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RESTRUCTURING: Icahn breaks silence over Blockbuster sale
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn broke his silence in the Blockbuster reorganisation saga to throw his support behind a Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale. While Icahn has not unveiled plans to bid for the video rental company, he is keeping his options open.
Updated: 03/09/2011 01:53P
Crash victim had 'lucky' escape in Cockermouth floods
The Honister slate mine entrepeneur who died when his helicopter crashed in Borrowdale had had a narrow escape in the 2009 floods. Mark Weir, whose body was found today (Wednesday) had a miraculous escape from death when his tractor
Updated: 03/09/2011 01:53P
Blagojevich asks to be sentenced and avoid retrial
Blagojevich said he wanted to skip the retrial "in the interests of justice and saving taxpayer funds," according to a motion he filed in federal court Wednesday. In his motion, Blagojevich noted that his defense lawyers, who are being paid by the
Updated: 03/09/2011 01:52P
California Egg Farmers Ask to Join Lawsuit Seeking Proposition 2 Standards
The lawsuit seeks clarity on what Proposition 2 requires for egg-laying hen housing systems. Last December, JS West, one of California's leading egg farmers, filed a lawsuit in California's Superior Court in Fresno seeking a clear understanding on
Updated: 03/09/2011 01:52P
Two sailors killed in Camp Pendleton training exercise
The accident happened during an exercise at Camp Pendleton on a road in the southwest part of the base. The sailors, from the Amphibious Construction Battalion One, were supporting Exercise Pacific Horizon, involving Navy and Marine Corps units around
Updated: 03/09/2011 01:52P
Mel Gibson Gets Plea Deal in Criminal Abuse Case
"I know from almost 20 years as a criminal defense lawyer that sometimes justice can come for a client at too high a personal price. That is particularly so for Mel, whose right to due process can only be exercised in this case with an enormous media
Updated: 03/09/2011 01:52P
4 Hurt After Crash Closes Highway 19 In Town Of Sun Prairie
Two adults and two children were injured and the roadway in both directions was closed after a crash on Highway 19 on Wednesday morning in the Town of Sun Prairie. The two-vehicle crash happened on the highway between Wagon Lane and County Highway TT.
Updated: 03/09/2011 01:51P
Mel Gibson Reaches Plea Deal in Domestic Violence Case
"I know from almost 20 years as a criminal defense lawyer that sometimes justice can come for a client at too high a personal price," Gibson's lawyer Blair Berk said in a statement Wednesday. "That is particularly so for Mel, whose right to due process
Updated: 03/09/2011 01:51P
School bus hit in I-275 crash
The accident occurred just 7 am in the eastbound lanes just west of the Hebron exit. John Gripshover, 33, of Petersburg, was driving a Dodge Neon in the left lane when he swerved to avoid debris. Gripshover lost control and spun into the guardrail,
Updated: 03/09/2011 01:51P
Ireland's Enda Kenny elected as PM
His coalition with the centre-left Labour Party holds a record majority after a historic election win dominated by voter anger over a property crash that led to a humiliating 85 billion (NZ$115 billion) EU/IMF rescue package.
Updated: 03/09/2011 01:51P
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