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Stop pushing laws through too quickly, say critics
Immigration Act 2009 Amendment Bill brought forward the date at which implementation work could start on changes from new Immigration Act, including set up of Immigration and Protection Tribunal. Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Tobacco
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:33P
Latin America?s nuclear plans will not change despite Japanese crisis
However, such projects are likely to experience increasing public opposition in light of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex, caused by the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan on 11 March 2011.
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:32P
Angry, unpaid Huffington Post bloggers file a lawsuit
Many are displeased they haven't been compensated for their work, and this displeasure has taken a solid form in a lawsuit. Some of the bloggers are suing for $105 million, according to the Guardian. Jonathan Tasini, a writer and a trade unionist who
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:32P
Rangers sue former owner Tom Hicks over parking
In the lawsuit, the Rangers said Hicks notified the team in February that he was terminating a land use agreement for those parking spaces. Although the suit says Hicks agreed to provide at least 9000 parking spaces for Rangers fans, the complaint also
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:32P
Rangers sue former owner Tom Hicks over parking
In the lawsuit, the Rangers said Hicks notified the team in February that he was terminating a land use agreement for those parking spaces. Although the suit says Hicks agreed to provide at least 9000 parking spaces for Rangers fans, the complaint also
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:32P
North Korea Gets Crash Course in Capitalism
By Minyanville 04/13/11 - 01:30 PM EDT By Justin Rohrlich, Minyanville UPDATE: Last evening, CNN reported that a US businessman has been detained in North Korea. Citing diplomatic sources that spoke on condition of anonymity, a few details have
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:31P
Lessor facing liability to unpaid contractors
“Madigan's conduct … went beyond silent acquiescence in Barros's undertaking,” Justice Judith A. Cowin wrote for a unanimous court. “The provisions of the lease and the pricing agreement evidence contemplation and active encouragement of renovation
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:31P
In Sierra Leone, IMC Protects Attorney-General
The Independent Media Commission has been accused of protecting the Attorney-General and Justice Minister Franklyn B. Kargbo by refusing to publicize the defeat he suffered at the hands of the Publisher of Awareness Times newspaper, Dr. Sylvia Olayinka
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:31P
Motorist Allegedly Threatens Cyclist with Weapon
At 8:53 am a two-car motor vehicle accident was reported on North Main Street. Minor personal injury was reported. At 9:13 am a caller reported a past breaking and entering into a motor vehicle on Appletree Lane. At 12:28 pm an apparent act of
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:31P
Scott Haenel: Former Bridgeton Cop Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Launder Drug Money
By Chad Garrison, Wed., Apr. 13 2011 @ 12:21PM ?Scott William Haenel of O'Fallon, Missouri, pleaded guilty in federal court this morning to one felony count of accepting a bribe and one felony count of obstruction of justice. According to prosecutors
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:30P