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The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has ruled that a former top aide to fallen Attorney General Marc Dann committed attempted fraud.
Portland General Electric Co. on Thursday reported a profit for its third quarter after a refund to customers wiped out the utility's earnings during the same period a year earlier.
The last of China's first group of generals under the ruling Communist Party has died at the age of 106, state media said Wednesday.
The University of Washington will give an honorary degree to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon when he visits the school later this month.
Authorities say they have detained a retired army general as part of an investigation into the 2001 massacre of at least 26 people in southwestern Colombia.
Germany's top military commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday he stood "fully behind" the German commander who called in a U.S. airstrike on fuel trucks hijacked by Taliban that killed civilians as well as insurgents.
Six former U.S. attorneys general expressed doubts Friday about the wisdom of launching a federal investigation into whether interrogations of terrorism suspects following the 9/11 attacks violated the law.
The general ousted by Defense Secretary Robert Gates as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan warned at his official retirement Wednesday that the war will not be won by any one leader and there is no silver bullet for victory.
A Democratic senator on Tuesday joined Republicans in questioning President Barack Obama's firing of the internal watchdog for the federal AmeriCorps program.
The long-running case against former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann, accused of running his state office like "Animal House" and spending campaign money on goodies for himself and his family, ended Thursday with a fine and no criminal charges.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Washington later this week for talks with Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu, the U.N. announced Tuesday.
A month after the killing of a masseuse who advertised on Craigslist, the classified ad site announced plans Wednesday to eliminate its "erotic services" category and screen all submissions to a new "adult services" section before they are posted.
The attorney general of Illinois says Craigslist is getting rid of its "erotic services" ads and will create a new adult category that will be reviewed by employees of the Web site.
The parents of slain Army Ranger and NFL star Pat Tillman voiced concerns Tuesday that the general who played a role in mischaracterizing his death could be put in charge of military operations in Afghanistan.
State attorneys general from Missouri, Illinois and Connecticut plan to begin negotiations with Craigslist to eliminate what they contend are advertisements for illegal sexual activities.
Elena Kagan, the Obama administration's top Supreme Court lawyer, is passing up the chance to make her first high-court argument in a big case over minority voting rights.
A former Venezuelan defense minister on Friday accused President Hugo Chavez of ordering his detention to try to intimidate him and insisted he is innocent of an accusation that government funds disappeared under his watch.
A divided Ohio Elections Commission found Thursday that former Attorney General Marc Dann twice violated state elections law by using campaign funds to pay for an expensive in-home security system and a cell phone often used for personal calls.
An unidentified gunman fatally shot Azerbaijan's air force chief Wednesday, the Defense Ministry said — the highest-level killing to hit the oil-rich country's armed forces in peacetime since the Soviet collapse.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday he is "very optimistic" about President Barack Obama's swift engagement on key international issues and encouraged the United States to start talking to Iran to resolve the dispute over its nuclear program as soon as possible.
Forensic tests have turned up no evidence that Poland's exiled World War II leader was murdered before his plane crashed into the sea, according to experts probing a death that spawned decades of conspiracy theories.
Two women whose sexual harassment complaints led to the resignation of Ohio's former attorney general have reached a settlement with the state, officials said Wednesday.
The World Trade Organization's incumbent Director-General Pascal Lamy is the sole candidate to lead the body for the next four years, officials said Monday.
Former Attorney General Marc Dann ran a vulgar and unprofessional office and misused campaign funds to make lavish payments to friends and family, the state's government watchdog said Monday in releasing the results of a six-month investigation.
Polish authorities completed an autopsy Wednesday of a World War II leader in an effort to shed light on his mysterious death, then laid him to rest again with full military honors alongside Poland's ancient kings in Krakow's main cathedral.
Topic : Auditor General's report - thestar.comAuditor General Sheila Fraser, an Officer of Parliament, audits federal government departments, agencies and most Crown corporations and makes regular reports to the House of Commons.
The Wall Street Fraud Watchdog has been demanding a settlement from Wells Fargo bank for its involvement in auction rate sales to completely innocent consumers, since July. Auction rate securities were sold as just like cash, completely safe, with no risk.
The Odyssey Summary and FactsAn ancient epic, the Odyssey originally composed in the classic oral tradition; a great read at Shmoop.
Macbeth Summary, Facts and GuideRead about the cast, characters, their roles! Find out Who's good, who's bad, who's ugly in the Macbeth Summary by Shmoop. A great read!
It never ceases to amaze me that so many Americans blindly jump to support any new government run program which promises to make their life easier. It takes a minimal amount of research into past government social programs to prove that this is almost never the case.
BBC NEWS | Programmes | World News America | Matt Frei's diary: World's worst job?Matt Frei, US correspondent for the BBC, in his diary or blog, talks about the conundrum and responsibility hanging over the US on Afghanistan and the shifting focus and perceptions.
Obama Considers Strategy Shift in Afghan War WASHINGTON — President Obama is exploring alternatives to a major troop increase in Afghanistan, including a plan advocated by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to scale back American forces and focus more on rooting out Al Qaeda there and in Pakistan, officials said Tuesday.
Can Obama Save the Obama Revolution?The Obama revolution, and there was the hope of one, might still succeed. But only if Barack Obama follows the model of the incredibly successful Reagan revolution and heeds the political base that made his presidency possible.
'Battle of the badges' between ATF and FBIAgents of the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives are feuding over bomb investigations, failing to share information and refusing to train together, according to a draft report.
221 missing, 8 dead in Sierra Leone shipwreckMore than 200 people remain missing in Sierra Leone a day after a boat capsized, killing at least 8, police said on Thursday.
With new AG, Mexico tries to revamp drug warWith a new attorney general, Mexican President Felipe Calderdon is trying to get even tougher on drug cartels and those who protect them.
Upscale clothier Nancy Talbot dies at 89The co-founder of the Talbots women's clothing company has died from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Nancy Talbot , who was 89, opened her first store with her husband in Hingham, Mass., in 1947.
3 dead in barn after standoff in northeast Tenn.Three people have been found dead inside a barn in rural northeastern Tennessee following an overnight standoff with police.
Former Lobbyist Called Top Candidate for Alexandria, Va., U.S. Attorney - washingtonpost.comIt would be unusual for a recent corporate lobbyist to be a U.S. attorney, and some prosecutors and governmental watchdogs have asked whether appointing MacBride would run counter to the spirit of the Obama administration's efforts to change the lobbying culture of Washington.
Pakistan's South Waziristan PuzzleIt seems Pakistan is going through its schizo phases again where the army seems to have lost concentration and start a new peace love fest with the Taliban (again).
Well, I was enjoying an increasingly rare moment of relative sanity in public discourse, when I heard that a bunch of people said that they won't buy GM products because the company is substantially owned by the government. Huh? I really don't understand.
What Is It About Liberals and the Military?:: Assemblyman Chuck DeVore What is it about liberals and the military? Why are liberals uncomfortable with the military? Why do some liberals apparently despise our military? Is it because the armed services remind them that not every international dispute can be solved with soothing words uttered by a di …
Boxer, the U.S. Senator, Chides Brigadier General for Calling Her 'Ma'am' - Political News - FOXNews.com"The feisty California lawmaker reminds an Army brigadier general of her title after he has the apparent gall to call her "ma'am."
Dirt cheap: Cemetery sells 2 graves for price of 1Memorial Park Cemetery on Indianapolis' far east side is offering plots at the bargain-basement price of two graves for one in a section of its grounds.
GM: What's in It for Taxpayers? - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! NewsBut his decision to plow $30 billion more into the company, GM's market.
Analysis: Gov't firmly behind the wheel at GM - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! NewsGeneral Motors now into court to file for Chapter 11 protection.
Michaelle Jean promotes Hurting Native Inuit - Canadian Governor Gen Eats Mercury tainted Seal Heart - a Tradition that is poisoning the Native peopleMichaelle Jean promotes Hurting Native Inuit - Canadian Governor Gen Eats Mercury tainted Seal Heart - a Tradition that is poisoning the Native people.
Sources: Obama met with top court candidatePresident Barack Obama has interviewed federal appeals court Judge Diane Wood for the Supreme Court, one of the face-to-face meetings he's holding with finalists, officials say.
For those who follow the war, the news was startling: after less than a year on the job, LTG David McKiernan, the commander of America's effort in Afghanistan, was resigning from the post.
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