PM Gilani, Shahbaz Meeting Underway

"LAHORE, Pakistan News: Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif called on Monday Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani who reached here on a visit to provincial capital yesterday." The two leaders reportedly...

S.C. Lawmaker to introduce impeachment proceedings on Sanford

When the South Carolina General Assembly adjourned for it's Summer Recess, it did so with a provision to call itself back into session in the event important issues arise that needed action prior to the regular...

Protests continue in Pakistan over Sharif's disqualification

Protests by supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif continued  for third consecutive day in the wake of a Supreme Court verdict declaring their leaders ineligible to contest...

The foreclosure freeze tide

"WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)--As Capitol Hill remains under siege from all sides of America's faltering economy, pressure to stem the tide of foreclosures continued to make inroads as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac became the latest to join the foreclosure freeze movement.The...

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Abhinav Bindra Father May Face Contempt of Court Action in PML- Dr Masih Case

"Chandigarh (Mera Chandigarh): The name of Dr A S Bindra, father of Indian Golden boy, Abhinav Bindra has come in light in contempt of court when Punjab and Haryana high court issued notice to senior Bindra why to why contempt of court proceedings cannot be initiated against...

Fireproof: Never leave your Partner Behind

The Movie is based on the Premise that a Fireman/Policeman has a special relationship with his/her partner while assigned together.  Metaphorically speaking of marriage.  In marriage, many times the...

Hollywood is suing India's Hari Puttar

  Hollywood's Warner Bros is suing an Indian production company whose new film is called "Hari Puttar". " The studio had started proceedings against the makers of "Hari Puttar" over similarities to the...

Anatomy of the DNC Convention, Here is DNC 101

"The 2008 National Convention will be called to order on Monday, August 25, 2008 at an exact time to be announced. The Convention will conduct its business over a four-day period, and the Convention will adjourn on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at the conclusion of the acceptance...

Kucinich and Others Testify at 'Un-Impeachment' Hearing

Dennis Kucinich continued his attempts to have president Bush impeached today, during a hearing many are calling the 'un-impeachment hearing'. The house has agreed to listen to their claims, but stopped short of...

Shiv Malik ordered to hand police source material for terrorism book

A British journalist who wrote a book on terrorism has been ordered to turn over his sources to police within 7 days or face legal penalties."Freelance journalist Shiv Malik must hand over his source material for a book on terrorism to Greater Manchester Police within seven...

New 'This Date in History' Entry Found

Cue Mötley Crüe's "Home Sweet Home"."Using clues from star and sun positions mentioned by the ancient Greek poet Homer, scholars think they have determined the date when King Odysseus returned from the Trojan War and slaughtered a group of suitors who had been pressing his...

Gay Men = Straight Women & Lesbians = Straight Men

According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences gay men are girly and lesbians are manly. Well, this is the case until they do further research anyways." Gay men and straight women share some characteristics in the area of the brain...

Citizen Media and the law — freedom and risk

Last night I met Josh Wolf at the New Pamphleteers conference in Minneapolis.   There was a great talk on the legal risks and opportunities bloggers have.  Josh's notes are here."These notes were...

AP Photographer Freed by US Military After 2 Years

Associated Press photographer Bilali Hussein has finally been released from prison, and all charges against him dismissed, after he was held for over two years by the U.S. military after being accused of having links to Iraqi insurgents."The U.S. military released Associated...

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