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5 guards plead not guilty in Iraq killings
Trial in deaths set for 2010
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009
Five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards pleaded not guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Washington to charges that they killed at least 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2007, but they won't go to trial for more than a year.
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RAMSTACK: Legal confusion about Illinois seat
Monday, Jan. 5, 2009
Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris plans to present himself at the U.S. Senate chamber for a swearing-in ceremony Tuesday, but he really is walking into a constitutional quagmire.
RAMSTACK: Terror cases likely to pile up in courts
Monday, Dec. 29, 2008
The Justice Department's war footing showed in prosecutions it announced last week against foreign-born Islamic men accused of spying in the United States.
FBI notes 'uptick' in employment scams
Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008
Rising unemployment is turning more job seekers into victims of Internet scams.
Samaritans can be slapped with suits
Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008
A recent court ruling in the case of a California woman who tried to help a co-worker in a car wreck shows the need for caution when being a Good Samaritan.
RAMSTACK: U.S. set to expand DNA collections
Monday, Dec. 22, 2008
The government is expanding collection of DNA samples beginning Jan. 9 to include anyone arrested on federal charges and many immigrants detained by the Homeland Security Department.
Mortgage refinancing surge expected
Friday, Dec. 19, 2008
Homeowners are being tempted to refinance their mortgages as the nation's struggling economy produces the lowest interest rates in nearly a half-century.
Amtrak moves to high speed in NE
Will serve only passenger trains
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008
Federal transportation leaders announced Monday that the government is seeking contractors to build a $30 billion to $40 billion high-speed rail line between Washington and New York that would be used exclusively by passenger trains.
EXCLUSIVE: Amtrak to seek high-speed train
Monday, Dec. 15, 2008
Congressional transportation leaders plan to announce today the federal government is seeking contractors to build a new $30 billion to $40 billion high speed rail line between Washington and New York that would be used exclusively by passenger trains.
RAMSTACK: Many lack jobless benefits
Monday, Dec. 15, 2008
Unemployment insurance claims are up on the heels of the biggest monthly layoffs in November since 1974, but some labor advocates say the numbers do not reflect the "contingent workers" who are left with no financial backstop.
