State supreme court rules that explicit online chats with minors aren ... - Abington Mariner The high court ruling overturned the conviction of a Beverly man caught in one of the online stings in Plymouth County that snagged dozens of men in 2006. The SJC found in favor of Matt H. Zubiel, who argued he was entitled to a required finding of ... Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:58:00 GMT
Pension board vote doesn't change state's view - Gloucester Daily Times The Essex Regional Retirement Board's decision to re-elect Timothy Bassett as chairman late last Friday came as a complete surprise to at least one board member. It also caught the attorney who represents the state agency that oversees public ... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:57:00 GMT
China plans online gambling crackdown - YAHOO! The campaign will "concentrate on investigating major and important cases of online gambling, knock out domestic and foreign groups that organize online gambling, and severely punish the criminal elements," the statement said. The crackdown, to be ... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:38:00 GMT
City Hall Revisited - Reading Eagle Fasching, Mardi Gras…need a costume? Call City Hall. Once upon a time, in a city we all know, municipal services offered included costume rental. That city actually considered creating the position of costume director. Indeed, a city councilman ... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:24:00 GMT
Immigrant law ruling assessed - Tulsa World State officials are mulling their options after a federal appeals court pruned two key provisions of an immigration law aimed to reduce the number of undocumented workers and families across Oklahoma. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:31:00 GMT
Threats e-mailed to Latino groups; Brick man indicted - Asbury Park Press BRICK — A Brick man has been charged with threatening employees of five Latino civil rights organizations, federal authorities said. Vincent P. Johnson, 60, was arrested Friday by FBI agents, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and Thomas E. Perez ... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:31:00 GMT
Supreme Court case gives Pakistan's transgender community hope for ... - Washington Examiner RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN — Taunted at home, Sanhya ran away at age 12, searching for acceptance as she sees herself — neither male nor female, but a member of a third gender. Pakistan ... are also human beings," said Almas Bobby, who acts as head of ... Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:54:00 GMT
McCain, Facing G.O.P. Foe in Primary, Tilts to Right - New York Times ... particular order, illegal immigrants, all things Barack Obama , those who are insufficiently patriotic and, his favorite mark, one John McCain , the senior senator from Arizona. Now ... muted response to the Supreme Court ’s decision undoing ... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:50:00 GMT
More Reporting on Brazil - Human Rights Watch Most of Brazil's metropolitan areas are plagued by widespread violence perpetrated by criminal gangs and abusive police. Violence especially impacts low-income communities. There were over 40,000 intentional homicides in Brazil in 2008. In Rio de ... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:53:00 GMT
Court to rule on Planned Parenthood - Kansas City Star TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court says it will rule Friday on an abortion clinic’s attempt to force a prosecutor to return patients’ medical records that have become key evidence for criminal charges against it. The clinic, operated by Planned Parenthood in Overland Park, argues that Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:41:00 GMT
Pawlenty to hit deadline for unallotment defense - Albert Lea Tribune Tim Pawlenty’s administration has until Tuesday to explain to the Minnesota Supreme Court why his 2009 budget cuts were legal ... A Ramsey County judge ordered him to restore money for a nutrition program for elderly and disabled residents with low ... Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:04:00 GMT