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March 11, 2010
As head of baseball players' union, Michael Weiner seen as departure from Don Fehr
March 11, 2010The second-most powerful person in baseball wears faded jeans, flannel shirts and Chuck Taylors to work. He is an unabashed Bruce Springsteen fan and sports hair that appears to have been combed last during the "Born In the U.S.A." era. He lives on a farm in western New Jersey and commutes 50 minutes each way to Manhattan, which is actually a welcome, twice-daily respite, since at either end of his commute he is tasked with containing the chaos of three teenage daughters and 1,200 major league baseball players, respectively.
In Fairfax malpractice case, family awarded $1.25 million
March 11, 2010A Fairfax County jury has awarded nearly $3 million to the family of a man who died after his esophagus tore while he was swallowing a piece of steak, finding an Alexandria radiologist liable for misdiagnosing the man's condition as a hiatal hernia.
Appeals court reinstates lawsuit over hot sandwich
March 11, 2010 ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- It's been nearly five years since carnival operator Frank Sutton bit into a chicken sandwich at a McDonald's at a truck stop in the far corner of southwest Virginia. The legal world is still dealing with the ramifications.
Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi appeal
March 11, 2010YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her house arrest, a ruling diplomats said would cast further doubt on the legitimacy of this year's election.
Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi appeal
March 11, 2010YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her house arrest, a ruling diplomats said would cast further doubt on the legitimacy of this year's election.
Prominent Harvard law professor joins Justice Department
March 11, 2010Prominent Harvard law professor Laurence H. Tribe will join the Justice Department next week to lead an effort focused on increasing legal access for the poor, two federal sources said Thursday.
Bring Sheik Mohammed's trial to D.C.
March 11, 2010 For reasons I have some difficulty appreciating, the city of New York has rejected Attorney General Eric Holder's plan to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed in Manhattan. True, the trial will be expensive, but much of the cost will be borne by the federal government, not the city hosting the trial. And true, the trial would once again make New York an enticing target for a terrorist attack, but New York is always an appealing target for attack.
House sends extension of Patriot Act to Obama
March 11, 2010WASHINGTON -- Key provisions of the nation's primary counterterrorism law would be extended for a year under a bill passed by the House Thursday evening after Democrats retreated from adding new privacy protections.
Coeur d'Alene 2009 production jumps on new mines
March 11, 2010COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Silver miner and gold producer Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. said Thursday it produced 47 percent more silver in 2009 and gold production rose 56 percent as new mines in Bolivia and Mexico began operations.
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