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Ex-Alaska Lawmaker Kohring Wins Appeal of Bribery Conviction
Laura Sweeney, a Justice Department spokeswoman, a Justice Department spokeswoman, said in a telephone that government lawyers were reviewing the decision. Michael Filipovic, a federal public defender representing Kohring, said the ruling "was not
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:25P
Ex-Alaska Lawmaker Kohring Wins Appeal of Bribery Conviction
Laura Sweeney, a Justice Department spokeswoman, a Justice Department spokeswoman, said in a telephone that government lawyers were reviewing the decision. Michael Filipovic, a federal public defender representing Kohring, said the ruling "was not
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:25P
Chuck Lorre Fires Back at Charlie Sheen's “Recklessly False” $100 Million Lawsuit
Chuck Lorre has just addressed Charlie Sheen's $100 million lawsuit against him, and the Two and a Half Men creator isn't happy. Chuck and his camp dismiss all of the allegations Charlie cited in the suit, and the producer's main concern is his former
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:25P
The Passing of a Drug Reform Hero: Retired Judge Jerome Marks
My good friend Judge Jerry Marks, a former New York Supreme Court Justice, was a hero's hero. On March 9, he died at age 95. Judge Marks had a long and distinguished career as a New York elected official and jurist. He served as state representative
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:25P
Coast Guard looking for camerman swept out to sea
Reported by: The Associated Press Fishing boats crash into one another Friday, March, 11, 2011 in the boat basin at Crescent City, Calif., as one of a series of tsunami surges slams into the harbor, breaking up docks and tearing lose boats.
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:24P
NAMB v. FRB: David 2.0 v. Goliath
On March 7, 2011, the National Association of Independent Housing Professionals (NAIHP) filed a lawsuit against the FRB, and two days later, on March 9, 2011, the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) also brought suit against the FRB.
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:24P
Woman in hospital after collision
The vehicle left the scene of the accident on the Market Place, near the Town Hall, without stopping. However, it is possible that the driver was unaware the collision had taken place. Officers are appealing for the motorist, or anyone who may have
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:24P
Power-Strip Sparked Fatal Fire, Chief Says
The fire has been ruled an accident, said Chief Edward Casares Jr. Steele, who worked the night shift, had been sleeping in a basement bedroom when the fire started late on morning of March 4, Casares said. The extension cord and power strip failed and
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:24P
Ted Leonsis' Little Monsters
Ted Leonsis once almost died in a plane crash. Well, he was on a plane when a crash landing was expected, but he and the other passengers came down just fine when the landing gear worked at the last minute. It's what arose from the flight crew's
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:24P
Tarantino, his neighbour and the blood-curdling plot of the birds
According to a six-page lawsuit filed by the director in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Ball and his partner Peter Macdissi have installed an "exotic bird menagerie" which has been driving Tarantino to distraction for more than a year.
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:24P