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Letters to the Editor - May 25
A country that can’t defend itself will fall To the editor: Khrushchev said we will conquer you from within. O’Malley and Obama are disarming us through legislation and executive order. They want the U.S. to be ruled by the U.N. “peace...Tags: FBI, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Interior Policy, Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland)
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IRS acting commissioner has resigned
Hurrying to check a growing controversy, President Barack Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service late Wednesday amid an outcry over revelations that the agency had improperly targeted tea party groups for scrutiny when they...
Tags: U.S. Congress, FBI, Jack Lew, Civil Rights, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
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WVU faces lawsuit over degree scandal
Two former business school deans caught up in a master’s degree scandal six years ago are suing West Virginia University again, arguing the school has ignored its obligation to repair their tarnished reputations. Former dean Stephen Sears and...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Breach of Contract, Justice System, Litigation
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Philadelphia abortion doctor gets third life sentence
Associated PressA Philadelphia doctor was sentenced Wednesday to a third life term for killing an aborted baby that he described as so big it could “walk to the bus.” Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted this week of first-degree murder in the deaths of three...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Lawyers, Prescription Drugs, FBI, Abortion
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Charges severed in Martinsburg July 4 shooting
matthewu@herald-mail.comA Berkeley County judge ruled Thursday that a man accused of shooting another man and an 8-year-old girl at Martinsburg’s Fourth of July celebration last year could be tried May 28 on one felony count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials, Criminal Laws
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Pa. judge candidate profiles
Three candidates are running for the open seat on the bench created by the retirement of Richard Walsh. Jeffrey S. Evans, Jerrold A. Sulcove and Jeremiah Zook are registered Republicans and residents of Franklin County, Pa. The winning candidates in...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Litigation, Elections, Litigation and Regulation
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Ex-Jefferson County sheriff sentenced to 1 year in federal prison in beating of robbery suspect
The Associated PressA former West Virginia sheriff was ordered into federal custody Monday and will spend a year in prison for his role in the 2010 beating of a bank robber after a high-speed chase. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey rejected pleas that ex-Jefferson...Tags: Lawyers, Broken Nose, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Cleeves pleads guilty in 2012 Pa. triple homicide, is sentenced to 3 life terms without parole
dona@herald-mail.comA Waynesboro, Pa., man pleaded guilty Friday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to three counts of first-degree murder in the 2012 shootings of his estranged wife, her boyfriend and the boyfriend’s mother, and was sentenced to three consecutive...Tags: Court Preliminary, Punishment, Litigation, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Kidnapping
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Mail Call - May 8
“The EDC has identified the top five strategic priorities. These were the same priorities that were discussed and implemented at a strategic planning retreat, for the past two to three years. So there’s nothing new here. And how much are we...Tags: Entertainment, National Rifle Association of America, Interior Policy, Murder, Television
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Delaware to become 11th state with gay marriage
A divided Delaware state Senate voted Tuesday to make their state the 11th in the nation to allow same-sex marriage, after hearing hours of passionate testimony from supporters and opponents. The Senate’s 12-9 vote sends the bill to Democratic...
Tags: Government, Same-Sex Marriage, Defense of Marriage Act, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups
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Pa. abortion doctor found guilty of killing 3 babies born alive
Associated PressA Philadelphia abortion doctor was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who authorities say were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy clinic, in a case that became a...Tags: Rentals, Lawyers, Prescription Drugs, Media Industry, Abortion
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K-9 with Jefferson County Sheriff's Office to get bulletproof vest
K-9 Veit with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is the latest area law enforcement canine officer to be awarded a bulletproof vest thanks to a nationwide animal-related charity event held last month, according to a police department news...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement
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