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Clerk won't quit after Wis. court vote mistake
The discovery of the votes flipped the unofficial winner from JoAnne Kloppenburg to incumbent Justice David Prosser. All Wisconsin counties are expected to send their final results to the state later this week. Waukesha County Democrats have demanded
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:30P
Beebe names Jacksonville man to Arkansas Board of Corrections for term ending
Among 33 appointments announced by the governor's office, Beebe also named Deborah Knox of Mountain Home as a special associate justice of the state Supreme Court in a case challenging construction of a coal-fired power plant at Fulton in southwest
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:30P
VIDEO: First Look At Batman Live Villains In Action!
Faithfully adapted from the DC Comics characters and stories, BATMAN LIVE focuses on Robin's quest for justice, which leads him to follow in the footsteps of his hero, the mysterious vigilante known as the Batman - much to the dismay of his protective
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:29P
NJ announces $8.25M investment fraud settlement
NEWARK, NJ (AP) ” A northern New Jersey investment company will pay more than $8 million to settle an investment fraud lawsuit brought by state regulators. The settlement announced Tuesday by the state Attorney General's Office also permanently bars
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:29P
Georgia lawmakers pass immigration control bill
On Monday, a US appeals court agreed with an earlier court ruling that blocked parts of Arizona's controversial immigration law from going into effect. That included the provision that would require police to determine the immigration status of a
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:29P
Vatican served with court docs in Wis. abuse case
In a news release Tuesday, the defendants' attorney Jeff Anderson says the lawsuit was successfully filed through official diplomatic channels. An attorney adviser with the State Department confirms in a letter that the Vatican received the documents
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:29P
DOJ wants in suit on jail's Bible-only policy
AP - April 12, 2011 5:15 PM ET COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - The US Department of Justice wants to intervene in a federal lawsuit over a South Carolina jail's policy barring inmates from having any reading material other than the Bible.
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:29P
DOJ wants in suit on jail's Bible-only policy
AP - April 12, 2011 5:15 PM ET COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - The US Department of Justice wants to intervene in a federal lawsuit over a South Carolina jail's policy barring inmates from having any reading material other than the Bible.
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:29P
'Glee' Girls Lea Michele, Amber Riley & Dianna Agron Cover 'Marie Claire'
But after a while they were joking, 'So that 'car crash' you were in…' I literally had chunks of glass that I pulled from my hair and put on the table, she recalls to Marie Claire (via Just Jared). “I look back on that day and think, I can't believe I
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:29P
Four corporations that own vessels that visit New Orleans plead guilty to
By Kimberly Quillen, The Times-Picayune Four corporations that own and operate vessels that visit New Orleans pled guilty Tuesday to a total of 32 counts of violating a federal pollution act and obstructing justice. Stanships Inc. in the Marshall
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:29P