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Libel Reform Bill published
It's an issue that Liberal Democrats, along with many others, have been campaigning on for a few years now and one on which Lib Dem minister at the Ministry of Justice Tom McNally has said his reputation should be judged on. Major changes to Britain's
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:40P
Metro Investigating Fatal Accident
LAS VEGAS-- Metro is investigating a fatal accident near Cimarron Rd. and Soaring Gulls Dr. Police say shortly before 5 am, a male driver of a Toyota 4Runner lost control of his vehicle and hit a light pole before striking a female on bicycle.
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:39P
Fatal crash victim's Estero family suing Lee County
An Estero family whose 18-year-old son died in a Corkscrew Road crash Feb. 10, has notified Lee County of its intent to sue. A notice of intent to sue is a notice filed with the county by the plaintiff putting them on alert that they plan to sue.
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:39P
Japan's nuclear fallout
At one point, the Nikkei was down 14.5 per cent, which would have marked its biggest single-day decline since the sharemarket crash of October 1987. Japan's broader sharemarket index, the Topix, slumped 9.5 per cent to 766.73, chalking up its biggest
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:39P
*Intensity less than Chernobyl
“The International Atomic Energy Authority in Vienna has placed Japan's disaster at Level Four which is not so serious as the Chernoby1 nuclear power plant explosion in Russia which was categorized as a Level Seven accident. “There is no impact on Sri
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:39P
Driver, child passenger not injured in morning crash
Salem Fire Department paramedics checked the welfare of a 3-year-old child who was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a crash on Mission Street SE Tuesday morning. The child, whose name was not released, did not sustain any injuries, paramedics said
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:38P
Economy's strain on local governments grows severe
The day after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, officials from Hamtramck, Mich., drove to the state Capitol with a plea to be allowed to file for bankruptcy protection. The city, whose revenue problems are worsened because of a tax dispute with
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:38P
NRB must act
The central bank issued the guidelines mainly to do justice to older depositors, as banking and financial institutions (BFIs) continued to give them meager interest returns even while offering higher returns to new depositors.
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:38P
Holder running Department of Injustice
A place where once and for all, Americans would have equal justice under the law. But I guess we'll have to wait. The Department of Justice dismissal of the New Black Panther Party 2008 voter intimidation case flies in the face of the idea of racial
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:38P
Judge Delays Hearing On Suit Challenging Collective Bargaining Bill
A judge said no one should expect a quick ruling in a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's contentious collective bargaining law. Secretary of State Doug La Follette said he plans to publish the law on March 25. But Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk,
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:37P