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Illinois Sports Facilities Authority will pay legal tab for Jim Thompson
The public agency that owns U.S. Cellular Field agreed Tuesday to pay the legal expenses of its ex-chairman, former Gov. Jim Thompson, in a federal lawsuit brought against him last month by the agency's former executive director. The Illinois Sports...
Tags: Justice System, Chicago Mayor, U.S. Cellular Field, Trials, Pat Quinn
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Local medical professionals talk impact of Obamacare
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - otherwise known as Obamacare - was signed into law in 2010. Since then it has been the topic of much debate within the medical and insurance industry here in the United States. It was also the topic of...Tags: Justice System, Health Insurance Cost, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Care Reform (2009), Politics
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INTERVIEW-Gas discoveries give Israel new regional clout -minister
Reuters* Israel hopes gas finds will strengthen diplomatic hand * Decision on export quotas to be made in a "few weeks" By Crispian Balmer TEL AVIV, May 22 (Reuters) - Israel's newfound natural gas reserves will boost its regional clout and could help it...Tags: Vladimir Putin, Energy Resources, Benjamin Netanyahu, Turkey, Likud
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UK coalition to last despite rifts, infighting: deputy PM
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's deputy prime minister on Wednesday took the unusual step of holding a news conference to say the country's two-party coalition would hold together until 2015 as he tried to stabilize a government beset by infighting and rifts....Tags: Nick Clegg, Parliament, Elections, David Cameron, Robin Williams
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Ukraine PM bars reporters from government meetings after protest
Reuters* Journalists protesting over attacks on media at rallies * Relations with media have deteriorated under Yanukovich KIEV, May 22 (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov ordered a dozen local reporters to be barred from covering government...Tags: Ukraine, Journalism, Robin Williams, Politics, Freedom of the Press
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Gas discoveries give Israel new regional clout -minister
ReutersTEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's newfound natural gas reserves will boost its regional clout and could help it improve ties with neighboring states in need of new energy sources, Energy Minister Silvan Shalom said. Once totally dependent on fuel imports,...Tags: Vladimir Putin, Energy Resources, Benjamin Netanyahu, Turkey, Likud
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Few convictions for Mexico's special prosecutor for crimes against journalists
McClatchy Foreign StaffMEXICO CITY Complacent. Ineffective. Bungling. Inept. The adjectives pile up as top editors, writers and free press advocates level their aim at the division of the Attorney General's Office in Mexico responsible for prosecuting crimes against...Tags: Justice System, Laws, U.S. Congress, Murder, Radio Industry
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Murder of Mexican reporter in Veracruz spotlights official hostility toward press
McClatchy Foreign StaffXALAPA, Mexico Regina Martinez had a premonition that she was courting danger in the months before her death. She spoke to colleagues of her fear. She'd written articles for Proceso, Mexico's main newsweekly magazine, chronicling the overlap between...Tags: Organized Crime, Punishment, Los Zetas Cartel, Murder, Prisons
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Delay in mine project shadows hopes for Afghan economy
McClatchy Foreign StaffKABUL, Afghanistan The giant copper mine that the Afghan government has made the centerpiece of its plans for building an economy nearly from scratch is at least five years behind schedule, and the state-owned Chinese company that won the bidding has...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Mining, Kabul (Afghanistan), Economic Organization, Wars and Interventions
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House gambling sponsor recuses self because of potential conflict
— The Illinois House's longtime gambling expansion point man has dropped his sponsorship of a casino bill to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Democratic Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie wrote to the House clerk that he is now affiliated with a law...
Tags: Organized Crime, Chicago Mayor, Justice System, John J Cullerton, Business Enterprises
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The Irish loophole behind Apple's low tax bill
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs. A U.S. Senate investigation...Tags: Corporate Officers, U.S. Congress, Computer Hardware, Finance, U.S. Senate
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Somali lawmakers withdraw confidence vote against PM
ReutersBy Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, May 22 (Reuters) - Somali members of parliament shelved a vote of confidence against the prime minister on Wednesday, but warned the government it would face further parliamentary rebellions if it did not do more to improve...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Parliament, Elections, Mogadishu (Somalia)
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