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VIDEO: MP backs probe into 1981 census murder
Mother-of-one, Joanne Mathers, 29, was shot dead as she collected census forms in April 1981. Her husband, Lowry Mathers said he wants the Historical Enquiries Team (HET) to look at her murder and see her killer brought to justice.
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:56P
FDIC sues former top WaMu execs, alleging 'gross negligence'
COM The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. filed a lawsuit Wednesday against three former top executives of Washington Mutual, accusing them of taking "extreme and historically unprecedented risks" with the failed bank's home loan portfolio.
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:55P
FBI Director Testifies in Front of Congress They Cut Off Ties With CAIR Over
Since the Justice Department linked the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations to a 2008 terror-finance case, the FBI has refused to work directly with the group's national office or any of its 30-plus chapters across the country.
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:55P
Prosecutor's Office monitoring Linwood police operations after two officers
The exact role of the prosecutor's office has not been released, but City Council President Donna Taylor said the intervention at the police department is in response to a lawsuit that two of the department's officers filed against Chief Jim Baker.
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:55P
Mortgage Foreclosures, Modifications, and Economic Recovery
All foreclosure activity must stop while this process plays out, regardless of the stage of a bankruptcy hearing or other ancillary proceedings. The problem is that modifications have very little effect on borrowers in the aggregate.
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:54P
Feds: Stall document release in Massey lawsuit
(AP) - Federal prosecutors want to prevent the release of Massey Energy Co. documents in a shareholder lawsuit until they complete the criminal investigation of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster. Shareholders suing over the blast are seeking copies of
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:54P
Obama's lawyers say there's no need to rush final health reform ruling
States have invested time and money to build the infrastructure for creating health exchanges where individuals and small business owners will be able to compare prices and buy health insurance, starting in January 2014. For insurance agents and
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:53P
Judge leaning toward dismissing attorney general's case against Bell officials
The tentative ruling would effectively cripple the sweeping civil lawsuit filed by then-Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown against former City Administrator Robert Rizzo and seven other current and former city officials who have been criminally charged with
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:53P
New Orleans police cited for rights violations
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The New Orleans Police Department too often uses excessive force, conducts illegal stops and arrests, and has a pattern of discriminating on the basis of race, gender and sexual orientation, the US Justice Department said in a
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:52P
Forensic Scientists Address Class at HPU
The speakers addressed the topic of the real work of forensic science in the worldwide war on drugs. These experts were careful to point out that much of what is portrayed in popular serial dramas reflects what a DEA field agent might do,
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:52P
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