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Man dies in crash
The driver of the other car, Salina Hoffman, 29, of Central City, was taken by medical helicopter to Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, where a spokeswoman said she was listed in serious condition Monday afternoon. Cramer was traveling west,
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:24A
Tribune Co-President Says Noteholder Plan Will 'Scare' Partners
The noteholders' plan would put as much as 65 percent of the company's stock in a trust overseen by a court until a lawsuit related to Tribune's 2007 leveraged buyout was resolved, according to court documents. “It's the proverbial man behind the
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:24A
Tribune Co-President Says Noteholder Plan Will 'Scare' Partners
The noteholders' plan would put as much as 65 percent of the company's stock in a trust overseen by a court until a lawsuit related to Tribune's 2007 leveraged buyout was resolved, according to court documents. “It's the proverbial man behind the
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:24A
Karpal's brother dies, court postpones Anwar's sodomy trial
KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday 15 March 2011 (Bernama) -- The sodomy trial of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was today postponed to Monday after the High Court was informed that the youngest brother of lead defence counsel Karpal Singh died in Penang last night.
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:23A
Drowning trial delayed until fall
WOODSTOCK -- A jury trial for a civil lawsuit filed against Half Moon Beach Park Inc. has been delayed until October, according to online records in Shenandoah County Circuit Court. Edward Hansen, of Culpeper, filed a $24 million lawsuit after his
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:23A
Chinese officials visit Marietta
MARIETTA - Chinese judges and courtroom managers saw firsthand how the American criminal justice system works when they toured facilities in Marietta Monday. The group of 21 met with Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks, toured the county's 911
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:22A
Our View: Anti-government bickering ignores history
Later, during the 1960s, minorities very much appreciated the Justice Department stepping in and helping them fight discriminatory laws. Few would deny that without the active involvement of government, the civil rights struggle would have been even
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:21A
Hard-hit Japanese city beset by long lines, desperation
By THE WASHINGTON POST SENDAI, Japan — Outside the Rigoletto Tapas Bar, an eatery that normally offers fine wines and Spanish delicacies, the bourgeois of this quake-crippled northern Japanese city lined up for hours Monday. The joint is now an upscale
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:20A
Five Somali pirates sentenced to life
Five Somali men convicted of piracy were sentenced Monday to life plus 80 years in prison for an attack on a US Navy ship in April of last year, the Department of Justice announced. Though several other Somalis have been convicted of crimes related to
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:20A
Human Right Watch Faces Office Closure in Tashkent; Staff Denied Accreditation
While Uzbek authorities have been granting some staff temporary 30-day visas, in a letter dated December 23, 2010 delivered late December 24, Gayrat Khidoyatov, deputy justice minister, told Human Rights Watch researcher Steve Swerdlow that his
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:20A
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