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Longtime Sheriff Says Good-bye: Pat Ballard Retires After 39 Years In ... - Bartlesville Examiner-enterprise
boxes are stacked neatly on a table and the office is nearly devoid of the many artifacts and law enforcement memorabilia amassed over his 18 years as sheriff of washington county. well-wishers stopping by last tuesday would no doubt notice the ...
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Real Estate Law Firm Mccalla Raymer Opens Memphis Office To Focus On Loss Mitigation
atlanta-based law firm mccalla raymer llc has opened an office in memphis with plans to add up to five attorneys in the next three years.
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Littler Mendelson Adds 6 Labor Lawyers To D.c. Office
the d.c. office of law firm littler mendelson pc has hired a group of six attorneys from l.a.’s ford & harrison llp.
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New York Mayor Proposes Bill Raising Term Limits - Reuters
new york, oct 7 (reuters) - mayor michael bloomberg proposed legislation on tuesday that would change the city's term-limits law and allow him to seek four more years in office to help new york cope with the sweeping economic crisis. bloomberg, a ...
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Iraqi Presidency Endorses Controversial Provincial Law - Earthtimes
baghdad - iraq's presidential council on tuesday unanimously endorsed a long-delayed provincial councils' election law, state- controlled media reported. a statement from the presidential office said that article 50, a controversial article which ...
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Longtime Sheriff Says Good-bye: Pat Ballard Retires After 39 Years In Law Enforcement
boxes are stacked neatly on a table and the office is nearly devoid of the many artifacts and law enforcement memorabilia amassed over his 18 years as sheriff of washington county.
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Iraqi Presidential Council Approves Provincial Election Law
iraqi presidential council has approved the provincial election law, an official television reported on tuesday. "the presidential council unanimously approved the provincial councils' elections law," the state-run iraqi channel quoted nasiral-aani, head of the office of the presidency council, as saying. on july 22, the iraqi parliament approved the law although the kurds walked out protesting ...
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State Debate: Toughen Enforcement Of Seat Belt Law - Wisconsin State Journal
toughen enforcement of seat belt law , says the milwaukee journal sentinel. seventy-three lives; $220 million in accident-related costs. that's what reports say could be saved annually if wisconsin toughened its enforcement of the seat belt law. add ...
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U. Of I. Backs Off Ban On All Politicking - Chicago Sun-times
university of illinois president b. joseph white said monday the school would not bar employees from attending campaign rallies, wearing campaign buttons and other displays of political speech on school property. the chicago sun-times reported sept ...
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Iraqi Presidency Endorses Controversial Provincial Law
baghdad - iraq's presidential council on tuesday unanimously endorsed a long-delayed provincial councils' election law, state- controlled media reported. a statement from the presidential office said that article 50, a controversial article which dea...
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Law Firm Closing Its Madison Office
a national law firm specializing in biotechnology and life sciences issues is closing its madison office but the 25 affected employees are expected to land with another firm. san francisco-based heller ehrman white & mcauliffe opened here in 2000 because of the city's burgeoning biotech sector. it had hired local attorneys john skilton and david harth from the madison office of foley & lardner ...
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Nyc Council Takes Up Term Limit Change Tuesday - Am New York
new york - a lively debate is stirring in city hall about mayor michael bloomberg 's campaign to change term limits, which would let him run for a third term without putting the issue before voters. a proposal to change the term limits law and allow ...
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Survey Shows Attorneys Desire Decreased Anxiety, More Personal Time - Earthtimes
menlo park, calif. , oct. 7 /prnewswire/ -- when it comes to retaining top legal talent, less stress and fewer hours on the job may matter more than compensation, a new survey shows. thirty-one percent of attorneys interviewed cited reduced stress ...
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Man Sentenced To Megan’s Law Registration For Newton Crime
a midland park man was sentenced to three years in state prison and megan’s law registration for having sexual contact with a girl in newton and his hometown between april 1, 2007, and may 29, 2007, the sussex county prosecutor’s office said.
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Hulshof Proposes State Inspector General's Office
jefferson city — republican gubernatorial candidate kenny hulshof wants to create an inspector general's office in missouri government. he outlined a proposal monday under which an inspector general would be appointed by a special law enforcement board. the inspector general would look into alleged fraud, waste and corruption. hulshof also wants lawmakers to give the inspector general ...
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Thai Deputy Premier Quits As Police Battle Protesters (update3) - Bloomberg
oct. 7 (bloomberg) -- thai deputy prime minister chavalit yongchaiyudh resigned after more than 100 anti-government protesters were injured as police cleared a blockade of parliament, undermining efforts to end a five-month standoff. police fired ...
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La. Citizens Board Approves 14 Percent Rate Hike - Forbes
the governing board of louisiana's "last resort" property insurer requested a 14 percent average rate hike on monday, sending the recommended increase to state insurance commissioner jim donelon. donelon said his office will assess the request and ...
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The Law Firm Of James A. Dunlap Jr. & Associates Llc Files Arbitration Claims Against Morgan Keegan For Losses ...
atlanta, oct. 6, 2008 -- the law firm of james a. dunlap jr. & associates llc announced that it filed an arbitration claim against morgan keegan & company, inc., with the financial industry regulatory authority's office of dispute resolution.
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Two Of Europe's Leading Hotel Lawyers Move To Sonnenschein; Firm Opens Office In Zurich
sonnenschein nath & rosenthal llp today announced that heinz bloch and robert schlup, two of europe's most prominent hotel lawyers, have joined the law firm as partners in zurich, switzerland, where it is opening a new office. previously, bloch and schlup operated bloch & partner, a boutique law firm in zurich. also moving to sonnenschein with them is associate ion eglin.
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100 Thais Are Hurt As Protesters Lay Siege To Parliament - International Herald Tribune
bangkok : in a day of street battles that left more than 100 people wounded, thousands of anti-government protesters surrounded parliament on tuesday, trapping hundreds of lawmakers inside for more than five hours. prime minister somchai wongsawat ...
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