Texas’ next U.S. senator: the teenage years

Source: Dallas Morning News

If life really is like high school, Texas voters can choose their next senator from familiar cliques: the jocks, the theater kids and the debaters. Reflected by their senior yearbooks, the top Republican candidates in Tuesday’s primar ...
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Mexico's former ruling party suspends ex-governor

Source: WFAA

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's former ruling party on Saturday suspended the membership of a former governor accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from a drug cartel. The Institutional Revolutionary Party said in a ...
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Gio dos Santos slams Spurs for "unconvincing answers" about transfer situation (Goal.com)

Source: Yahoo! Sports

Giovani dos Santos has yet to end a nightmare spell at Tottenham Hotspur, one that has seen him log just 17 first-team appearances in the Premier League since joining the team in 2008. At the Mexican nationa ...
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"Freedom fighter" goes on hunger strike

Source: Inside Bay Area

Ly Tong, the Vietnamese "freedom fighter" who was convicted last week of assaulting a singer by spraying her with tear gas, has begun a hunger strike, according to a lawyer who has consulted with Tong. Attorney Minh "Stev ...
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Sabahi calls for vote recount in Egypt

Source: Press TV

Mahmoud Qandeel, a lawyer with the Sabahi campaign, said on Saturday that Egypt's leftist presidential contender "will file a suit with the election commission over irregularities" that may have affected the resul ...
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14. Amendment not justified, say groups

Source: The Star Malaysia

PETALING JAYA: The amendment to the Evidence Act transfers the burden of proof to the accused, which is contrary to the principle of justice, said lawyers and Internet users. “At any trial, whether criminal or civ ...
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Whistleblower: Minnesota small claims cap soon will rise to $15,000

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

A homeowner with a $19,000 dispute over a contractor's work had a choice: take the dispute to a costly trial in district court or recoup less than half the amount by going to conciliation court. For 18 years, $7,500 has been the limit for most ...
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Pump And Dump

Source: CBS News

Jonathan Lebed promised the Securities and Exchange Commission he wouldn't manipulate stock prices anymore but he tells Correspondent Steve Kroft that there's nothing wrong with it. The 16-year-old, who, in additio ...
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Sender of the Text Message Not Liable for Car Crash, Judge Says

Source: Slaw

Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B., was called to the Quebec bar in 1988 and is still a member in good standing. She practised business, employment and labour law until 1999. For over 12 years, Yosie has been the Managing Editor of the ...
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