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Kan. House committee stalls immigration bill
Pat Colloton of Leawood has been critical of the measure, partly because of its possible effect on charities that don't comply with the law. She told The Kansas City Star the measure could still resurface, but that it needs to be more narrowly written.
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:31A
Not even close...Antitrust exemption on the line
Responded Pash: "We're not the ones who were filing a lawsuit at 5 o'clock." An April 6 hearing has been set in the federal antitrust lawsuit filed by players against the NFL. WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior House Democrat sought to eliminate the NFL's
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:31A
California Dream Act debate intensifies
With this in mind, California Dreamers will have an opportunity to apply the skills of their subsidized education to aid in rescuing the state from its Titanic-like economic downfall, proving that the state legislature's investment in them at the
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:30A
Retrial to begin in 2000 death
Lloyd's murder trial in December ended without a verdict after the jury deadlocked. Five years earlier, the state had charged Lloyd with the murder but dropped the case the day his trial was set to begin because of uncooperative witnesses.
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:30A
Family offer £30000 to find dad's killer
Jean Taylor, founder of the victim support group Families Fighting For Justice, travelled as a spokesperson for the Lavelle family. She said: “We have come here with these leaflets and a £30000 reward for information which will lead to the arrest of
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:30A
Kansas House committee votes against advancing illegal immigration measure
Pat Colloton of Leawood has been critical of the measure, partly because of its possible effect on charities that don't comply with the law. She told The Kansas City Star the measure could still resurface, but that it needs to be more narrowly written.
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:29A
Verdict on Talwars' second plea
Justice Ravindra Singh on Tuesday reserved the judgement on Talwar's petition for pronouncement of verdict on March 18. Significantly, the judgement on a criminal revision petition filed by Nupur Talwar challenging the special CBI court's decision to
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:29A
Verdict on Talwars' second plea
Justice Ravindra Singh on Tuesday reserved the judgement on Talwar's petition for pronouncement of verdict on March 18. Significantly, the judgement on a criminal revision petition filed by Nupur Talwar challenging the special CBI court's decision to
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:29A
Peeved Mom Sues, Says Preschool's 'A Playroom'
NEW YORK -- A New York City mother who says her daughter's private preschool promised top-notch education but turned out to be "just one big playroom" is suing to get the $19000-a-year tuition back. Nicole Imprescia's lawsuit says Manhattan's York
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:28A
Zambia: Flashpoint in the West
On 4 March, Zambia's parliament ratified the return of Justice Irene Mambilima to chair the ECZ. Mambilima, the deputy chief justice, had been chair of the ECZ during elections in 2006. This article was first published in the March 2011 edition of The
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:28A