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That controversy might have blown over - allegations of patronage politics are nothing new in a country that often seems still to be feeling the long hangover from Marcos' kleptocracy - if not for a concurrent scandal allegedly involving payouts to lawmakers. On Oct. 15, a provincial governor - and former parish priest...
Their total investment of more than $130,000 was a total loss, but at least Lo was in good company. David Price, a horse trader based in Hong Kong, reckons that at least a quarter of the thoroughbreds brought into the city turn out to be financial black holes. He...
Back in the fall of 2003, “Arrested Development” first aired on American TV to critical acclaim. The witty comedy centered on a dysfunctional family’s struggles after its patriarch is imprisoned for murky deals with Saddam Hussein. Around the same time, audiences worldwide...
What's striking about the decision to set Wilson free is the majority's reliance on the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Criminal defense attorneys often cite the language in seeking their client's release, but are rarely successful. In recent years, the U.S...
In the coming weeks Bush and Obey will go nine rounds - literally. Bush has threatened to veto nine of the 12 spending bills for fiscal 2008 - which are expected to reach his desk in November - because Democrats added more than $20 billion for education, health care and science programs that...