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Obama Admin. Appeals Ruling Against Healthcare Law
President Barack Obama's Justice Department filed its notice of appeal and the case will go to the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, based in Atlanta. The fight over the law is expected to reach the Supreme Court. Healthcare reform is the
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:51A
The House of Lords is keeping ministers' Henry VIII powers in check
These are the so-called Henry VIII powers, condemned last summer by the lord chief justice. Calling for Henry VIII powers to be "confined to the dustbin of history", Lord Judge reminded us that Henry was a dangerous tyrant who persuaded a supine
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:50A
The Day Ahead: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Justice Alito Was Right by William Murchison: Against his eight colleagues, he stood in lonely, honorable dissent. The Means Testing Temptation by Ross Kaminsky: Republicans will need to resist turning Social
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:50A
Woman injured in single-car accident
Karen S. Draper, 59, was eastbound just three miles west of Maryville around 4 pm when slick road conditions caused the 1989 Cadillac she was driving to leave the roadway, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report.
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:50A
The face of workplace tragedy
Created in 2003, Legge had over thirty years to prepare for his involvement with the association, when a workplace accident burnt over 60 per cent of his body during what was to a be a routine cleaning of a gas line in a coking plant,
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:50A
Stunt boss goes on trial over 'Dark Knight' crash
"Scream" actor David Arquette was involved in a car crash on Friday and taken to a hospital. Charlie Sheen might consider himself a "winner," but it's far from clear whether he would prevail in a lawsuit. Long before Mike Tyson became a world champion
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:49A
American Apparel CEO Held Me Captive, Plaintiff Claims in Sex Suit
In her lawsuit, filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court, Morales claims American Apparel founder Dov Charney invited her to his home in 2008 when she was an 18-year-old sales associate at the Chelsea store. Once inside the apartment entryway, Charney allegedly
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:49A
Two Killed when Car Hits Bridge Support
The accident happened about 6:45 am on westbound Interstate 30 at the Davis Drive overpass, between the Fielder and Cooper Street exits. It appears the vehicle was traveling very fast when it left the road and hit the bridge support, several feet from
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:49A
Blogger, former Grand Forks councilman's libel case atracting national attention
Jury selection began Monday in a 2009 lawsuit by Jerry Moore, former executive director of a neighborhood community council in north Minneapolis, seeking more than $50000 from Hoff, alleging Hoff's blog, “The Adventures of Johnny Northside,” lied about
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:49A
2 Atlanta Police Officers Hurt in Accidents
Officer KY Jones says the first accident Tuesday night involved an officer who was on his way to help with traffic control after the NBA game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Los Angeles Lakers . Police say the officer's motorcycle collided with an
Updated: 03/09/2011 09:49A