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REVIVED. The estate claim of Anna Nicole Smith, 38, ex-stripper and widow of Texas billionaire J. Howard Marshall; by the U.S. Supreme Court, which overturned a 2004 appeals court ruling that federal judges did not have jurisdiction over Texas probate matters; in Washington. The high court's unanimous ruling does not settle Smith's 11-year fight with Marshall's son Pierce but allows her to continue her pursuit of some $500 million from her husband's estate...
...million in 2005. The company’s stock surged 26 percent on news of the verdict yesterday, closing at $6.99. Eli Lilly blasted the ruling, saying that its drugs do not infringe on the patent. The firm also argued that the patent is invalid because it lays claim to a natural signalling process of a molecule in the body. “The Ariad position is equivalent to discovering that gravity is the force that makes water run downhill and then demanding the owners of all the existing hydroelectric plants begin to pay patent royalties on their...
...shuttle bus driver and not a Harvard athlete,” Murphy said. The Crimson originally reported the incident on Monday, but the suspensions were handed out during the week to the players. The driver in question has not been identified, and despite Murphy’s claim that he initiated the confrontation, it is the players who have been disciplined. “Two of our athletes used poor judgment, behaved irresponsibly, and will be held accountable for their actions,” Murphy said. Lane, at tight end who saw action in just one game last year...
...fairly low price to the taxpayer. The Republicans almost never talked about it; Democrats couldn’t change the subject. Of course, it’s not always possible to put Democratic issues on the agenda. In 2004, foreign policy had a strong claim on voter attention. But if Democrats want to switch the focus of debate, they’re eventually going to have to try something that may feel unfamiliar: They’re going to have to take a stand.To understand what I’m getting at, imagine that the next Democratic presidential candidate calls...
...Salon's Michael Scherer went so far as to claim that it wasn't "just that Colbert's jokes were hitting their mark," but that he "uncovered the inner workings of the ever-cheapening discourse that passes for political debate. He reversed and flattened the meaning of the words he spoke." Colbert attacked both Bush and "the whole drama and language of American politics, the phony demonstration of strength, unity and vision." All during the dessert course, no less. The Salon piece also drafted Situationist writer Guy Debord as a character witness on Colbert's behalf, who cited the comedian...