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Judge skeptical of dismissing Fast & Furious suit

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge seemed skeptical Wednesday of the Justice Department’s bid to dismiss a congressional lawsuit seeking records related to Operation Fast and Furious, a bungled federal gun-tracking operation in Arizona. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Judge skeptical of dismissing Fast & Furious suit

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge seemed skeptical Wednesday of the Justice Department’s bid to dismiss a congressional lawsuit seeking records related to Operation Fast and Furious, a bungled federal gun-tracking operation in Arizona. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Stock-Photo Model Scout Sees Something Special In Man In Business Suit Crossing Arms

CHICAGO—Not long after he happened to pass through a bustling office Friday morning, stock-photo model scout Andrew Sheeran revealed to colleagues that he had seen something very special in a man he had spotted wearing business attire and crossing h… The Onion Tweet This Post

Strauss-Kahn to settle civil suit with hotel maid: NY Times

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will settle the civil lawsuit brought by the hotel maid who accused him of sexually assaulting her last year, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Lawyers for Strauss-Kahn and Nafissatou Diallo will appear before a judge [...]

South Africa’s Zuma drops suit over rape cartoon

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma intends to drop a four-year-old lawsuit claiming nearly $ 600,000 in damages from a cartoonist who depicted him poised to rape “Lady Justice”, his office said on Sunday. The Sunday Times, named as a defendant in the case, also said it had reached agreement with Zuma’s lawyers [...]

Judge rules for cheerleaders in Bible banner suit

A judge stopped an East Texas school district on Thursday from barring cheerleaders from quoting biblical scripture on banners at high school football games, acknowledging their argument that is appears to violate their free speech rights. Tweet This Post

American Voices: Robotic Suit Could Help Paraplegics Walk

According to its NASA creators, a 57-pound robotic exoskeleton developed to keep astronauts fit on a possible future mission to Mars could also be used on Earth to give paraplegics the ability to walk again by assisting movements and keeping the wearer st… Tweet This Post

Justice seeks dismissal of Fast & Furious suit

The Justice Department is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit by the Republican-led House demanding that Attorney General Eric Holder produce records about the botched law enforcement probe of gun-trafficking called Operation Fast and Furious. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post