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MARKETING OVERHAUL
The hope, advertising professionals say, is the events' prestige will rub off, buffing up the carmaker's image and driving shoppers to Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac lots. The expense is appropriate, they say, because GM needs a bit of swagger to sell
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:14A
Prosecution of leakers could chill whistleblowers
WASHINGTON — 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 that critics say will have a chilling effect on
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:12A
Harvard Would Be More Dangerous NCAA Tournament Team Than Princeton, Despite
Ask any objective observer at John Lee Amphitheater, and they'd give you the same verdict: Harvard was better than Princeton on Saturday afternoon. That, of course, won't ever change what happened. Douglas Davis received an inbound pass with 2.8
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:12A
Greenleaf rethinks his get-tough approach to crime
Of Pennsylvania's inmates, 39 percent have been convicted of using illegal drugs, drunken driving, fraud, receiving stolen property. An additional 15 percent are in for parole violations. Greenleaf and his allies, many of them Democrats, want judges to
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:12A
Revelers turn out for 4th annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Marty
It's not unusual to see children with so much candy it looks like their bags are weighed down with bowling balls. And it's a foregone conclusion that there will be an occasional stop of the parade so a few old friends can say hello — not to mention
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:12A
Taking a closer look
Although it came with wide bipartisan support, western Kentucky officials have mixed reactions to a new law intended to reform the state's criminal justice system. House Bill 463, the Public Safety and Offender Accountability Act,
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:10A
Medicare scams infect Detroit as recruiters use poor to steal millions
The operators put ads in newspapers for medical doctors to run the clinic or used colleagues involved in scams in other states, even if they were not licensed in Michigan. Clinic operators hired Medicare recruiters to find Medicare recipients in
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:09A
Sunshine Week: FOIL requests often provide just some pieces of the puzzle
In turn, Meaney filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the village. In September, the village withdrew its disciplinary case against Meaney in return for Meaney withdrawing a federal lawsuit over the matter. It cost the village $6006 to contest
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:09A
Crime Reports: 3/13/11
8:49 am A man, 57, was arrested on a warrant out of the Bowie Justice Court alleging failure to appear after police were called to the Justice Precinct Courts, 100 Colonia de Salud. He was booked into the county jail. 9:53 am A 13-year-old male was
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:09A
N.J. quits emissions lawsuit | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-13
Associated Press TRENTON - New Jersey has withdrawn from a lawsuit by several states that seeks to have five electric utilities cut greenhouse gases emitted by their power plants in 20 states. State Attorney General Paula Dow
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:09A
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