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Mark Alexander, a Dallas attorney, says he's ethically obligated to do what's best for his clients, "and that includes saving them money." So when one of them asks him to research a securities-fraud topic, for example, or breach of contract, he doesn't even think about applying his $395 hourly rate. Instead, he calls Atlas Legal Research, an outsourcing company based in Irving, Texas, that uses lawyers in India to provide the service for $60 per hr. "When a client pays me a $25,000 retainer and I can save them money, I will do so," says...
...hammer out a coalition government, they agreed that within 30 days of convening, the new government would restore the judiciary to its pre-November 3 status. Before it was dismissed, the Supreme Court was debating the legitimacy of Musharraf's October 7 election as President, citing a constitutional breach. If the court reconvenes in the same formation, it is likely to take up the case again, and could declare Musharraf's presidency invalid. "The Supreme Court will decide whether his election was legitimate or not," says Rashid. "Certainly, he took the wrong legal course to reelect himself...
Obama's campaign demanded more answers. "This is an outrageous breach of security and privacy, even from an Administration that has shown little regard for either over the last eight years. Our government's duty is to protect the private information of the American people, not use it for political purposes. This is a serious matter that merits a complete investigation, and we demand to know who looked at Senator Obama's passport file, for what purpose, and why it took so long for them to reveal this security breach," said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton...
...agency's annual meeting this week in Vienna. It also put forward a proposal to remove coca from the U.N.'s narcotics list. That's not likely to happen. The big question is whether the U.N. will adopt the INCB proposal - which would essentially leave Bolivia and Peru in breach of international law if they continue to allow coca's non-narcotic use and commercialization. That in turn could result in the U.N. calling for commercial or other embargoes against them...
...Even when the White House, the FBI or the intelligence agencies have acted outside of laws protecting those rights - such as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - the public has by and large shrugged and, through their elected representatives, suggested changing the laws to accommodate activities that may be in breach of them...