Ky. lawyers face trial for defrauding their clients of $65 million

"Two lawyers accused of defrauding their clients in a diet-drug settlement of $65 million were sent back to jail Thursday after a jury deadlocked and a federal judge declared a mistrial.The jury had considered the case against suspended lawyers William Gallion and Shirley...

Glynn County Sex Offender Captured

"A fugitive wanted by the Glynn County Sheriff’s Department was by the U.S. Marshals New York /New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force in Rochester, New York on April 25, 2008, based on information generated by...

Canadian Cycling Team Symmetrics Feels Financial Heat

One of the best stories in Canadian Cycling from 2007 may become one of the most unfortunate in 2008. After a phenomenal showing last year, including Svein Tuft winning the overall UCI America Tour. The team is...

Duke of Edinburgh spends second night in Hospital

The 86 year old Prince is being treated for a chest infection at London's King Edward's Hospital. The Prince has canceled engagements including attending a memorial service for Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary. ...

Brazilian Tribe Threatened by Hydroelectric Dam

Two British explorers have completed a gruelling six-month expedition down 2,500 kilometres (1,550 miles) of the Xingu river through the Cerrado savannahlands and rainforest in the heart of Brazil."Sue and Patrick...

Vancouver homeless activists vow to raid another Olympic office

"APC re-starts campaign to raid offices of executives linked to the games. Jul, 31 2007 - 4:50 PM VANCOUVER/CKNW980 - Without offering any proof that preparations for the 2010 Olympics are forcing people out of their...

Imprisoned Cunningham outlines depths of corruption to FBI

"WASHINGTON – In two days of prison interviews with federal agents this year, disgraced former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham described a level of corruption on his part more extensive than previously known and...

The next Harry Potter is a boy archaeologist

As we round the corner into book 7 of the Harry Potter series (or HP, as his friends call him) the world of exciting children's lit faces a vacuum big enough for Hagrid to fit through. Well, have no fear, dear nerds,...

Rodgers Gets City's Top Civic Job

"Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers has been elected as Belfast's new lord mayor. Mr Rodgers, a councillor for the Victoria Ward, was previously the city's civic head in 2001. He succeeds the SDLP's Pat McCarthy in the post. He pledged to do what was best for the city and its...

Dad poisons soup, feeds it to kids to sue Campbells

A man who systematically poisoned Campbells soup and force-fed it to his young children is facing jail time. His intent, he claims, was not to harm his children but rather to sue Campbells and get financial...

When Will Fredo GetWhacked? by Frank Rich, NYT OpEd

"President Bush wants to keep everything that happens in his White House secret, but when it comes to his own emotions, he's as transparent as a teenager on MySpace.""On Monday morning he observed the Iraq war’s fourth anniversary with a sullen stay-the-course peroration so...

Think Again: Now You Tell Us ... by Eric Alterman

"A free press only works if the press itself works. And altogether too often, broadcast and cable prefer to look the other way.""Think Again: Now You Tell Us ... By Eric Alterman March 15, 2007 As the story of the Bush administration’s firing of eight federal prosecutors...

HP Boss Walks Away Free From Spy Scandal

"A California criminal case against former Hewlett-Packard chairwoman Patricia Dunn and three others - a corporate spying scandal that led to congressional hearings and an enhanced state privacy law - has ended with a whimper. Dunn was cleared of all charges by Santa Clara...

WSJ: CIA Blocking Cunningham Investigation

"The CIA is refusing to cooperate with federal prosecutors investigating the Duke Cunningham scandal, the Wall Street Journal's Scott Paltrow reports today. Before getting caught in 2005, Cunningham was involved in a sprawling corruption ring between Congress and the national...

PREDICTING 2007 TRENDS IN FOOD

Ethiopian bread will be popular this year. Check out what else will be on our plates. 26 trend areas explored. ""It's hard to make predictions, especially about the future," goes an often-quoted saying. But that...

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