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Nader to seek reopening of Pa. ballot access case
The Associated PressRalph Nader says he'll ask the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reopen a case stemming from a successful effort to remove him from the ballot in the 2004 presidential race. Nader said Thursday his case should be re-examined in light of political...Tags: Pennsylvania, Voting, Ralph Nader, Corporate Crime, Corrupt Practices
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Tenn. Supreme Court rules against automaker
Associated Press WriterThe state Supreme Court affirmed a trial court's decision to award a couple $13 million in punitive damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against DaimlerChrysler Corp. The lawsuit said 8-month-old Joshua Flax was riding in the back seat of a 1998 Dodge...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Daimler AG, Minivans and Vans, Court Administration, Trials
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Did cops cross forbidden lines? Ill. court says no
Associated Press WriterThe Illinois Supreme Court backed police Thursday in two cases where officers were accused of improperly arresting suspects who had crossed important boundaries -- a state line and a front door. In one case, Chicago police made a drug arrest on the...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Road Transportation, Transportation, Law Enforcement, Crimes
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Court upholds child molester's conviction
A state appeals court has upheld the conviction of a child molester whose attorney used a ruse to gather evidence. Gordon Sussman argues his attorney, Stephen Hurley, should have tried to introduce a note that said the victim's family denied any...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Court Administration, Sexual Assault, Crimes, Justice System
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Man who beat co-worker with brass lamp set to die tonight
Associated PressA man who beat a co-worker to death with a lamp and then claimed Virginia's method of executing prisoners by lethal injection was inhumane was scheduled to die tonight unless a federal appeals court or the governor give him more time to make his argument....Tags: Government, Medicine, Danville (Danville, Virginia), Executive Branch, North Carolina
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If you have a news tip or a question about the report, call 800-242-9022 or 414-225-3580. The night supervisor is Jim Carlson. The news editor is Roger Schneider. Report technical problems to 800-242-8865. Send stories by electronic carbon, e-mail to...Tags: Floods, Brett Favre, Emergency Incidents, Crimes, Buddhism
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Wilmette repeals gun ban
Chicago Tribune reporterNearly a month to the day that Wilmette suspended enforcement of its handgun ban, village trustees voted this week to repeal the measure after the U.S. Supreme Court declared a similar one unconstitutional June 26. Trustees approved the repeal at a board...Tags: Interior Policy, Morton Grove, Evanston, Trials, Wilmette
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Obama claims he's on banking committee
The Swampby Katie Fretland Barack Obama today boasted about a bill in "my committee,'' a committee on which he has no seat. While speaking to the press in the Israeli town of Sderot, Obama mistakenly put the U.S. Senate banking committee......Tags: Defense, Government, Public Relations, Nuclear Weapons, Parliament
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NYPD, Port Authority agree on WTC security plan
The New York Police Department and the World Trade Center site's owner have worked out a security agreement on how to best protect ground zero against terrorism. The NYPD will have at the lower Manhattan site a special unit to patrol the area. The...Tags: New York, New York City Police Department, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Manhattan, Police
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Focus on cleanup efforts
To help jump-start redevelopment projects across the state, Gov. David A. Paterson signed a law yesterday that reforms the state's Brownfield Cleanup Program. The legislation caps redevelopment tax credits and increases incentives for the cleanup of...Tags: Water Pollution, Laws, State Budgets, Medical Services, Government
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