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E-mail public documents get erased, disappear

AP — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:27:11 +0000

Laws in all but a handful of states give the public access to government e-mail. But what if that e-mail was intentionally deleted or routinely purged?In Hawaii, Gov. Linda Lingle’s office allowed e-mails of her top aide to be purged. In...

Obama calls McCain part of problem with bankruptcy

AP — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:12:38 +0000

Barack Obama called on Tuesday for changing federal bankruptcy laws to help military families, seniors and victims of natural disasters, and accused John McCain of repeatedly siding with the banking industry when Congress acted on the...

Ex-spy chief opposes planned new terror laws

AP — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:43:49 +0000

The ex-head of Britain’s MI5 domestic spy agency said Tuesday she opposes Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s plans for tougher new anti-terrorism laws.Making her first speech to the House of Lords since being appointed to Britain’s...

Obama proposes bankruptcy changes

AP — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:51:44 +0000

Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed changing bankruptcy laws to fast-track the process for military families, help seniors keep their homes, and protect people recovering from natural disasters.The Democratic presidential hopeful also accused...

Obama slaps McCain on bankruptcy laws

AP — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:09:54 +0000

Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed changing bankruptcy laws to “fast-track” the process for military families, help seniors keep their homes, and protect people recovering from natural disasters.The Democratic presidential hopeful also...

Rights group slams French law on terror suspects

AP — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:18:11 +0000

A Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday said France’s legal framework for prosecuting terror suspects is too broad, resulting in too many arrests based on minimal evidence and too many convictions based on circumstantial evidence.The...

Superior Humans?

Warren Hayashi — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:04:10 +0000

Having lived with racism every day of my life, I’m sure my mentality has been altered by my knowledge of the way many of my fellow Prince George citizens think about Prince George’s citizens of a visible minority and their thoughts that many of...

Britain's Brown: Lawmaker quitting is a farce

AP — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:16:17 +0000

British Minister Gordon Brown said Friday that an opposition lawmaker’s decision to trigger a special election to protest planned terrorism laws is a farce.David Davis, a senior member of the opposition Conservative Party, said Thursday he...

Britain's MI5 says it gave no advice on terror laws

AP — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:30:00 +0000

In a rare public comment, the head of Britain’s MI5 domestic spy agency said Monday it has not offered the government any advice on contentious proposals for tougher anti-terrorism laws.The statement by MI5 director general Jonathan Evans...

Grenada amending offshore laws

AP — Sun, 25 May 2008 20:55:24 +0000

Grenada is amending its finance laws as the Caribbean nation prepares to relaunch its offshore sector.Angus Smith, chief of the island’s financial regulatory body, said Sunday the Offshore Act Amendment Bill will give the attorney general the...