Jan 13 - By Associated Press
Schoolchildren across the U.S. have been injured or killed when they were restrained or secluded, a disability rights group says. A House committee announced a hearing on the issue.

Jul 20 - By NBC Nightly News
After all the efforts Britney Spears and her conservator-father Jamie put into getting her life back on track, Brit could soon come face-to-face with a ghost from her troubled past. In Touch Weekly reports that her former bad-influence-BFF Sam Lutfi hopes to rekindle his relationship with the pop star.

Mar 5 - By Ree Hines, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
On March 17, Britney Spears’ ex-sidekick Sam Lutfi’s due to appear in court concerning that pesky restraining order that keeps him at least 250 yards away from regaining his hanger-on status. Sam hopes the hearing gives him a chance to break free from the legal leash, and, according to The News of the World, he may get help from a (pop) star witness.