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Cuba convicts U.S. contractor, sentences him to 15 years
By Times-Dispatch Staff A Cuban court on Saturday found US contractor Alan Gross guilty of crimes against the state and sentenced him to 15 years in prison, a verdict that brought a swift and strongly worded condemnation from Washington.
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:14A
Session showed differences between political parties
Contrasts were clear as well on the issue of enforcing our immigration laws. While the House approved multiple measures to require these laws be enforced, most of these measures were scuttled in the Senate. The lone area of agreement was on the issue
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:14A
"Operation Libya": Recognizing the Opposition Government Constitutes a Pretext
These leaders have learned from the various international attempts and initiatives to bring George W. Bush Jr., Tony Blair, Richard Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and their co-conspirators to justice for starting an internationally illegal war against Iraq.
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:14A
Bill Targets Legitimacy of Islam's Sharia Law in Florida
The cases involved divorce, a contract dispute and an incident where a Muslim woman unsuccessfully argued that she could wear a veil for her driver license photo. In each case, the courts didn't base their rulings on sharia but on contractual law
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:14A
Judge Tennille set the bar for state business courts
"Getting them comfortable with the court, the predictability of how business law would be interpreted and the speed of the process were critical for gaining a positive reputation." Jim Creamer, an attorney with Blanco Tackabery & Matamoros PA in
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:14A
NFL owners impose a lockout on players
Nine NFL players, including superstar quarterbacks Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees, and one college player headed for the pros filed a class-action lawsuit in Minnesota and asked for a preliminary injunction to block a lockout.
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:14A
StubHub prices challenged
They claimed in their lawsuit they paid a per-ticket resale service fee of more than $3, the legal limit according to the NC statute. They argued that if their purchase had taken place in front of the coliseum, it would have violated the anti-scalping
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:14A
U.S. contractor convicted in Cuba, gets 15-year term
The US government and Gross's family say he was working to improve Internet access for the island's Jewish community, did nothing wrong, and should be released. Cuban officials have called him a mercenary and maintained his motives were more nefarious.
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:14A
Who's directing the Zoning Board? After UC settles lawsuit with Stack critic
Lieber stated last March that he would not be able to develop the property now due to the real estate downturn that occurred since he acquired the land in 2005. He sold the property last June for about $500000, tax records show, about one third of the
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:13A
UConn outlasts Louisville, 69-66, to win the Big East Tournament crown
Worse yet, Siva, whom Walker collided with before running into Dieng, left the game with an apparent left ankle injury and was replaced by Elisha Justice. Justice fed Dieng for a dunk, cutting the deficit to 47-44, before Siva returned with 10:51 to go
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:12A
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