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1 sentence on gay rights in citizenship guide
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney used a swearing-in ceremony for new Canadians to release the second version of the government's "Discover Canada" study guide, the first of which was released in the fall of 2009. An early draft obtained by The
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:44P
SXSW 2011: Live Nation Entertainment's Nathan Hubbard to face critics in Austin
Yet when it came to addressing industry concerns at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas -- the largest music biz gathering in the country -- top executives from the newly christened Live Nation Entertainment were no shows. That changes in 2011,
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:43P
Consol to pay $6M settlement in W.Va. water case
site of a massive fish kill in 2009, officials with the US Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency said the settlement should warn other coal companies that the agencies are serious about enforcing environmental laws.
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:43P
Daughter of popular Calgary flea market vendor testifies
Mah played surveillance video taken from a Wal-Mart store, in which the suspects had bought a doghouse, food and other items after the crime. The scheduled three-week trial before Court of Queen's Bench Justice Colleen Kenny continues.
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:43P
Disasters... Both Natural and Unnatural
The example I like is how the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 led to the bankruptcy of many insurance carriers and to an outflow of cash from London and New York money centers. This led directly to the Panic of 1907 – and eventually to the creation of
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:42P
Jepsen seeks $360K from electricity aggregator
Attorney General George Jepsen filed a civil lawsuit on Monday to collect a $360000 penalty against former electricity aggregator Turris Associations LLC, of Redding for defrauding schools. The lawsuit filed in Danbury Superior Court seeks the penalty
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:42P
Citizenship guide gets single sentence on gay rights after being deleted
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney used a swearing-in ceremony for new Canadians to release the second version of the government's “Discover Canada” study guide, the first of which was released in the fall of 2009. An early draft obtained by The
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:42P
Uganda - President swears in new judges, says judicial system needs to work
President Yoweri Museveni has called on the judicial system to work out conceptual differences that some judges have with the government in order to avail true justice to the people of Uganda. The President who was today officiating over the swearing
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:42P
Spring antique shop named in injury claim
Louise Beagles filed the lawsuit March 11 in Harris County District Court against The Antique Gallery LLC Beagle accuses the store owner of negligence for allegeldy failing to keep her safe while shopping there. According to the petition,
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:42P
Boehner Says House Will Defend Marriage Law in Federal Court
Two weeks after President Obama ordered the Justice Department to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a bi-partisan House leadership panel has voted 3-2 to defend the law in federal court. The marriage defense law, which passed by an
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:42P
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