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Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, March 10, 2011
My wife is a Spanish national with a green card who, of course, speaks Spanish as her first language. The worldwide Spanish-language media is reporting that the people in Arizona are [all but] lynching anyone who speaks Spanish, whether they have a
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:38P
Alcee Hastings former aide files sexual harassment suit
Alcee Hastings filed a lawsuit Monday claiming he repeatedly made unwanted sexual advances and threatened her position when she refused him, allegations the congressman denied as ``ludicrous.'' The conservative legal group Judicial Watch is
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:38P
Will Mel Gibson's Plea Bargain Help His “Beaver”?
You can just imagine those junkets: Mel will likely bar reporters from asking about this, or the custody case, Oksana, plus all his other stuff including DUI, anti-Semitism. his father or the Holocaust. Or his church. Or his divorce. Or “sugar tits.
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:38P
Rajaratnam Defense Lawyer Says 'Government Has It Wrong'
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have announced charges against more than three dozen traders, corporate insiders, expert networking consultants and lawyers since Rajaratnam's arrest in October 2009. The investigation may last another two years,
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:37P
Microsoft, Apple “App Store” Lawsuit Stalls on Font
Microsoft, in its most recent lawsuit with Apple, is beginning to sound like a college professor wanting punishments for failure to follow strict essay guidelines. According to court documents found by Geek Wire, Microsoft is asking the court to strike
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:37P
Community mourns family killed in car-bus collision, authorities reconstruct wreck
By Jason Gonzales & Shelby Sebens On the corner of Camp Branch Road and NC 211, the Williams family's white modular home still has lights on, a soccer ball rests near a bush and shiny green and red bikes are propped in a shed.
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:37P
Tacoma: City's billboards code subject of public meeting tonight
One of the opponents to emerge is local attorney Doug Schafer, who says he's reviewed the city's 1997 code seeking to rid billboards from Tacoma by 2007, as well as Clear Channel's lawsuit against that ordinance and the settlement agreement ultimately
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:36P
Four Loko Lawsuit: Phusion Projects Sued in SoCal for Shady Sale Tactics
We'll be reaching out to some plaintiffs and reviewing the lawsuit in full, so stay tuned. "In our opinion, this lawsuit is meritless and we plan to vigorously defend against it. We have always disclosed the contents of all of our products and we did
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:35P
Verdict on chainsaw assault
In April last year 32-year-old bricklayer Thomislav Pavicic threatened a visitor at his mother's home with a running chainsaw. The ACT Magistrate's Court yesterday heard that Pavicic threatened to "cut" the man with the chainsaw while brandishing it
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:35P
Atlanta Motorsports Park wins lawsuit, begins construction
Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP) has now begun the paving process after prevailing in a lengthy lawsuit against opponents attempting to prevent its construction. With a two-mile road course designed by Formula 1 architect, Hermann Tilke, AMP will be the
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:35P