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Chamber of Commerce Staff Gets Drunk, Blames Workers: They may be party animals when chugging $8,204 worth of booze but, after the hangover is over, the staff at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce goes back to being their ugly anti-worker selves. Seems that some 100 or so Chamber of Commerce staff recently ran up an $8,204 tab at The Exchange, a sports bar within staggering distance from the Chamber’s architecturally ever-so ponderous Washington, D.C., headquarters. The tab included 155 pitchers of beer, 37 bottles of beer, 208 mixed drinks, 111 s
Source: Firedoglake
Slip Opinions: New York Supreme Court Appellate Division First Department: To see the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division First Department decisions (including index) released on August 5, 2008, click on the links below: Index to August 5, 2008 Slip Opinions Slip Opinions Released on August 5, 2008 Capital Partners Lt et. al. v. Presstik, Inc and SilvaAcquatics Corp Duane Reade Inc. v. Cadtronics
Source: Criminal Law Library Blog :: Published by New York Law Librarian | David Badertscher
DUTCH SAME-SEX COUPLES HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS DUTCH CARIBBEAN OPPOSITE-MARRIED COUPLES: Spigthoff represented plaintiff According to a recent court ruling in the Netherlands Antilles (Court of First Instance, 17 July 2008), a same-sex couple that was married in the Netherlands and subsequently moved to the Netherlands Antilles (Curacao), has the same rights under Netherlands Antilles law (or Aruba law as the case may be) as Netherlands Antilles opposite-married couples as far as health insurance is concerned. Dr. Douwe Boersema of Spigthoff Attorneys & Tax Advisers on Curacao
Bin Laden’s Driver Gets 66 Months: Bin Laden’s Driver Gets 66 Months Aug 7 at 9:09pm by A military jury has sentenced Usama bin Laden’s former driver to 5 1/2 years in prison for aiding terrorism, making him eligible for release in just six months. Salim Hamdan was acquitted of conspiracy in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial. See the original post: Bin Laden’s Driver Gets 66 Months
Source: World News
Lake Search Planned in Missing Fla. Tot Case: Lake Search Planned in Missing Fla. Tot Case Aug 7 at 9:09pm by Detectives visited the grandparents of a missing Florida toddler to gather evidence Thursday and lake searches are planned for Friday, still calling the search for the child a ‘missing person case’ Read the original here: Lake Search Planned in Missing Fla. Tot Case
Source: World News
Flight Attendant: Joel Osteen’s Wife Acted ‘Like a Diva’: Flight Attendant: Joel Osteen’s Wife Acted ‘Like a Diva’ Aug 7 at 8:08pm by Wife of renowned evangelical pastor Joel Osteen acted like a combative diva when a small spill on her airline seat was not immediately cleaned up, a flight attendant who was also on the plane testifies. Go here to see the original: Flight Attendant: Joel Osteen’s Wife Acted ‘Like a Diva’
Source: World News
Florida Man Charged in Border Agent’s Death Hospitalized: The man arrested in the killing of a federal agent outside a busy South Florida post office has checked into a hospital for personal medical reasons, police said Thursday. Here is the original: Florida Man Charged in Border Agent’s Death Hospitalized a2a_linkname="Florida Man Charged in Border Agent’s Death Hospitalized";a2a_linkurl="http://www.frenzynews.com/2008/08/07/florida-man-charged-in-border-agents-death-hospitalized/"; [...]
Source: World News
Beshear considers 3 nominees for Supreme Court vacancy: FRANKFORT -- Gov. Steve Beshear has 60 days to select a new Kentucky Supreme Court justice from three names provided by a judicial nominating commission on Tuesday. The new justice will fill the seat left vacant by former Chief Justice Joseph E. Lambert of Rockcastle County, who retired last month. The names of the three attorneys submitted to Beshear by the Judicial Nominating Commission, led by Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr., are Robert W. Dyche III of London, Eddie C. Lovelace of Albany
Cops Suspect ‘Clark Rockefeller’ Is Man of Many Faces: Police on both coasts suspect there are least a dozen faces of the mystery man who now calls himself Clark Rockefeller Excerpted from:Cops Suspect ‘Clark Rockefeller’ Is Man of Many Faces a2a_linkname="Cops Suspect ‘Clark Rockefeller’ Is Man of Many Faces";a2a_linkurl="http://www.frenzynews.com/2008/08/07/cops-suspect-clark-rockefeller-is-man-of-many-faces/";
Source: World News
Attorney: Lawsuit Against Joel Osteen’s Wife Is ‘Extortion’: Attorney: Lawsuit Against Joel Osteen’s Wife Is ‘Extortion’ Aug 7 at 5:05pm by Opening arguments were set for Thursday in a civil lawsuit that accuses Victoria Osteen of assaulting Continental Airlines flight attendant Sharon Brown before the start of a 2005 flight from Houston to Vail, Colo. See more here: Attorney: Lawsuit Against Joel Osteen’s Wife Is ‘Extortion’
Source: World News
Supremo abre mais um inquérito - o 5º - contra Lira Maia: Supremo abre mais um inquérito - o 5º - contra Lira Maia O STF (Supremo Tribunal Federal) abriu ontem, 6, mais um inquérito contra o deputado federal e candidato a prefeito de Santarém pelo DEM, Lira Maia. Agora, os inquéritos contra o parlamentar santareno em tramitação na mais alta Corte do país somam 5, sendo que um deles virou ação penal. O novo inquérito foi aberto a pedido do procurador-geral da República, Antonio Fernando de Souza, para apurar o envolvimento de Lira Maia em supos
Source: Jeso Carneiro|Amazônia, Santarém, Pará, Informações, Fotos, Opinião, Notícias
Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick to Spend Night in Jail: Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick to Spend Night in Jail Aug 7 at 5:05pm by A judge ordered Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to jail Thursday for violating the terms of his bond in his perjury case by making a city business trip to Canada and not informing the court. Here is the original post: Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick to Spend Night in Jail
Source: World News
Lake Searches Planned in Missing Fla. Tot Case: Divers planned lake searches near the home of a missing Florida toddler’s grandparents after a CSI team hauled away several bags of evidence from the residence. Here is the original post: Lake Searches Planned in Missing Fla. Tot Case a2a_linkname="Lake Searches Planned in Missing Fla. Tot Case";a2a_linkurl="http://www.frenzynews.com/2008/08/07/lake-searches-planned-in-missing-fla-tot-case/"; [...]
Source: World News
Zogby: Catholics supporting McCain: Zogby poll reports that Catholics beginning to swing to McCain. The Catholic News Agency reports: The latest Associated TV/Zogby International poll reports a significant change in Catholic support for the leading presumptive presidential nominees of both major U.S. political parties. Zogby analyst Fritz Wenzel explains that the shift amongst Catholics is due to increased concern about ”social values.” While not minimizing the Iraq War issue, it seems clear that Americans are beginning to foc
Source: FIDELIS
Supreme Court grants review in attorney advertising case: Simpson Strong-Tie Co. v. Gore: On July 30, 2008, the Supreme Court granted review in Simpson Strong-Tie Co. v. Gore, no. S164174. These are the issues on review: (1) Which party bears the burden of persuasion with respect to the applicability of the anti-SLAPP exemptions set forth in Code of Civil Procedure section 425.17, subdivision (c)? (2) Does Code of Civil Procedure section 425.17, subdivision (c), exempt from anti-SLAPP protection an advertisement by a lawyer soliciting clients for a contemplated lawsuit? This case m
Source: The UCL Practitioner
Estate planning for same sex couples: It is important for same-sex couples to remember, however, that this Supreme Court case will not change in the estate-planning arena for same-sex couples.
Joel Osteen’s Wife on Trial in Flight Attendant Assault: Joel Osteen’s Wife on Trial in Flight Attendant Assault Aug 7 at 3:03pm by Opening arguments were set for Thursday in a civil lawsuit that accuses Victoria Osteen of assaulting Continental Airlines flight attendant Sharon Brown before the start of a 2005 flight from Houston to Vail, Colo. Here is the original: Joel Osteen’s Wife on Trial in Flight Attendant Assault
Source: World News
250-Pound Mailman Wants Postal Service to Allow Kilts: 250-Pound Mailman Wants Postal Service to Allow Kilts Aug 7 at 2:02pm by A 6-foot-tall, 250-pound letter carrier is campaigning for the right to take off his pants. Dean Peterson wants the U.S. Postal Service to add kilts as a uniform option for men. Read more from the original source: 250-Pound Mailman Wants Postal Service to Allow Kilts
Source: World News
Mexican Soldiers Enter Arizona, Detain Border Agent: Four Mexican soldiers crossed into Arizona and held a U.S. Border Patrol agent at gunpoint before realizing where they were and returning to Mexico, officials said. Read more from the original source: Mexican Soldiers Enter Arizona, Detain Border Agent a2a_linkname="Mexican Soldiers Enter Arizona, Detain Border Agent";a2a_linkurl="http://www.frenzynews.com/2008/08/07/mexican-soldiers-enter-arizona-detain-border-agent/"; [...]
Source: World News
Report: ‘Rockefeller’ May Have Been German Exchange Student: Investigators looking into the past of a man accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter in Boston are trying to determine if he was once a German exchange student to Connecticut. Original post: Report: ‘Rockefeller’ May Have Been German Exchange Student a2a_linkname="Report: ‘Rockefeller’ May Have Been German Exchange Student";a2a_linkurl="http://www.frenzynews.com/2008/08/07/report-rockefeller-may-have-been-german-exchange-student/"; [...]
Source: World News

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