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Guatemalans to sue US government for secretly infecting them with syphilis
Attorneys Andres Alonso and Terrence Collingsworth, the two men heading the Guatemalan case, have given the Obama administration until Friday, March 11, to respond to the settlement offer, or else the two plan to file a class-action lawsuit on behalf
Updated: 03/11/2011 01:31A
Attorney: Broun's son had valid license when arrested
Broun's license was suspended last September, when Athens-Clarke police charged him with driving under the influence of drugs after an officer stopped his SUV for running a red light downtown. Prosecutors dropped the DUI charge, and State Court Judge
Updated: 03/11/2011 01:30A
Immigration continues to spark controversy in Utah
Curt Bramble, R-Provo, to create a comprehensive immigration solution that followed the Utah Compact and the guiding principles on immigration legislation set forth by Gov. Herbert. Utah Compact principles include respect for the law,
Updated: 03/11/2011 01:30A
Small business lending still low, RBA
Lending to small business has improved since the global financial crisis, but still remains below pre-crash levels, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says. Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (financial markets) Guy Debelle told a
Updated: 03/11/2011 01:30A
People: Mel Gibson, Donald Trump, Kathy Griffin, Howard Stern and Guy Fieri
Gibson attorney Blair Berk said in a written statement that Gibson sought an agreement to resolve the case with his children in mind. "I know from almost 20 years as a criminal defense lawyer that sometimes justice can come for a client at too high a
Updated: 03/11/2011 01:29A
Macquarie Council targeting 'graffiti hotspots'
The Lake Macquarie City Council and the Department of Human Services - Juvenile Justice division have kicked off a new program this week targeting Newcastle's five most prominent 'graffiti hotspots.' Suburbs including Warners Bay, Windale, Edgeworth,
Updated: 03/11/2011 01:29A
Visalia Police Department officer injured in driver's-side crash
Emergency personnel attend to an injured Visalia Police Department officer whose cruiser was struck on its driver's side at around 8:20 pm tonight in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Mineral King Avenue and Giddings Street in west-central
Updated: 03/11/2011 01:29A
High Court's rules superior to Supreme Court's decisions, says ex-Chief Judge
FORMER Chief Judge of the Federal High Court,Justice Abdullahi Mustapha (rtd), yesterday urged judges in the country to ensure that rules of the court are obeyed at all times, because “they are superior to Supreme Court's decisions”. Justice Mustapha
Updated: 03/11/2011 01:28A
Lehman Failed Lending to Itself in Alchemy Eluding Dodd-Frank
15, 2008, bankruptcy documents and a May 2010 Lehman lawsuit show. “It wasn'ta mistake to let Lehman fail, it was a mistake to let it live so long,” said Ann Rutledge, a principal with New York-based R&R Consulting and the co-author of two books on
Updated: 03/11/2011 01:28A
Lehman Failed Lending to Itself in Alchemy Eluding Dodd-Frank
15, 2008, bankruptcy documents and a May 2010 Lehman lawsuit show. “It wasn'ta mistake to let Lehman fail, it was a mistake to let it live so long,” said Ann Rutledge, a principal with New York-based R&R Consulting and the co-author of two books on
Updated: 03/11/2011 01:28A