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Obama reassures on oil | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-12
President Obama said Friday he was prepared to tap the nation's emergency oil reserve to deal with any disruptions in the energy supply and said the Justice Department would be on the watch for any evidence of price
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:07A
After 3-year trial, Liberian awaits war-crimes verdict | Philadelphia Inquirer
AP LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands - The three-year war-crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, once among West Africa's most powerful leaders, ended Friday with judges likely to take months to reach a verdict on whether he
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:07A
Lawmakers take aim at removing decision power with Yankee
"Data we have seen indicates that Vermont has reduced DUI impacts over the past decade by nearly half through a combination of tougher laws, stronger enforcement and increased seatbelt use. Despite that, too many Vermonters continue to die at the hands
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:06A
Eagles players stand with union | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-12
The players voted for it during the season, and union rep Winston Justice said Eagles players unanimously affirmed their votes recently. The NFLPA, technically no longer a union, filed an antitrust suit in US District Court in Minneapolis seeking to
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:06A
Greed and lack of trust grinds NFL to a halt | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-12
The union has decertified and has filed an antitrust lawsuit in the name of three of the game's biggest stars. NFL Network sources said Friday night that the league has locked the players out. And undoubtedly more layoffs and furloughs and pay cuts
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:06A
Business news in brief | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-12
"The Court of Appeals did not rule on the merits of that counterclaim but rather sent the case back to the trial court, where discovery will now proceed," said Catherine Andriadis, a spokeswoman for DuPont. "We expect to prevail once that discovery has
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:06A
In the Nation | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-12
The trial focused on whether Drotleff and Cannon, who were in Afghanistan training its national army, feared for their lives the night of the shooting, when the vehicle in front of them that was escorting their translators home got into a bad accident
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:06A
Inquirer Editorial: Unsafe on the river | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-12
A government report on the fatal Ride the Ducks accident near Penn's Landing is a loud argument against resuming these tours on the Delaware River. The National Transportation Safety Board points to the carelessness of a tugboat pilot on his cell phone
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:06A
Dear Abby: Drug fears overshadow childhood friends' reunion | Philadelphia
When I called her back, she told me she was in a serious car accident nine years ago and hasn't held a job since. The entire conversation was strange, and my gut is telling me Grace has a drug problem. She has asked me to lunch to "catch up.
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:06A
Police and fire log: Saturday, March 12, 2011
In the case of those arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant: all DUI cases reported by law enforcement agencies are reported by the newspaper. The Daily Journal makes no exceptions. The Ukiah Daily Journal reserves this
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:06A