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...really does believe that God has a purpose in having him charged with this crime," Carney said, adding that his client has a great deal of religious faith. "He doesn't know what that purpose is yet, but he is confident it will turn out all right...
...York prisons, like many nationwide, are facing budget cuts. Some jails have even cut back to two meals a day on weekends. What are some other ways the state is hoping to deal with the cutbacks? There's been some discussion about telephones and television and recreational activities, but you have to weigh the inactivity and violence that may take place if inmates aren't afforded these things. We're not trying to be draconian in the care of inmates, but understand: this is a punishment...
...Tough Tactics, but Still Legal? That risk, however, became somewhat less considerable two years ago. In 2007 the Supreme Court overturned a nearly century-old ruling that used to make these types of pricing deals inherently illegal. Now such practices must be evaluated under "the rule of reason." For the plaintiffs to win, anticompetitive effects of the minimum-pricing agreement between the manufacturer and retailer must outweigh the pro-competitive effects. That's not an easy case to make. If a manufacturer's sales increased as a result of its deal with Babies "R" Us, the company can argue that...
...global agreement more elusive. But other provisions could give the U.S. quiet leverage over developing nations. Annie Petsonk, the international counsel for the Environmental Defense Fund, says that the U.S. could make access to American carbon markets - which could eventually be worth trillions - contingent on how developing nations deal with climate change, for example by agreeing to mandatory reductions in the rate of growth of their emissions. "Carbon-market access is the first and most powerful carrot and stick," she says. "Members of Congress can say that if countries want to sell us carbon credits after we have capped...
...otherwise given to third parties. This agreement, required by U.S. law, enables U.S. companies to sell high-tech military equipment and technology to India, immediately benefiting Boeing and Lockheed Martin, which will be able to bid for contracts to supply 26 fighter jets to India for a $10 billion deal. (See pictures of Hillary Clinton's nomination campaign...