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Indian Settlement
Basically, it's all part of a class action lawsuit involving Indian land leased by the government. The plaintiffs claim they didn't get all of the money they were promised for farming, drilling, mining, and timber sales. Under the three-point-four
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:28P
New video: Test Their Logik's 'Conspiracy Rap'
Like "Crash The Meeting," this video was produced by Anarkid, a self-taught multi-media warrior and VJ from Montreal. "We're pushing that revolutionary hip-hop movement forward bustin' on the system," said Testament, one half of Test Their Logik.
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:28P
25-year inmate freed as Burge enters prison
"This is a great day for justice," Ainsworth said. "On the day that Jon Burge is headed to prison, Eric Caine got the news that he is going to be coming home." Caine's release from prison comes eight years after his co-defendant, Aaron Patterson,
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:27P
Group shut out of sex-work appeal
Justice Dennis O'Connor, in a ruling released yesterday, notes seven other groups already have intervener status at the appeal. O'Connor said Maggie's has “long-standing interest and expertise” in the issues and it would be more appropriate if it
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:27P
Taib lawsuit: Court rejects Malaysiakini™s strike-out application
The Kuala Lumpur High Court today dismiss Malaysiakini's application to strike out Sarawak's long-time chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud's defamation suit against the news portal. Not a Subscriber?, not just to read the news, but to support Independent
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:26P
Sex offender Stuart William Armstrong released from jail under strict supervision
A SERIAL sexual offender with a history of attacking women dating back 21 years will be released from jail under a strict supervision order after being examined by three psychiatrists. Stuart William Armstrong, now 40, was the centre of a major
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:25P
Woman trapped by semi-trailor
The accident scene on the M4 today. Pic: Jeff Herbert Source: The Daily Telegraph EMERGENCY crews are working to free a person trapped in a vehicle after a semi-trailer slammed into her car and dragged it 100m along the M4.
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:25P
Marlins' young outfield needs to get some work
Chris Coghlan isn't buying collision insurance just because he will be playing alongside Logan "Crash" Morrison in the Marlins outfield for the first time this season. Morrison barreled into more than a few teammates last season, his first spent in the
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:25P
Liberal SCOTUS expert: Weiner effort to disbar Justice Thomas is 'shameful'
Anthony Weiner (D-NY) is now leading a House Democrat call to have Justice Clarence Thomas disbarred for perjury and investigated on bribery charges, Megyn Kelly of Fox News, covered the ongoing attacks from Weiner - attacks that many say center around
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:23P
Monica Beresford-Redman latest: Officials say husband should be tried for murder
On Tuesday, US Department of Justice officials said that former 'Survivor' producer, Bruce Beresford-Redman should be extradited to Mexico and tried for the murder of his wife Monica Beresford-Redman, 41. An extradition memorandum released this week
Updated: 03/16/2011 10:23P
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