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Proposed black-lung rule would be setback for miners...

Posted in by admin on Tue, 2008-07-29 08:05

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Kentucky residents may be interested in current efforts by Sen. Mitch McConnell, his wife, Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, and their energy industry allies to kill new initiatives to eliminate black lung disease and other serious health problems faced by miners.

The McConnell team has been very persistent in its efforts to w...

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After Dallas DA's death, 19 convictions are undone...

Posted in by admin on Tue, 2008-07-29 18:05

As district attorney of Dallas for an unprecedented 36 years, Henry Wade was the embodiment of Texas justice.

As district attorney of Dallas for an unprecedented 36 years, Henry Wade was the embodiment of Texas justice.

A strapping 6-footer with a square jaw and a half-chewed cigar clamped between his teeth, The Chief, as he was known, prosecuted Jack Ruby. He was the Wade in Roe v....

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Voters likely to approve judges...

Posted in by admin on Wed, 2008-07-30 04:05

E-mail story Comments iPod friendly Printer friendly Belmont hosting presidential debate State briefs: July 30 Retired U.S. District Judge Thomas Hull dies Want to use this article? Click here for options!

NASHVILLE - Voters on Aug. 7 have an opportunity to reject Gov. Phil Bredesen's appointments of two Tennessee Supreme Court justices and five other appeals court judges, but it's a pr...

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