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A lawyer appointed by the President in each judicial district to prosecute and defend cases for the federal government.

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Court denies appeal of judge's sentencing goof

Published October 6, 2008, 7:52 pm, Washington Post

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from an Alabama man who was sentenced to five years in prison when a judge wrongly thought the law required him to serve time.

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5 plead guilty in cocaine distribution, fraud case

Published October 6, 2008, 7:46 pm, The Daily Progress

Five people, including three brothers, are facing prison after admitting their involvement in rural cocaine sales and/or wire fraud involving Lowe’s Home Improvement stores.

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U.S. judge likely to tell state to pay up for prison health overhaul

Published October 6, 2008, 7:42 pm, San Francisco Chronicle

The federal judge who took control of California's decrepit prison health care system in 2006 made it clear Monday he intends to order the state to pay the first installment of an $8 billion plan to bring the system up to constitutional standards. At the...

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Freed Kenyan terror suspects threaten to sue gov't over illegal detention

Published October 6, 2008, 7:27 pm, People's Daily

Eight Kenyans who have been languishing in Ethiopian jails for about two years over suspicion of terrorist links have threatened to sue the government if the east African nation does not admit liability for their imprisonment. The group who were recently flown back into the country after being held in Ethiopia for several months as terrorist suspects have sent a petition to the Attorney-General ...

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Major job vacancies in city of Oakland

Published October 6, 2008, 7:27 pm, San Francisco Chronicle

Times are tough just about everywhere, from Wall Street to 14th Street in downtown Oakland, where Mayor Ron Dellums is trying to lead the city out of a $42 million deficit. In the middle of a budget crunch, Dellums faces another challenge that will require...

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No match for voters' info? No problem

Published October 6, 2008, 7:07 pm, The Columbus Dispatch

After new voters in Ohio provide a driver's license number or part of their Social Security number to register, an automatic computer check is done to determine whether that information matches existing state or federal records.

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Double-edged ruling in Miami

Published October 6, 2008, 7:01 pm, Granma Internacional

A ruling issued by a federal judge in Miami granting compensation for an accusation of torture outside of the United States could set an important precedent against the government in Washington which, in recent years, has been forced to acknowledge having engaged in torture in Iraq and in Cuba.

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Ohio Plaintiffs Secure $97.5 Million Payout From PwC in AIG Securities Class Action

Published October 6, 2008, 6:51 pm, Law.com

Prominent international accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has agreed to pay $97.5 million to settle its part in a securities class action filed against American International Group by three Ohio pension funds, according to the Ohio attorney general's office. The settlement is one of the 10 highest ever paid by an accounting firm to settle a securities fraud class action and closes the book ...

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Ga. Supreme Court Backs Vaccine Suit in Autism Case

Published October 6, 2008, 6:50 pm, Law.com

A Georgia Supreme Court decision on Monday allowing a suit by an autistic child's parents to go to trial could open the door to product liability claims against vaccine manufacturers. The court held that a federal vaccine statute's pre-emption of liability claims applies only to side effects that were unavoidable "by means other than proper manufacturing and packaging." The court took aim at ...

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Baker & McKenzie Aims for Global Elite

Published October 6, 2008, 6:49 pm, Law.com

Long derided as the firm that never met a location it didn't like, Baker & McKenzie is finally getting respect for pioneering the global law firm. Under John Conroy, Baker has raised its sights-boosting profits, tightening management, and working hard to lose its franchise image. Just when many major law firms with big financial practices are struggling in this economy, Baker is thriving, ...

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