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2 hrs ago | ABC News

Investors Sue Fla. Lawyer in Fraud Probe for $100M

A high-profile South Florida attorney under federal investigation for allegedly running a huge fraud scheme has been sued for $100 million by a group of investors.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Broward County, FL

6 hrs ago | Andover Advertiser

'Gangbos' extended to 14-year-olds

Powers aimed at tackling violent gangs are to be extended to children as young as 14.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law

10 hrs ago | ContactMusic.com

Chris Brown - Brown Passes Progress Hearing

Caption: Chris Brown and Melody Thornton on the set of a music video in Hollywood Los Angeles, California .... BROWN PASSES PROGRESS HEARING CHRIS BROWN has completed just seven out of 52 required domestic violence classes since he was sentenced in June for his attack on ex-girlfriend RIHANNA - but they're enough to keep him out of jail.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Metro, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse)

Thu Nov 19, 2009

KATU-TV Portland

House moves to protect doctors from Medicare cuts

The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors, a move Republicans denounced as a political payoff.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Joe Barton, Republican, US House of Representatives, Michael Burgess

Fox 8 - WJW

Obama administration abandons proposed Bush rule letting...

The federal government has decided to abandon a Bush administration plan that would have permitted mutual fund companies and brokerage firms to offer investment advice to 401 customers.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, IRA, George Bush, W., US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Employment / Labor Law

WJTV Jackson

Ohio Man Cleared Of Homicide By Child Abuse In Sc

An Ohio man has been found not guilty of homicide by child abuse in the 2007 death of his daughter in South Carolina.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Myrtle Beach, SC, Myrtle Beach Metro

MyFoxDFW

Perry May Decide Killer's Fate Tonight

Gov. Rick Perry may have to decide whether condemned killer Robert Lee Thompson, set for execution Thursday, lives or dies.

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Related Topix: Texas Government, Texas, Rick Perry, US Governors, Prison, Criminal Defense Law

Chillicothe Gazette

Space: Bill can help seniors escape 'doughnut hole' of Medicare coverage

As the U.S. Senate braces for a heated debate about its version of health care reform legislation unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid late Wednesday, U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Medicare, Health, Ross County, OH

KIFI

Ariz. prosecutor files 1st employer sanctions case

Maricopa County prosecutors on Wednesday filed Arizona's first civil complaint against a business under a 22-month-old state law that prohibits employers from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.

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Related Topix: Maricopa County, AZ, Criminal Defense Law, Immigration Reform, Illegal Immigration

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

Reid sets markers for historic health care debate

Setting up a historic year-end health care debate, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled long-awaited legislation Wednesday night to extend coverage to all but 6 percent of eligible Americans and bar private industry from denying insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Healthcare Law, Senator Mark Begich, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Ben Nelson, Medicare, Health

CW33 Dallas KDAF-TV

Police: Mo. teen said she killed neighbor, 9, because she 'wanted to know what it felt like'

This picture provided on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 by the Cole County Sheriff's Department shows Alyssa Bustamante.

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Related Topix: Cole County, MO, Jefferson City, MO, St. Martins, MO, Criminal Defense Law

Newsday.com

Police to add new charges in slain NC girl's case

Crystal Godfrey lights candles during a vigil for 5-year-old Shaniya Nicole Davis whose body was found near Sanford, N.C. on Monday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Sanford, NC, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Fayetteville, NC, Fayetteville Metro

Gouverneur Times

City trying to make sense of brutal gang rape

A friend invited a 16-year-old girl to join them, and she started drinking hard liquor, too.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, University of Pennsylvania

ClipSyndicate

Doctor Makes Ovarian Cancer Breakthrough

A Mid-South oncologist was instrumental in a clinical trial that will help women nationwide.

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Related Topix: Ovarian Cancer, Health, Oncology, Medicine, Healthcare Law, Video

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Abc13.com

Man charged with slaying 14-year-old stepson

A Wisconsin man strangled his 14-year-old stepson with a necktie in a minivan in a Walmart parking lot, telling investigators he wanted to get revenge on his wife and her relatives for interfering in his business, prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Washington County, WI

MSNBC

Obama orders task force to fight financial crime

The Obama administration created a new task force on Tuesday vowing to crack down on financial fraud following a rise in mortgage scams and high-profile Wall Street trading scandals.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Home, Mortgage, Bernie Madoff

SavannahNow

Police: Man in custody in 'Cathouse' star's death

A suspect in the killing of four people in Oklahoma City, including a prostitute featured in the HBO reality series "Cathouse," turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday, police said.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Criminal Defense Law, Carson City, NV

Tampa Bay Online

Poll: Most favor taxing rich to pay for health bill

When it comes to paying for a health care overhaul, Americans see just one way to go: tax the rich.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Healthcare Law

Time

Business Foes of Health Care Ramp Up Effort

Business foes of health care overhaul legislation are outspending supporters at a rate of 2-to-1 for TV ads as they grow increasingly nervous over a final bill.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, 9, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election

Seattle's WB

Report: Companies not reporting all work injuries, withholding medical care to avoid paperwork

Some employers are pressuring workers not to report illnesses and injuries, just one problem that has led to widespread underreporting of workplace safety issues, according to congressional investigators.

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Related Topix: OSHA, Environmental Law

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