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Valentine case edges closer to trial date
“We haven't reach common ground,” he said. Cynthia Valentine's attorney, Timothy Murphy of Saugerties, would not comment on the status of the case. To reach reporter Colin DeVries please call 518-943-2100 ext. 3325, or e-mail cdevries@thedailymail.net.
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:43A
Spainish Church Starts Excommunication for Priest Who Paid for Abortions and
Barcelona's Archbishop Lluis Martinez Sistach has confirmed Spanish church officials have met with Father Manuel Pousa regarding his own 'declarations' in a book where he admits to breaking canon law. Father Pousa admissions on the abortions date back
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:43A
Sun-Times Media, Mesirow Financial Boss James Tyree Dies at 53
AP Chicago - James C. Tyree, the Chicago businessman who helped lead Sun-Times Media Group Inc. out of bankruptcy, died Wednesday at age 53, company officials said. Tyree died at a Chicago hospital following "an unexpected complication" from stomach
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:42A
Schumer, Gillibrand plan tougher regulations after deadly bus crashes
"We can't wait for another deadly bus crash to increase protections," Gillibrand said in a statement. More victims have been identified in Saturday's horrific crash that peeled the top off a bus on I-95 at the Bronx/Pelham Manor border, state police
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:42A
Arizona's SB1070
So instead of focusing on the issue of illegal immigration as a whole, I will try to limit myself to discussing the Arizona laws. I followed Jimi's advice and decided to read through the bill. The text of SB1070s can be found here: I have read the bill
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:42A
OU Praises Gillibrand Over Beard Stance
Sen. Gillibrand's actions are in direct response to a lawsuit filed by Rabbi Menachem Stern in December 2010. In this lawsuit against the US Army, Stern claims that the Army refused his services as a chaplain because he would not shave his beard.
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:42A
R Mohan: Tendulkar alone can't win WC
Such is the plight of Team India that it has been unable to do justice to the fact that its proudest possession is a batting genius who keeps defying age with the ease of fictional characters who have found the elixir of youth.
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:42A
Phillies reportedly interested in CF/CJ John Jay
More importantly, though, is the fact that the Phillies could use a solid Federalist presence in the clubhouse, which the former diplomat, Chief Justice, and politician Jay clearly provides. Born in New York in 1745, Jay played his college ball at
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:42A
China to proceed with executions of 3 Filipinos
President Benigno Aquino last month sent his vice-president to make a last-minute plea to Beijing and won an indefinite stay of execution of the two Filipino women and one man. China's rare gesture raised local hopes that the three, who have denied
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:41A
Lake Ontario 'safe'
Thousands of litres of radioactive water have been released into Lake Ontario as a result of an accident at a Canadian nuclear power plant, according to authorities. "The event was a low level regulatory event with only negligible effect to the
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:40A