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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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