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May 21, 2004 | Daily Report Online

Full 11th Circuit Will Hear Satan Worshipper's Arson Case

Jonathan [email protected] took 16 months, but federal prosecutors finally got what they wanted from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: a second chance.The full 11th Circuit last week agreed to rehear a case in which a split panel tossed the arson convictions of a Satan worshipper who set fire to five North Georgia churches during the 1998 Christmas and New Year's holidays.
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July 27, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Consumer confidence falls to lowest since February

NEW YORK AP - Americans' confidence in the economy eroded further in July amid worries about a still-stagnant job market. The report raised concerns about the economic recovery and the back-to-school shopping season.The Conference Board, a private research group, said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 50.
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July 08, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Long Conn. standoff ends with husband's surrender

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. AP - An advertising executive who snatched his ex-wife from a parking lot, held her hostage for hours during a standoff with police and then refused to leave their burning home finally surrendered when flames made their way to the basement where he was hiding, authorities said.Richard Shenkman was taken by ambulance away from the gutted remains of the South Windsor home early Wednesday, police Cmdr.
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August 03, 2005 | Daily Report Online

Woman Seeks Asylum Over Mandatory Use of IUD

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March 28, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Uncle Sam wants your money, not a confession

Sitting in a federal prison for the rest of his life, Bernard Madoff neither admits nor denies that he committed civil securities fraud. Yes, he pleaded guilty to criminal fraud and drew a 150-year sentence for his $20 billion bilking. But the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settled its civil fraud case against him without making him acknowledge a solitary lie.
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January 18, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Americans are figuring out who is world's No. 1

Nine percent of Americans think Japan is the world's top economic power, and that raises an obvious question: Huh If we knew exactly who that current-events-challenged minority was, we could make a bundle sending them e-mails on how to redeem unclaimed fortunes in Nigerian banks. Thankfully, most Americans got it right in a Jan.
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June 11, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Clients need to know divorce litigation is different

I feel very flattered when a lawyer is referred to me to handle his or her family law matter. There are few greater professional compliments than the confidence the lawyer-client places in me to do a good job with his case. What is true for every client is true for the lawyer-client as well: there are no issues more important than those decided in a family law case.
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March 12, 2009 | Daily Report Online

We all are paying for antiquated system

We have an antiquated system for regulating insurance products and companies in the United States and that has contributed to our current economic debacle. They are regulated by the various state insurance commissioners. AIG and those of its insurance companies incorporated in New York state are regulated by the New York insurance commissioner.
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August 27, 2007 | Daily Report Online

On The Rise: Joseph K. Mulholland

South Georgia Circuit District Attorney Joseph K. Mulholland tells a story to illustrate why he finds his job rewarding.In the course of trying a rape case, the prosecutor took the victim, a 9-year-old "little kid from the projects," to Wal-Mart to buy him a tie for court. The pair chose one emblazoned with the insignia of a certain invincible superhero.
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February 20, 2002 | Daily Report Online

Al-Amin Trial Openings Ignite Arguments; Judge Raps Defense

Trisha [email protected] statements in the death penalty murder trial of Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin were at times more like closings, with touches of drama and a good bit of argument.And before they were over, Fulton Superior Court Judge Stephanie B. Manis had rebuked a defense lawyer for playing the race card. Manis interrupted defense lawyer John R.
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