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Japan's nightmare goes nuclear after reactor building explodes
The accident, which is thought to have been caused by a build of up hydrogen gas inside the building housing the plant's nuclear reactor unit 1, has been rated as among the five worst nuclear accidents in history after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:57A
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Updated: 03/13/2011 03:56A
14 die in NY tour bus crash
Galvin said that in his 22 years on the job, "It's probably the worst accident I've ever seen in terms of the human toll." The southbound lanes of I-95 were still closed Saturday afternoon. The wreck also closed the northbound side of the highway,
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:55A
Administration is going after important whistleblowers
Despite the Obama administration's promise to increase openness and transparency, the Justice Department is stepping up prosecution of those who leak classified information, a move critics say will have a chilling effect on whistleblowers.
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:51A
The question is about asking a fair question
In my opinion, one should keep in mind that whatever the question is, approval of this law will only open the door to any future government to go from Dovorce Malta-style to Divorce Las Vegas-style. In the past I conveyed my thoughts on this very
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:50A
Revolutions killed the television star
If something is amiss with a country's authorities, then the people – without the need to take up arms – have the tools to put things to right, and fight for justice. In a letter to The Times on Tuesday a reader made a plea for the setting up of a
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:50A
NY, take action on key reforms
Fred LeBrun's March 6 column, "Say one thing, do another," completely missed the intent and the outcome of the proposed lawsuit reforms in the report of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Medicaid Redesign Team. Rather than "severely limiting what medical malpractice
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:47A
US contractor detained in Cuba gets 15-year term
13, 2011 12:00 AM AP HAVANA - 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 03:44A
NFLPA's DeMaurice Smith a forceful advocate for players | Philadelphia
After a legal career that included stints in the US Attorney's Washington office and in white-collar criminal defense at Patton Boggs, he was chosen to head the NFLPA in March 2009 and vowed to bring his business sense to the union.
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:43A
Computer jeopardizes court's clout
AP SAN FRANCISCO — Former California Chief Justice Ron George's crowning achievement was expected to be his crusade to drag the nation's largest court system into the 21st century: a computer system linking every courthouse in the state's 58 counties.
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:42A
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