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Drought in Sahel Could Become a Catastrophe for 13 Million

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: West Africa, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Food Crisis, Refugees, Oxfam, Chad, Appeal, Saehl, Burkina, Video, World News

Some 13 million people are at severe risk from a food crisis which is set to escalate into a full scale humanitarian emergency in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa if urgent action is not taken.

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Peru Claims Last Minute Appeal

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Shipwreck Treasure, Peru, Appeal, Treasure, Spanish Treasure, Hispanic Heritage, Gold, Spanish, Silver, Spain, U.S. Supreme Court, Shipwreck, Video, Latino Voices News

TAMPA, Fla. — Peru's government filed a long-shot claim on Thursday for 17 tons of silver recovered from a 19th century shipwreck, one day befor...

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Report: SEC Wants To Appeal Blocked Citi Settlement

Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: SEC Citigroup, Citigroup Settlement, Business News, Sec Citigroup Settlement, Video, Judge Rakoff, Appeal, Securities and Exchange Commission, Big Banks, Citigroup, Business News

Enforcement staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission may request the commissioners leading the agency that they appeal last month's reject...

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Man Held In Robyn Gardner's Disappearance Won't Be Released

AP | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Robyn Gardner, Video, Gary Giordano Appeal, Appeal, Gary Giordano, Search for Robyn Gardner, Aruba Crime, Robyn Gardner Disappearance, Missing Persons, Michael Lopez, Aruba, Missing Person, Gary Giordano Release, Armchair Detective, Crime News

ORANJESTAD, Aruba (Associated Press) -- A judge in Aruba has turned down a U.S man's request to be released from jail as a suspect in the presumed dea...

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Lawsuit Alleging 'Bad Mothering' For Insufficient Homecoming Dress Budget, Curfew Dismissed

Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Shelley Smith, Appeal, Abuse, Divorce, Barrington, Steven Miner, Lawsuit, Steven A. Miner, Cook County Court, Emotional Distress, Steven Miner II, Child Abuse, Bad Mothering Suit, Kathryn Miner, Kimberly Garrity, Appellate Court, Bad Mothering, Chicago News

The dismissal of a lawsuit brought against a Barrington Hills mother by her two grown children who accused her of “bad mothering” was unanimously ...

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Casey Anthony Appealing Conviction For Lying To Police

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Orlando, Trial, Appeal, Crime News, Crime, Casey Anthony Trial, Florida, Casey Anthony, Caylee Anthony, Jose Baez, Video, Crime News

Casey Anthony's attorneys have filed a notice of appeal for her four convictions of lying to police. The document was filed at Orange County Court Cou...

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Ex-Goldman Progammer Gets Big Sentence For Stealing Codes

Reuters | Grant McCool | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Computer Programmer, Russia, Goldman Sachs, Fbi, Appeal, Kevin Marino, Code Theft, Sergey Aleynikov, Business News

(Reuters) - A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) computer programmer was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday for stealing secret code ...

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Petraeus' Vow to Protect Soldiers: A True Commitment or Empty Promise?

Joshua Kors | Posted 05.25.2011

Since 2001, over 22,600 soldiers have been pressed into signing such documents, affirming a pre-existing condition, making them ineligible for disability benefits, saving the military billions of dollars.

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Snoop Dogg Beats the British Government Over UK Ban -- Or Does He?

Andy Pemberton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: airportBritish Government, UK, Law, Court, Hysteria, Appeal, Border Agency, Assault, Immigration, Snoop Dogg, Entertainment News

In a humiliating climbdown this week, the British Government has been forced to admit they had no right to ban Snoop Dogg from entering the UK for three years after an airport brawl in May 2006.

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Why Is The AMA President Lying (Again)?

Dr. Daniel Palestrant | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Effort, Ama President, Physicians, Appeal, Lobbying, Medical Liability, Litigation, Formula, Liability, Lobbyist, Malpractice, Fix, Ama, Bills, Massachusetts, Medicine, Healthcare, Health, Health Care, Healthy Living News

Dr. Rohack tries to spin the fact that the AMA's failure to achieve their two biggest goals, tort reform and repeal of the SGR formula were in fact victories. He is not including two critical pieces of information.

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NormDollar.com: Provide Norm Coleman with the Knock-Out Punch

Senate Guru | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: normdollar.com, Minnesota Recount, Appeal, Mn-Sen, Norm Coleman, Grassroots Fundraising, Al Franken, Politics News

Due to Coleman's obstinance, progressives have raised over $140,000 assisting progressive candidates for Congress against the very Republicans whose Party leaders are keeping Coleman's appeals going.

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MN-Sen: I Don't Trust Tim Pawlenty

Senate Guru | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Minnesota Recount, Tim Pawlenty, Appeal, Election Certificate, Norm Coleman, Mn-Sen, Al Franken, Politics News

At the very least, Pawlenty's reassuring words are not all that reassuring.

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MN Supreme Court Justice is a Norm Coleman Donor and Should Recuse Himself

Senate Guru | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Election Contest, Appeal, Minnesota Supreme Court, Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Mn-Sen, Senate Recount, Politics News

One of the two contributions occurred in the six years leading up to Coleman's 2008 re-election bid -- in other words, it was put toward this very election whose result Coleman is preparing to appeal.

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