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Agencies struggle to meet Obama's order on Freedom of Information Act
Steven Croley, special assistant to the president for justice and regulatory policy, said the White House has made significant progress toward putting the directive in place. "Many agencies across the government have taken substantial steps to improve
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:55A
2010 Bar exams result out Thursday
Victoria Gleoresty Guerra told reporters that Chief Justice Renato Corona has called for a special en banc session on Thursday for the decoding and determination of the passing percentage of the 2010 Bar examinations results.
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:55A
Canada's citizenship guide now includes gay rights
A new citizenship study guide includes that fact, although an earlier draft included history about gay rights milestones and the same-sex marriage law. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney showed off the guide to new citizens yesterday in Vancouver,
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:54A
Black-out causes man to quit drinking
"I blacked out," he said, telling Ontario Court Justice Kristine Bignell he and a friend had consumed a 60-ouncer of vodka on Friday. Police picked up Pearce about 9:30 pm on Goulais Avenue after receiving reports of a man "staggering all over the
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:54A
El Paso man accused of murder in 2009 death of mother being retried in San Antonio
His first trial, in October in El Paso, ended in a mistrial when jurors deadlocked on a verdict. The body of 54-year-old Gloria Huerta Marmolejo was found in the desert. A medical examiner determined she had been strangled.
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:53A
Greene family lawyer seeks answers from more Kilpatrick era officials
The e-mail probe is one aspect of a broader lawsuit filed in 2005 that accuses the former mayor and city of obstructing an investigation into the woman's unsolved death. Yatooma asked a federal judge to issue a default judgment against the city for
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:53A
France appeals cutting EU parliament Strasbourg trips from 12 to 11
'France intends to appeal to the European Union Court of Justice against the legality of this decision,' French EU affairs minister Laurent Wauquiez announced in a statement. The vote by lawmakers that authorized the move was 'regrettable and
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:52A
OUR VIEW: Illinois ended capital punishment; Alabama should at least entertain
It just is not right in our democracy and system of justice." Illinois is the 16th state to repeal the death penalty -- the third in just the past four years. In 2009, New Mexico voted to abolish capital punishment. In 2007, it was New Jersey.
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:52A
Oscar winner cleared of Batman stunt death blame
“It could have cost the British film industry thousands of jobs,” he added. “A prosecution like this could have made other directors go and decide to make their film elsewhere. “The death of Conway Wickliffe was devastating to Mr Corbould and all those
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:47A
Verdict on Talwars' 2nd plea against warrants also on Friday
The Allahabad High Court will on Friday give it judgment on a petition filed by Noida-based dentist Rajesh Talwar challenging bailable warrants issued by a Ghaziabad court against him and his wife Nupur in the murder their daughter Aarushi and domestic
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:42A
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