Suicide attack kills 19 in Pakistan's Peshawar - CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suicide bomber struck Thursday morning outside the gates of a court compound in the heavily guarded administrative heart of the Pakistani city of Peshawar. At least 19 people were killed and 50 wounded in the attack in ... Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:37:00 GMT
Ex-chief justice's Pa. casino group draws scrutiny - Cumberland County Sentinel No comments posted. A state lawmaker is questioning why a casino industry association in Pennsylvania that is headed by a former state Supreme Court chief justice is not registered as a lobbying group, despite its apparent attempts to influence ... Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:09:00 GMT
Md. city aims for racial balance - NorthJersey.com The rectangular bronze marker stands on a granite pedestal at Frederick City Hall about 8 feet from a stern bust of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney that has ... Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert Bell called the Dred Scott opinion "the ultimate bad ... Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:39:00 GMT
First Phoenix Wright Ported to the Wii Will Arrive in January 2010 - Softpedia The last game in the Ace Attorney saga to be announced by Capcom was Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, and it was given official disclosure back in June. It had as release date for the DS February 16, so, when it was announced, everyone ... Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:01:00 GMT
Ill. Supreme Court hears Ryan pension arguments - Chicago Breaking News - Tribune SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Supreme Court justices heard arguments today on why ex-governor George Ryan should receive a partial state pension of $60,000. The state General Assembly Retirement System stripped Ryan of the $197,037 pension he was ... Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:42:00 GMT
Behind missed Gitmo deadline: No one wants jailees - Tulsa World SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss his January deadline to close the Guantanamo prison — partly because he cannot persuade other nations to take the detainees. Prisoners ... Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:39:00 GMT
Changing PFO laws might save money for strapped state budget - Richmond Register FRANKFORT — Before Kentucky faced a crumbling budget and the bottom fall out of tax collections, lawmakers were looking ways to save money on a growing prison population. Two years later, the state budget has been cut by more than $800 million; it ... Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:54:00 GMT
Famed photo-shop bias suit - New York Post Apparently, Moses is working in the human-resources department at B&H Photo. A former cashier at the well-known West Side camera emporium claims her boss told her she could not get a promotion -- because Jewish law forbids it. "I asked to work in ... Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:37:00 GMT
Branford Board of Education Fires Denise Farina - New Haven Independent The full nine-member board acted after its outside attorney, William Connon, explained the town’s proceedings involving the Farina case included nine days of hearings, featuring 25 sworn witnesses and nearly 300 exhibits. Connon, who served as the ... Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:29:00 GMT
Trustee hopefuls make their case - HometownLife.com Experience abounds in the candidates hoping for appointment to the vacant trustee position on the Redford Township Board of Trustees. More than a dozen hopefuls — including a retired firefighter, an employee of the Oakland County Sheriff's ... Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:46:00 GMT
Bangladesh upholds death sentences on Mujib killers - Reuters UK DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld death sentences on five men convicted of killing the country's independence leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in an army revolt 34 years ago, lawyers and court officials said. Mujib, whose ... Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:24:00 GMT
People Find Obama The Same As Bush When It Comes To Transparency - stoptheaclu.com “Going forward, anytime the American people want to know something that I or a former president wants to withhold, we will have to consult with the Attorney General and the white house counsel, whose business it is to ensure compliance with the ... Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:44:00 GMT