee on Prisoners; Iqbal Haider, former Law Minister; and Karamat Ali, trade union leader and peace activist, accompanied by peace
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:46P
Delhi HC blast: Kin of deceased to get Rs 6 lakh more
A bench of chief justice Dipak Misra and justice Sanjiv Khanna said the Delhi government and the Centre would share the compensation amount equally and the increased amount will be disbursed within three weeks. The bench also directed a payment of Rs 3
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:46P
$500000 settlement proposed in DM police excessive force case
Des Moines City Council members on Monday will be asked to approve a $500000 settlement to end a lawsuit filed by two people who alleged they were assaulted by police during a 2008 traffic stop. City Solicitor Mark Godwin told The Des Moines Register
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:46P
$500000 settlement proposed in DM police excessive force case
Des Moines City Council members on Monday will be asked to approve a $500000 settlement to end a lawsuit filed by two people who alleged they were assaulted by police during a 2008 traffic stop. City Solicitor Mark Godwin told The Des Moines Register
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:46P
New Ayukta: Integrity is the key
With opposition parties holding the state government responsible for the fiasco over the selection of Justice Shivaraj Patil as Lokayukta, the BJP government is threading cautiously while choosing his successor. Justice Patil had to quit just 47 days
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:46P
Ester's Eyes: Returning from Uganda's War as a Bush Wife
It's not what you might expect—she's not trying to get justice or retribution. Ester Abeja wants to show her face as a victim of gang rape, of abduction, of torture and daily violence, to be the image of a woman who has been forced to kill her own
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:46P
Split verdict on victim's right to appeal against accused's acquittal
A division Bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday gave a split verdict on whether a victim of crime needs to seek the High Court's permission to appeal against the acquittal of the accused. If decided that prior permission from the High Court is
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:46P
Landlord sues tenant over commercial lease agreement in Spring
Serene Investments filed a lawsuit on Sept. 20 in the Harris County District Court against Confled Diahn, citing breach of contract. Serene Investments says that on May 1, Diahn entered into a three-year commercial lease agreement to rent Suite B of an
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:46P
Bass Pro Shops Sued For Discrimination
The Equal Opportunity Commission, a federal agency charged with enforcing anti-discrimination laws in employment, filed a lawsuit in US District Court in Houston on Wednesday. The lawsuit alleges that qualified African-Americans and Hispanics were
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:45P
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