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Legislative Notebook: Bill to end dog racing rule in Florida rounds corner
TALLAHASSEE - Animal lovers who want to see an end to dog racing in Florida are a step closer to that goal with passage Tuesday of a bill in the House Finance and Tax Committee that would let dog tracks keep poker rooms, but not have to run the dogs.
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:40A
SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan law student, DM Thushara Jayaratne writes to the Chief
We wish to share with you the following letter from the Sri Lankan law student, DM Thushara Jayarathne. My name is DM Thushara Jayarathne. I am a Sri Lankan national bearing National Identity Card No. 720692368V. I am a final year student at the Sri
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:40A
Atherton woman facing felony DUI charges pleads not guilty
Margaret Ruth Brill, who had been out on bail, was also taken into custody after Judge Lisa Novak granted District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe's request to raise Brill's bail from $50000 to $150000. During the Dec. 7 lunch-hour incident, Brill injured two
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:39A
Wanted sex offender worked at rodeo
Police learned Niffen was a fugitive from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Bruss said. “Niffen has an extensive criminal history and is identified by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as having violent tendencies,” Bruss said.
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:38A
Freelance 'slaves' strike back: Bloggers sue HuffPost, AOL
The lawsuit demanding $105 million in claims was filed on Tuesday in New York federal court, following last month's acquisition of Huffington Post by AOL. Freelancer Jonathan Tasini says in the complaint that he has contributed more than 250 articles
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:38A
Selfless Kiwis recognised at awards
Capital 01 located the wreckage and used hand signals to direct Mr Smith to the crash site, where he found surviving crewman Sergeant Stevin Creeggan. Mr Collins was winched down to the crash site and arranged for Mr Creeggan to be winched up in a
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:38A
Outrage in El Paso: Posada acquitted!
The National Committee to Free the Cuban Five is outraged by this travesty of "justice," as are all supporters of Cuba and the Cuban Five. The verdict of "not guilty" in Luis Posada Carriles's trial in El Paso does not absolve him of his terrorist
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:37A
Canadian Marijuana Laws Ruled Unconstitutional
Justice Taliano noted that the federal program is almost nonfunctional, with some patients waiting nine months for their applications to be processed, and that many doctors simply refuse to sign forms giving their patients legal access to their
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:37A
Japanese Stocks Advance Led by Carmakers; Tokyo Electric Power Surges
Tokyo Electric surged 12 percent to 502 yen after the Yomiuri newspaper reported the government may ask Japanese utilities to contribute as much as 50 billion yen ($595 million) for each nuclear plant they operate to compensate victims of the accident
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:37A
Unmarried Canadian couple land in High Court
Justice Asad Munir temporarily handed over the child to the petitioner, Roshni Desai, and directed both to reach a solution by the next date of hearing, April 14. The judge directed Desai to surrender her passport. A representative from the Canadian
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:37A
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