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White Supremacist Set to Die
By MICHAEL GRACZYK AP This undated handout photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Lawrence Russell Brewer. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice/AP Photo) A white supremacist gang member was headed to the death chamber
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:06P
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But that opinion also noted state law lacks specific penalties for striking public employees. Jennifer Boutell, a mother to 8- and 10-year-old girls, said she's lucky to be able to stay at home and watch her daughters during the strike, but everyone's
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:05P
Perry & his cronies: The Shelley-Cintra-Giuliani connection
Then there's Perry's penchant for selling off Texas infrastructure to the highest bidder, particularly to the employer of his former staffer Dan Shelley, a Spanish company, Cintra. Shelley worked as a 'consultant' for Cintra (in 2004), became Perry's
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:05P
SNAP campaign condemned for undermining crimes against humanity
Campaigners demanding that the International Criminal Court prosecute Pope Benedict XVI over clerical sex abuse are being accused of undermining human rights by a leading expert on religion and the law. “It's simply a publicity stunt,” said UK-based
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:05P
New Yorker expunges prostitution record under trafficking law
On Wednesday, her criminal record for prostitution was expunged by a judge who agreed with both prosecutors and defense attorneys that she was protected under a recent New York State law that equates pimps with sex traffickers.
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:04P
Mother wants justice for slain daughter, grandchild
KINGS MOUNTAIN — Two things happen each year in January for Kathy Pagano. She celebrates her son's birthday on Jan. 28. Two days later, she mourns the death of her only and eldest daughter, Kimberly Pagano. “I wear her baby ring around my neck,” Kathy
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:04P
US sees challenges in some financial cases
Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, head of the department's criminal division, rejected criticism that the Justice Department has dragged its heels in prosecuting possible fraud by Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and other investment banks,
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:04P
US sees challenges in some financial cases
Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, head of the department's criminal division, rejected criticism that the Justice Department has dragged its heels in prosecuting possible fraud by Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and other investment banks,
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:04P
Jury finds Derrick Washington guilty
The jury deliberated 2½ hours after a two-day trial before delivering its verdict late Wednesday afternoon. Washington faces a possible seven-year prison sentence. The tutor and her former roommate testified that in June 2010 Washington entered the
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:03P
Wind Farm Lawsuit: Michaud Family Claims Health Ruined
TORONTO - A southwestern Ontario family is suing over a wind farm they claim is damaging their health. The Michaud family of Thamesville claims they have suffered vertigo, nausea and sleep disruption caused by the Kent Breeze wind farm.
Updated: 09/21/2011 07:03P
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