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Former judges and attorney have resentencing delayed in fraud case
Swan told The Associated Press that Minor was her attorney in a personal injury case in which Whitfield was the judge. She said the men conspired to hurt her case. She also claimed to be the "informant" who first contacted the FBI about alleged
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:21P
Seroquel Maker To Pay $68 Million To Settle Lawsuit
Drug maker AstraZeneca will pay more than $68 million as part of a multistate settlement over the company's promotion of an anti–psychotic drug for unapproved uses. Washington state will receive $1.6 million from the settlement.
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:21P
Judge denies request to block collective bargaining law
Democratic Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the publication. She argues the state Senate unconstitutionally passed the bill Wednesday. Dane County Circuit Judge Amy Smith declined to issue an emergency order
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:20P
Corporal Punishment Billboard
The campaign is to raise awareness of states that are still using paddling as a way to discipline children. To date, 20 states still use this as a form of punishment in schools. "Unlimited Justice" is hoping to change that, starting with the billboard.
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:20P
Kerala government to implement Sachar committee recommendations
By Abdullah Edachalem Kozhikode: Five years have passed when Justice Rajeendar Sachar submitted the most talked-about report to the then UPA government. The incumbent central government headed by the same Prime Minster left the stone unmoved despite a
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:20P
TWE Remembers: The Lend-Lease Act
(Courtesy the National Archives) Americans like to imagine that in days long past politics stopped at the water's edge and America spoke with one voice to the world. More often than not, however, our foreign policy debates have been rough-and-tumble
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:20P
Specific Media Asks Court To Dismiss Flash-Cookie Tracking Suit
The ad network Specific Media says that a lawsuit accusing it of using Flash cookies to circumvent consumers' privacy settings is nothing more than an attempt by "opportunistic plaintiffs' lawyers to shake down a
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:20P
KOLD.comPolice release ID of pedestrian killed in Tucson
AP National/International News AP Entertainment News Video AP - March 11, 2011 4:14 PM ET TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Tucson police say a teenage boy was the pedestrian fatally struck by a car racing another vehicle. Police said Friday that the victim of
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:20P
CHP wants to make sure teens aren't driving while distracted
According to a study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, texting while driving increases the risk of a crash 23-fold. The study further indicated that the average text message takes 5 seconds, which means that a driver who texts at 55 mph
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:20P
Asif proposes Deedar as NAB chief Tahir Khan
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has proposed to appoint Justice (Retd) Syed Deedar Hussain Shah as Chairman, National Accountability Bureau and sought the opinion of the Prime Minister as Leader of the House and the Opposition Leader in the
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:20P