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Honesty By Accident
I just heard an extraordinary remark from State Department spokesman PJ Crowley. He was speaking to a small audience at MIT on “the benefits of new media as it relates to foreign policy”, an event organised by the Center for Future Civic Media.
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:41A
Chinese officials pledge to crush state security threats
BEIJING -- Chinese justice officials are vowing to crush all threats to state security, social stability and the country's economy. The pledges come amid a sweeping crackdown on government critics and activist lawyers, and follows the Dec.
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:40A
Bombay HC admits winding up plea against Wockhardt: report
convertible bonds (FCCBs), according to a report. The report stated that Wockhardt defaulted on the FCCBs in 2009. Wockhardt's FCCB holders are seeking to recover their investments through a sale of the troubled pharma company's assets, says report.
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:39A
Court to hear case on death penalty process
Revelations of flawed work by a state crime lab, and the Racial Justice Act, which allows death row inmates to challenge their sentences based on statistical arguments about racial bias, have also played a role. The last execution in the state took
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:39A
CBS 19 - The Eye of East Texas News - Houston hospital cleared; prison escapee
HOUSTON—A medical building was locked down and searched Friday after someone reported seeing an escaped inmate inside, but he was not found. Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials said David Puckett, 27, escaped from the Stiles Unit in Beaumont
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:38A
Jewel and Unborn Baby are “Fine” After Car Crash with Firetruck
Sources at the scene say that a volunteer fire truck ran into the passenger side of Jewel's car. The accident occurred at around 11 AM Friday morning (Mar 11) in Stephensville, TX. Glad to hear Jewel and her baby are okay!!
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:36A
Osage chief vows no compromise on sovereignty
“I will not compromise the sovereignty of the Osage Nation,” he said, referencing the tribe's lawsuit against the Oklahoma Tax Commission. “We are not going to move. We are not going to be disestablished.” In his speech at the Wah-Zha-Zhi Cultural
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:35A
SD Crash Kills Fargo Man
The Highway Patrol says 20-year-old Javier Coronado was a passenger in a pickup truck that slid out of control on an icy Interstate 29 and rolled in the median. READ MORE On Wednesday, some 470 volunteers filled 78000 sandbags, bringing the total to
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:35A
Mel Gibson pleads no contest
The charges came a week before Gibson's latest film, "The Beaver," is due to premiere at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. It is only the second major film that Gibson has starred in since 2002. He portrays a deeply troubled man able to
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:35A
Fatal crash in Surrey
The truck hit the passenger side of the smaller car, the victim died on scene. His name hasn't been released but police believe he lives in the neighbourhood. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or seen the truck in the area should call Surrey RCMP
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:33A
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