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
To print this page, select "Print" from the File menu of your browser - Salon As long ago as last November, he had received assurances from Attorney General Eric Holder that the federal government would not expect the city to pay the huge security costs of the trial. But with the real estate industry, Sen. Charles Schumer and ... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:24:00 GMT
Palestinians set terms for talks as violence flares - YAHOO! JERUSALEM (Reuters) – More than a dozen people were injured when Israeli police confronted Palestinian protesters in a refugee camp at the edge of Jerusalem on Monday, violence stoked by rising tensions over a stalemate in peace talks. The ... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:53:00 GMT
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
Georgia Supreme Court to hear appeal over judge's sneaker remarks ... - Ledger-Enquirer The Georgia Supreme Court is scheduled today to hear the prosecution’s appeal of a Muscogee County case in which a man’s armed robbery, kidnapping and financial-transaction fraud convictions were overturned because the judge asked a witness where ... Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:38:00 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
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
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
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
Lunch with a Lawyer on Monday - Tribune-Star TERRE HAUTE — Senior Education Ministries Inc. has scheduled Lunch with a Lawyer from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the third Monday of every month at the Wabash Senior Activity Center at 300 S. Fifth St. Lunch with a Lawyer is a free educational program ... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:21:00 GMT
Blagojevich attys refused prosecution trial plans - News-Democrat CHICAGO -- A federal judge refused Monday to give former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorneys an early look at key evidence in his corruption case, saying their request was based on "rhetorical flourishes," not legal principles. Judge James B. Zagel also ... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:36:00 GMT
Retired Supreme Court Justice Souter will be principal speaker at ... - Los Angeles Times CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University says retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter will be the principal speaker at its spring commencement ceremony. The school announced Monday that Souter is scheduled to return to his alma mater May 27 ... Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:04:00 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
Some Property Owners Owe Thousands In Back Taxes - CBS 2 Chicago Almost 14,000 properties in Cook County are exempt from property taxes because they're owned by a religious organization. But what happens when they're sold to private individuals? Viewers paying high property taxes were outraged to find neighbors ... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:57:00 GMT
Lee Fisher Meets the Kids (OH SEN) - DAILY KOS Last Thursday Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher met the Ohio State College Dems for a speech and Q&A. Ostensibly, he was there as Lt. Gov-- not a Senatorial candidate --to speak about the economy. He was in full campaign mode, anyway. In short: the Lt. Gov. was on ... Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:24:00 GMT