A Queens judge has thrown out a suit against the MTA and two of its employees filed by a woman who was raped on the platform of the G train's 21st Street stop and accused onlooking transit workers of not doing...
Day three of the trial started with presentation of the amended charges and ended early again with all sides retiring for pizza! " The lawyers representing all four called on the court for the acquittal of their...
"A judge denied a request Friday to toss out two civil charges against a group of defendants accused of running a fictitious foreclosure-prevention company, said a district attorney prosecutor.Five people who ran a Carlsbad business were arrested in May on charges of...
Oy Vey!, please someone, hand me a gun, I'll make his execution nice and painless. You have to have your brains in tact to feel pain, a 50 cent bullet will take care of that. Would he like some cheese with his whine?"COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected...
Though there were concerns that the deal allowing the UNited States to trade in nuclear materials with India would not pass before the end of President Bush's second term, it appears that the deal has gone...
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Barack Obama was the most clear he has been on the war on Terror during Thursday nites interview with Bill O'Reilly's no spin zone. The interview as very imformative as Obama went further in answering...
Under development From that ever vigilant site factcheck, come some interesting slap downs on spin."We checked the accuracy of Obama's speech accepting the Democratic nomination, and noted the following: Obama said he could “pay for every dime” of his spending and tax...
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If he had just put the ol' Maple leaf next to it, he'd be ok. " MONTREAL _ A Quebec superior court told Theodore Antonopoulos last week that he had to remove the large Greek flag painted on his garage door. ...
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"Philippine rebels in new attacks Philippine troops on patrol in North Cotabato on 12 August 2008 Fighting between rebels and troops broke out earlier this month Separatist rebels have launched a series of attacks on towns in the southern Philippines, amid ongoing unrest over...
The city of Atlanta’s ban on guns at the world’s busiest airport will continue despite a new state law easing restrictions on carrying firearms in public. U.S. District Judge Marvin Shoob Monday rejected a request for a preliminary injunction against the ban filed by a...
Gray wolves have been put back on the endangered species list. "For these reasons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction (dkt #2) is GRANTED. Endangered Species Act...
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Activitists in Australia have won the right to distribute condoms at the world youth day in Sydney marking the pope's visit, blocking an order that had attempted to stop them from doing so by barring people from "annoying" the pilgrims."Young Catholics attending World Youth...
Apparently not getting the memo that Galdalf is immortal, some have sent death threats to openly gay film and stage star Sir Ian McKellen. In the article below, he touches upon those incidents as he describes his...
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"A judge ruled this week that the Office of Administration (OA), part of the Executive Office of the President (EOP), is exempt from Freedom of Information Act requests because it is not an “agency” under the law. The ruling adds to the inconsistent and somewhat arbitrary...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThough it will never bring back loved ones lost during 9-11, Bin Laden's family members who made the USA their home before and during 9-11 before being...