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Time to kill Washington's frivolous lien statute
Attorneys whose clients want to challenge construction liens nowadays almost always ignore the expedited frivolous lien procedure and proceed with a full-blown lawsuit. By JOHN RIPER Sometimes a great idea doesn't work out. That has proven true with
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:01A
Somali pirates in US court after Oman yacht hijack
By Bloomberg The US Justice Department charged 13 Somalis and one Yemeni with piracy and kidnapping in connection with the seizure and death last month of four Americans on a yacht in waters off the coast of Oman. The 14 men were indicted by a federal
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:00A
We need checks and balances
However, combining the Departments of Justice and Defence under one minister is a dangerous development in a democracy. There are certain essential elements of protection in democracies that include the separation of powers between the executive (ie,
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:00A
Celebrity News Police Search Charlie Sheen's Home
Tonight just hours after Charlie Sheen filed a one hundred million dollar lawsuit against CBS Execs, police raided his home after reports that he threatened to use a firearm on himself. Police executed a search warrant to search actor Charlie Sheen's
Updated: 03/11/2011 03:59A
Federal Road Safety Corps: Accident involving politicians rising-Nigeria
"Last week, 12 party supporters were killed while 21 others were seriously injured in a fatal road crash on their way to a campaign rally along Kassa road in Barkin Ladi in Plateau State. Five persons were also killed and 15 others injured on February
Updated: 03/11/2011 03:56A
14 pirate suspects are indicted
A federal grand jury has indicted 13 suspected pirates from Somalia and one from Yemen in the February hijacking of a yacht that left two Marina del Rey residents and two of their friends dead, the US Justice Department said Thursday.
Updated: 03/11/2011 03:55A
11 Orthodox converts barred from aliyah
At immediate issue is the immigration status of 11 North American Jews who underwent Orthodox conversion and whose petition to make aliyah has been denied in recent weeks by Interior Ministry immigration authorities. “It's just not right that people
Updated: 03/11/2011 03:55A
Pot DUI gets first OK
AP DENVER -- A proposal to set a blood-content threshold for what`s too high to drive got its first approval from Colorado lawmakers Thursday, making the state venture into an area few others have tested in the age of booming medical marijuana use.
Updated: 03/11/2011 03:54A
2011 Nickelodeon Upfront Presentation Mar 10
Miranda Cosgrove and Victoria Justice were side-by-side at the 2011 Nickelodeon Upfront Presentation in New York City on Thursday (March 10). Held at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the lovely young actresses helped out as they revealed the release date for
Updated: 03/11/2011 03:54A
NM Senate, House driver's license bill proposals clash
"If we're going to tell New Mexicans we're serious about securing the border, we must stop giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants," Martinez said. said Martinez was either playing politics or not in firm grasp of her job as governor.
Updated: 03/11/2011 03:54A
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