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U.S. / NEWS Tue Feb 12, 2008 @ 8:09am neoform

SF Gate -- Attorney William Lerach, whose firm once dominated the area of shareholder class action suits and won billions from companies such as Enron, was sentenced to two years in federal prison Monday for conspiring to conceal kickbacks to clients. Lerach, 61,.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Thu May 10, 2007 @ 9:42am neoform

Alter Net -- In the Army, being injured makes one deserving of cruelty. Accidents," Alexander Cockburn once wrote, "are normalcy raised to the level of drama." The same may be said for scandal, the shocking event that turns out not to have been so shocking after al.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Tue Apr 3, 2007 @ 6:58am neoform

Alter Net -- The winds of secession are blowing in the Green Mountain State: Vermont was once an independent republic, and it can be one again. The winds of secession are blowing in the Green Mountain State. Vermont was once an independent republic, and it can b.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Mar 26, 2007 @ 4:54pm neoform

CNN -- The last remaining building on the grounds where the infamous Mustang Ranch brothel once stood went up in flames Sunday. The 48-room, 20,000-square-foot structure known as the Mustang Ranch II annex was destroyed as part of a firefighting training exer.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Feb 13, 2007 @ 9:53pm neoform

New York Times -- SOMETHING interesting is happening in California. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to have grasped the essential truth that no nation — not even the United States — can be managed successfully from the center once it reaches a certain scale. Moreover,.. Read More