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AP Exclusive: Documents say US detainee driven nearly insane by isolation, deprivation
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ A U.S. military officer warned Pentagon officials that an American detainee was being driven nearly insane by months of punishing isolation and sensory deprivation in a U.S. military brig, according to documents obtained by The...Tags: Lawyers, American Civil Liberties Union, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Corporate Crime
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Harford County Council tries for leaner budget
Harford County Executive David R. Craig met with the County Council last night and painted a bleak revenue outlook that will dominate the remainder of the fiscal year and continue well into the next. The session followed daylong meetings Monday with...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting
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Appeals court to hear arguments in Bentler case
The Iowa Court of Appeals will hear arguments in the case of a man convicted in the shooting deaths of his parents and three teenage sisters. Shawn Bentler was convicted of five counts of first-degree murder in May 2007 and is serving five life...Tags: Court Administration, Assault, Litigation, Witnesses, Murder
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Feds probe L.A. airport agency's allocation of $40 million to visitors bureau
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFederal authorities are questioning whether the agency that manages Los Angeles International Airport has illegally provided more than $40 million in revenue since 2002 to L.A. Inc., the city's convention and visitors bureau. The Federal Aviation...Tags: Transportation, Transportation Industry, Richard Riordan, Miami International Airport, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Regulators say new Wisconsin Supreme Court justice should be punished for false campaign ad
Associated Press WriterMADISON, Wis. (AP) _ State regulators say a Willie Horton-style campaign ad that suggested the first black member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court freed a child molester played so loose with the truth that the court's newest member should be disciplined for...Tags: Court Administration, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Laws, Executive Branch, Colleges and Universities
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Easton 'white elephant' may be granted tax break
Of The Morning CallThe former Pomeroy's department store in Easton, which has stood vacant since 1977, and two other properties might soon get tax breaks to help spur their redevelopment, city officials said Tuesday. City Council voted to make the Pomeroy's building, the...Tags: Public Officials, State Budgets, Phillipsburg, Personal Income, Government
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Emmaus hires temporary manager
Of The Morning CallEmmaus Borough Council has hired a temporary manager while Lafayette College helps it find a permanent replacement for former administrator Bruce Fosselman. The borough will pay Mark J. Vasoli of Hatboro, Montgomery County, $58 per hour to manage the...Tags: Public Employees, Emmaus, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Government, Lafayette College
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Chicago officer will be freed soon as state opts not to seek Iowa Supreme Court review of case
Associated Press WriterDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ A Chicago police officer could be released within days after the Iowa attorney general's office announced Tuesday it would not seek a state Supreme Court review of his case. Last week, the Iowa Court of Appeals found a district...Tags: Court Administration, Law Enforcement, Lawyers, Richard M. Daley, Cook County
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Iowa attorney general will not pursue case against Chicago cop
Chicago Tribune reporterThe Iowa attorney general's office announced Tuesday that it will stop pursuing charges against an off-duty Chicago police officer who was involved in a scuffle three years ago while visiting his brother in Dubuque. The announcement, which paves the...Tags: Court Administration, Law Enforcement, Lawyers
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Brown, Schweitzer clash over energy, economy during gubernatorial debate
Associated Press WriterBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) _ Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and his Republican challenger, state Sen. Roy Brown, continued to grapple over the pace of energy development, whether taxes are too high and if Montana can weather the economic downturn as they met...Tags: Labor Legislation, Stan Jones, Interior Policy, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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NBC 6 and Telemundo 51 award NBC Universal Foundation grants to South Florida nonprofits
The NBC Universal Foundation has awarded $1.2 million in grants to nonprofits in six cities, as part of the company's ongoing commitment to improving public secondary education in underserved communities, which was announced by Jeff Zucker, president...Tags: NBC, General Electric Company, Employees, Fort Lauderdale, Government
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State report clears port authority of wrongdoing
247-4744An investigation into alleged financial and managerial misconduct by Virginia Port Authority officials has found no wrongdoing, according to a special report released by the state auditor Tuesday. The investigation, conducted by the Virginia Auditor...Tags: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Interior Policy, Accounting and Auditing, Pension and Welfare, Vehicles
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