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Lagos: Hackney permit a must for commercial vehicles, Okada
He said that the development was nothing but a gross violation of the traffic regulations. According to the commissioner, it is the hackney permit that allows corporate organisations and individuals to use their vehicles for commercial purposes.
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:02P
SC Senate OKs bill to criminalize creation of fake immigration docs
Last Thursday, Georgia's state assembly passed a tough immigration law that criminalizes the transportation of illegal immigrants and allows law enforcement officials to check the legal status of people in custody in certain situations. State Rep.
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:02P
US cracks down on firms that pay bribes to foreign officials
Lindsey and Lee are accused of authorizing millions of dollars in sales commissions to intermediaries knowing that the money would be used to pay bribes to Moreno and a second official with the Mexican electrical company. Lindsey's lawyer, Jan Handzlik
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:59P
NC House agrees to raise DWI penalties
The driver had multiple DWI convictions. The bill requires a DWI offender to receive a one- to three-year prison sentence if there are three grossly aggravating factors. There's also minimum imprisonment time, even with a suspended sentence.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:58P
'Men' producer fires back at Charlie Sheen lawsuit
Weitzman says the allegations against Lorre are as recklessly false and unwarranted as "Mr. Sheen's rantings in the media." Sheen's breach of contract lawsuit alleges that Warner Bros. bowed to Lorre's desire to punish Sheen, and that the producer and
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:57P
Clinton calls on Cuba to release Gross
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) By Paul Haven Associated Press / March 10, 2011 HAVANA—US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a strongly worded call Thursday for Cuba to free an American contractor who is awaiting a verdict on charges that he
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:57P
About 200 rally in front of Alabama Statehouse to oppose immigration reform
Micky Hammon of Decatur would require local officials to enforce federal immigration laws. Protesters at the Statehouse Thursday said the bill would put immigrants at odds with law enforcement officers and discourage employers from hiring legal
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:56P
About 200 rally in front of Alabama Statehouse to oppose immigration reform
Micky Hammon of Decatur would require local officials to enforce federal immigration laws. Protesters at the Statehouse Thursday said the bill would put immigrants at odds with law enforcement officers and discourage employers from hiring legal
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:56P
Pittsburgh market update: BNY Mellon down 4.38%
(NYSE:X), down 1.37 percent to $53.11 WESCO International Inc. (NYSE:WCC), down 2.44 percent to $58.78 Senior reporter Patty Tascarella covers banking, finance, legal, marketing and advertising and foundations at the Pittsburgh Business Times.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:55P
13 Somalis, Yemeni face charges in fatal piracy
“The alleged pirates will now face justice in an American courtroom,” he said. The indictment was returned on Tuesday, but remained sealed until the defendants made their initial appearance before a magistrate judge in Norfolk, Va.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:54P
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