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Class-action lawsuits could cost Toyota $3B-plus
March 12, 2010 MIAMI -- Toyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action lawsuits that could cost the Japanese auto giant $3 billion or more, according to an Associated Press review of cases, legal precedent and interviews with experts.
Wide Web of diversions gets laptops evicted from lecture halls
March 12, 2010On a windy morning in downtown Washington, a hundred Georgetown Law students gathered in a hall for David Cole's lecture on democracy and coercion. The desks were cluttered with books, Thermoses and half-eaten muffins.
Supreme Court to rule on anti-gay protests at military funerals
March 12, 2010The Supreme Court will review whether anti-gay protests at funerals of American soldiers are protected by the First Amendment, taking up the appeal of a Maryland man who won and then had reversed a $10 million verdict against the small Kansas church that conducts the demonstrations.
D.C. boy, 6, missing; Guilty plea in D.C. stabbing; Child porn conviction in Va.
March 12, 2010
Uncle Sam has no wedding gift of benefits for same-sex couples
March 12, 2010 When Lorilyn "Candy" Holmes and Darlene Garner get married Tuesday, it will be a joyous and historic occasion.
Friendly Sons, Fight for Children get D.C. smoking ban exemption for 2010 events
March 12, 2010For decades, Washington power brokers have gathered on Saint Patrick's Day to toast, and in some cases invent their Irishness with Guinness, Kelly green cummerbunds and cigar smoke.
Obama still wants US trial for some Gitmo suspects
March 12, 2010WASHINGTON -- White House aides are increasingly convinced that accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will never face trial in a civilian court and are trying to cut a deal that would still transfer Guantanamo Bay terrorism suspects to the U.S., where many would faces criminal charges, a senior administration official said Monday.
TiVo 4Q loss widens, 1Q to miss Street view
March 12, 2010ALVISO, Calif. -- Digital video recorder pioneer TiVo Inc. said Monday that its fourth-quarter loss widened as higher expenses, especially in research and development for new products, more than offset an increase in revenue.
Accused Ga. killer uses creative legal argument
March 12, 2010 ATLANTA -- A Georgia man accused of killing two people used an innovative legal strategy Monday in an attempt to get his murder charges dismissed. Call it the Census defense.
Ohio inmate ODs on pills hours before execution
March 12, 2010COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. Ted Strickland on Monday postponed the execution of a convicted killer who managed to take an overdose of pills in his death row cell and was found unconscious just hours before he was to be driven to his execution.
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