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Mercedes-Benz pays $28.9m in fines for fuel efficiency crimes
Autoblog.comFiled under: Government/Legal, Green, Mercedes-Benz, Earnings/FinancialsAccording to the NHTSA, more than $37 million in fines were collected last year for cars sold in 2007 from manufacturers that failed to meet current CAFE standards. Of the six... -
Mich. SupCt changes with new justice, new leader
Associated Press WriterThe Michigan Supreme Court was transformed when a Democrat became the new chief justice, thanks to the arrival of the court's first new judge in nearly a decade. Marilyn Kelly, 70, is the fifth woman to serve as leader of the court since it was...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Prosecution, Michigan, Justice System, Philosophy
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Sri Lankan newspaper editor's killing draws international condemnation
Associated Press WriterCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Foreign governments and human rights groups called Friday for a full investigation into the killing of a newspaper editor who was harshly critical of the government, saying the attack posed a severe threat to independent...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Police Arrests, Justice and Rights, Human Rights, Police
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Media groups want names of hundreds in unmarked graves at old Nebraska psychiatric hospital
Associated Press WriterOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several media organizations on Thursday joined a Nebraska historical society's fight to obtain the names of 957 people buried in unmarked graves at a former psychiatric hospital cemetery. The organizations filed a "friend of...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Nebraska, Tourism and Leisure, Justice System, Hospitals and Clinics
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GM Foundation cuts aid to Detroit arts groups
The charitable foundation of struggling General Motors Corp. has told the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Symphony and other cultural groups not to expect annual support in 2009. The General Motors Foundation says it's cutting more than $1...Tags: Detroit, Automotive Equipment, General Motors Corp., Michigan
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Allen Park could get movie production complex
Allen Park officials say they're close to a deal with a Hollywood company to build a film production complex in the Detroit suburb as part of a $100 million project. Allen Park Mayor Gary Burtka tells The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press that the...Tags: Movies, Michigan
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Mich. band drops Chiefs name for inaugural parade
Members of the Wyandotte Marching Chiefs high school band plan to perform in the inaugural parade in Washington, but they won't be known by the name they've had since the 1950s. The Detroit Free Press reports Thursday that the band from Roosevelt High...Tags: The White House, Festive Event, Detroit, High Schools, Music
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William Glendon, 1919-2008: Attorney won Pentagon Papers case
The Washington PostWASHINGTON — William Glendon, who successfully defended The Washington Post before the U.S. Supreme Court in the Pentagon Papers case, died Dec. 25 at a hospital in White Plains, N.Y. He was 89 and lived in Scarsdale, N.Y. A son, John Bayard...Tags: History, Justice System, New York Times, The White House, Court Administration
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Mexico: Studio attack condemned
Press freedom groups are condemning an attack on a Mexican television station in the northern city of Monterrey. Masked gunmen opened fire and tossed a grenade at the Televisa network's studio as it aired a nightly newscast. The assailants left behind...Tags: Television Industry
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NATION: W. Glendon, lawyer in Pentagon Papers case
WASHINGTON - William R. Glendon, who successfully defended The Washington Post before the U.S. Supreme Court in the Pentagon Papers case, died Dec. 25 at a hospital in White Plains. He was 89 and lived in Scarsdale. A son, John Bayard Glendon, said...Tags: Colleges and Universities, History, Justice System, World War II, New York Times
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Press groups condemn attack against TV station in Mexico, urge thorough investigation
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Press freedom groups are condemning an attack on a Mexican television station in the northern city of Monterrey. Masked gunmen opened fire and tossed a grenade at the Televisa network's studio as it aired a nightly newscast....Tags: Television Industry
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Toyota Solar Car Report: There May be Smoke, But Apparently No Fire
Edmunds.comBusinesses in Japan have an even greater habit than businesses in the U.S. of using the media to float trial balloons, and this looks to be the first big one out of Tokyo for 2009. The Associated Press says that the Nikkei business newspaper is...
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