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Taito Phillip Field to appeal conviction
He was also found guilty of 15 of 23 charges of wilfully attempting to obstruct or pervert the course of justice, alleging he tried to derail investigations into the work on his homes. Field, who was an MP for 12 years, was the first MP to be jailed
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:38P
Jim Tyree believed in a 2-newspaper Chicago
His death Wednesday at age 53 removes from the corporate masthead its top officer and cheerleader. Tyree, the chairman of Mesirow Financial, put together the investors who called themselves Sun-Times Media LLC and, with $5 million in cash and the
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:37P
Suffolk Otb Gets Permission to File For Bankruptcy
By AP Writer | (AP) SMITHTOWN, NY (AP) Long Island officials have given Suffolk County Off-Track Betting Corp. the go ahead to file for bankruptcy. Newsday says the county legislature approved a resolution permitting OTB to reorganize under Chapter 9
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:36P
Another Maguindanao massacre suspect arrested
He was arrested by virtue of an arrest warrant issued by Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes of Regional Trial Court 221 for the crime of multiple murder (57 counts). A P300,000 reward has been offered for Timba's arrest. He is now under the custody of ARMM CIDG
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:36P
He believed in a 2-newspaper Chicago
His death Wednesday at age 53 removes from the corporate masthead its top officer and cheerleader. Tyree, the chairman of Mesirow Financial, put together the investors who called themselves Sun-Times Media LLC and, with $5 million in cash and the
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:36P
Kenya: Sh380 Million Boost for Truth Commission Team
Nairobi — The Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission will receive over Sh380 million from Treasury to commence hearings. Funding for the commission was a thorny issue last year while it was still under the chairmanship of Mr Bethuel Kiplagat.
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:36P
Malta's gatekeeper
The current justice minister, Carmelo (or Carm), is but the latest in an unbroken line of Mifsud Bonnicis to have held public office since the 1930s, when his charismatic grandfather became treasury minister and rendered the surname virtually
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:35P
Community Law Says Criminal Reform Bill Will Not Work
Community Law Centres have strongly criticised the government's hasty criminal justice reforms, saying that the changes trample on human rights but are unlikely to make real gains in efficiency or effectiveness. Instead, Law Centres call for thoughtful
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:34P
Community Law Says Criminal Reform Bill Will Not Work
Community Law Centres have strongly criticised the government's hasty criminal justice reforms, saying that the changes trample on human rights but are unlikely to make real gains in efficiency or effectiveness. Instead, Law Centres call for thoughtful
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:34P
Report tells of officer's arrest
Lutz's alleged comments to Johnson were summarized in a report filed in Albany County Court, where Lutz was arraigned Wednesday on a misdemeanor DWI charge. He pleaded not guilty. When he approached Lutz's SUV on Dec. 11, Johnson reported he found its
Updated: 03/16/2011 11:34P
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