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Just-announced concerts
Baltimore Sun reporterAlan Jackson at St. Leonard Fire Department on Sept. 20. Tickets go on sale July 18. 410-547-7328 or ticketmaster.com. Buckethead at the Recher Theatre on Sept. 24. Tickets go on sale July 15. 410-547-7328 or ticketmaster.com. How Sweet the Sound at the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Counting Crows (band), George Mason, Warner Theatre, Kenny Chesney
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What lawmakers say in ethics probes can't be used to build criminal cases, court rules
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — What Congress members divulge in Capitol Hill ethics probes about their own behavior can't be used against them in federal criminal investigations, an appeals court ruled in a case arising from the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal....Tags: Local Authority, Corporate Crime, Corruption, Laws, Government
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Testimony ends in Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's trial in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Testimony wrapped up Friday in the trial of Myanmar's jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the last defense witness argued that she is innocent because the military government charged her under a constitution abolished...Tags: Lawyers, Riots, National League, Wars and Interventions, Witnesses
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Last witness testifies in Suu Kyi trial in Myanmar
Testimony wrapped up Friday in the trial of Myanmar's jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the last defense witness argued that she is innocent because the military government charged her under a constitution abolished two decades ago. Friday's...Tags: Lawyers, Riots, National League, Wars and Interventions, Court Administration
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Lengthy court fight looms over Ravitch appointment
reid.epstein@newsday.com william.murphy@newsday.comA Nassau County Supreme Court judge Thursday vacated the temporary restraining order blocking Gov. David A. Paterson's installation of Richard Ravitch as lieutenant governor, though there remains a lengthy court fight over the appointment. State Supreme...Tags: David A. Paterson, Parliament, Eliot Spitzer, Local Authority, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland)
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Palin & Crist abandoning ship
In their minds, they're leaders; in ours, quitters. How else to describe Sarah Palin and Charlie Crist? Ms. Palin announced last week that she not only won't seek a second term as Alaska's governor, she's planning to leave office more than a year...Tags: Local Elections, John McCain, Regional Authority, Mel Martinez, Douglas MacArthur
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NY Court Vacates Restraining Order for Lt. Gov.
An appellate judge handed Gov. David Paterson an early victory for his surprise appointment of a lieutenant governor, which may have forced Thursday's end to the monthlong standoff in New York's Senate.
The ruling by state Supreme Court Associate Justice...Tags: David A. Paterson, Coup d'Etat, Local Authority, Public Finance, Judges
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With warnings of financial ruin come and gone, Calif. sees doomsday at the end of August
Associated Press WriterSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It was only weeks ago that lawmakers, finance officials and the governor were warning that California was headed over a financial cliff. Without a balanced budget by June 30, they said the state was at risk of running... -
Sources: Pedro Espada back in Democratic fold
james.madore@newsday.com. dan.janison@newsday.comALBANY - The State Senate stalemate appears to be over, with Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. (D-Bronx) returning to the Democratic fold. Espada wouldn't comment during Thursday's brief special session, but several Democratic senators said he would become...Tags: David A. Paterson, Coup d'Etat, Local Authority, Public Finance, Judges
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Latin Americans in US bolster support for Honduran coup, opposition to socialist influence
AP Hispanic Affairs WriterMIAMI (AP) — Leaders of Cuban and Venezuelan communities across the U.S. have become among the loudest supporters of the military ouster of Honduras' president because they see it as a strike against socialist influence in Latin America. Cuban...Tags: Barack Obama, Fidel Castro, Coup d'Etat, Economic Policy, United States
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Honduran president deserved his ouster
In his July 5 column, Editorial Page Editor Antonio Fins didn't mention that former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya wanted to violate the constitution and allow himself to have another term. That's a no-no! He violated his oath of office and was shown...Tags: Oakland Park
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Senate split: Paterson's end game
Spin CycleTrying to figure out Gov. David Paterson???s end game has become an Albany pastime. But in this crisis it seems clear he is determined to push the month-long, first-of-its kind state Senate deadlock toward a resolution in court. And......Tags: Lawyers, Parliament, David Paterson, Eliot Spitzer, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland)
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