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EFSF expansion plans fail to convince credit investors as EU leaders branded
Each of these board members will have a vote, and decisions on granting financial assistance, loan terms and conditions, the ESM's lending capacity and changes to the menu of instruments will all need to be agreed unanimously.
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:40P
Why Is 'Homosexual Conduct' Still Illegal in Texas?
(Newser) – According to the Texas state penal code, "homosexual conduct" is still a criminal offense—even though the Supreme Court deemed the state's anti-sodomy law unconstitutional eight years ago.
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:40P
German politics influenced by immigration fears
Maria Bhmer, the conservative minister of state, felt encouraged by the report. The government was going in the right direction while still more needed to be done to stop the brain drain. She pointed out a recent new law making it easier to approve
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:39P
Facebook Faces Yet Another Legal Battle as Alleged E-Mails Surface
Paul Ceglia, a New York-based software developer who filed a lawsuit against Facebook in Buffalo last year, filed an amended complaint on Monday claiming seven-year-old emails he purportedly exchanged with Zuckerberg prove he owns 50 percent of what
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:39P
Charges filed in fatal crash on Kossuth Street
A Lafayette man accused of running from a one-vehicle crash last Friday that killed his passenger had both alcohol and controlled substances in his blood, court documents allege. Bradley J. Siefert, 33, was charged today in Tippecanoe Superior Court 2
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:38P
City task force releases new plan to fight youth gun violence
Chicago officials presented their plan at a national Summit on Preventing Youth Violence sponsored by the Department of Justice and other federal agencies last Tuesday in Washington, DC Chicago was one of six cities invited to participate.
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:38P
Cte d'Ivoire: Security Council calls for formation of an all-inclusive Government
It commended the President's call for justice and reconciliation, as well as his decision to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Committee. The 15-member body also encouraged the Government to cooperate closely with the Independent Commission of
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:38P
UN Council Urges Inclusive Ivorian Govt
The UN council said it also commended Ouattara's "call for reconciliation and justice, and his decision to establish a truth and justice committee." "The new Ivorian government is sending the right message to the Ivorian people and to the world,"
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:37P
BC court sides with teachers in class size/composition dispute
Furthermore, this was at a cost to teachers: they lost the ability to be involved in decisions which could greatly affect their working conditions," Justice Susan Griffin said in the ruling. That's exactly what the BCTF has been arguing since 2002 and
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:37P
Former CJI Fights Against RTI Activist over His Income Tax Returns
Kochi (ABC Live): India's former Chief Justice and National Human Right Commission Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan is fighting losing battle in front of the Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, Kochi. As per information, a RTI activist,
Updated: 04/13/2011 03:34P
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