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Ga. speaker resigns after lobbyist affair claim
ATLANTA AP - Georgia's powerful House speaker resigned Thursday after a suicide attempt and allegations by his ex-wife of an affair with a lobbyist.Glenn Richardson, the state's first GOP speaker since Reconstruction, had won sympathy from even his political enemies when he revealed last month that he attempted suicide by swallowing sleeping pills.If Saddam attacks us, would Bush be liable for negligence
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House finance leader-to-be is tough on executive pay, perks
CORPORATE EXECUTIVES who found the Sarbanes-Oxley Act burdensome should prepare themselves. When the Democrats officially take over Congress next year, Ohio Republican Michael Oxley is expected to hand the chairmanship of the House Financial Services Committee to Democrat Barney Frank, who in the last Congress pushed a bill that would give shareholders-not just directors-the right to approve executive compensation packages.Lines get longer for airport security checks
For those who haven't flown in a while, be prepared to be scanned, swabbed or thoroughly patted down. Maybe all three.Many spring break travelers are about to have their first encounter with airport security measures stepped up after Christmas, when a man was accused of trying to blow up a U.S. jetliner using explosives hidden in his underwear.Illinois Superman caper lands thief in prison
GRANITE CITY, Ill. AP - Mike Meyer was nervous about letting an obsessed acquaintance anywhere near his sprawling collection of Superman treasures. When the man finally talked his way into his home, Meyer got a real-life lesson in truth, justice and the American way.Using his girlfriend to distract Meyer, Gerry Armbruster in August raided much of the Man of Steel stash in the basement and spare bedroom of Meyer's tiny home.ACC Georgia names new officers, board
The Association of Corporate Counsel of Georgia kicked off 2008 this week with a new board of directors and officers, headed by Lori J. Shapiro, counsel for Marietta-based Graphic Packaging International Inc.Shapiro began a one-year term as president of the group, which routinely gathers more than 100 in-house lawyers for its second Tuesday monthly meetings and continuing legal education programs.Trending Stories
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