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A hold-your-nose immigration fix
“It's not like I'm soft on crime, but it has always been my belief that it is not the role of local law enforcement agencies to enforce the immigration laws. “Almost 30 percent of my population is Hispanic, and I also have a legal refugee community.
Updated: 03/13/2011 01:30A
HC gives relief to architect blacklisted by PMC
"The order passed by the civic body was arbitrary, unreasonable and in breach of principles of natural justice. Whatever discrepancies were alleged to have been there, Deshpande has paid charges of up to Rs six crore for regularisation," Deshpande''s
Updated: 03/13/2011 01:30A
Artwork speaks for early American feminists
An art professor peeled off layers of her clothing in the first session of the college's observation of Women's History Week. Carol Flueckiger of Texas Tech University introduced each piece by reading from note cards: "Large grande" and "Made in
Updated: 03/13/2011 01:30A
2 men claim to be victims of DUI scam
Then, the prosecutor said, Butler would work with his contacts in law enforcement to make sure the men were stopped as they drove under the influence. When Tanabe was arrested, a law enforcement source close to the investigation said authorities
Updated: 03/13/2011 01:26A
2 men claim to be victims of DUI scam
Then, the prosecutor said, Butler would work with his contacts in law enforcement to make sure the men were stopped as they drove under the influence. When Tanabe was arrested, a law enforcement source close to the investigation said authorities
Updated: 03/13/2011 01:26A
Quake-hit Japan plant faces new radiation threat
In Europe, environmentalists seized on the accident to press for an end to nuclear power. Up to 60000 protesters formed a 45-km (27-mile) human chain in Germany to denounce the government's policy of extending the life of nuclear plants.
Updated: 03/13/2011 01:26A
Japan Tries to Contain Nuclear Leak as Earthquake Death Toll May Top 1400
(Source: Bloomberg) Japan grappled to contain its worst nuclear accident in at least 33 years at a plant north of Tokyo as local media said the number of dead and missing from the nation's biggest earthquake and tsunami approached 1500 people.
Updated: 03/13/2011 01:25A
Japan-nuclear accident
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- The Japanese nuclear safety agency rated the damage at a nuclear power plant at Fukushima at a four on a scale of one to seven, which is not quite as bad as the Three Mile Island accident in the United States in 1979,
Updated: 03/13/2011 01:25A
Book fair causes rift between charities
File photo -- A volunteer prepares tables for the Greater St. Louis Book Fair. The Greater St. Louis Book Fair has marked the coming of spring in the area for decades. A festival for book lovers with good intentions, it's the longtime annual fundraiser
Updated: 03/13/2011 01:25A
UPDATED: Pedestrian hit by car in Norwich
The extent of the victim's injuries could not be confirmed, but police said the victim was hit by a Maserati. The accident was reported at about 7:55 pm As of 10:35 pm, the police accident reconstruction team was still at the scene, police said.
Updated: 03/13/2011 01:25A