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Judge dismisses case of woman who says veil cost her claim - MKII

2008-05-13T19:53:03Z

5/13/2008, 3:20 p.m. EDT By JEFF KAROUB The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A lawyer representing a Muslim woman who sued a judge for dismissing her small-claims court case after she refused to remove her veil said he's prepared to appeal to the ...

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Judge dismisses case of woman who says veil cost her claim

2008-05-13T19:51:23Z

May 13, 2008 1:08 PM EDT DETROIT (AP) -- A federal judge in Detroit has dismissed the case of a Muslim woman who sued a judge for demanding she remove her veil in court. The judge ruled Monday against Ginnnah Muhammad's claims that her rights to...

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NY man sues US airline over flight spent in toilet

2008-05-13T18:02:47Z

by Edith Honan May 12, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man who says he was denied a seat on a five-hour jetBlue flight and was instead told to "hang out" in the plane's bathroom has sued the airline for $2 million, saying he suffered "extrem...

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Woman fired for giving 16-cent treat to toddler

2008-05-09T16:31:54Z

by Claire Sibonney Thu May 8, 2008 TORONTO (Reuters) - An attendant at a Canadian restaurant who was sacked for giving a bite-sized doughnut, worth 16 cents, to an agitated toddler was given her job back on Thursday after the case received wide m...

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Civilise the City

2008-05-05T23:07:27Z

London, October 2004 A large band of tweedy revolutionaries toasted Mr. Beau Brummell with their hip flasks at his memorial on Jermyn Street, SW1, before proceeding northwards, with a pause to admire the fine wares in the windows of Jermyn St...

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Japanese official demoted for 780,000 hits on porn sites

2008-05-02T22:21:14Z

Friday, May 2, 2008 TOKYO (AP) -- A Japanese civil servant was demoted for logging more than 780,000 hits on pornographic Web sites on his office computer over nine months, an official said Friday. The man, a Kinokawa city government employee in...

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Police: Texas man trying to cash $360 billion check arrested

2008-05-02T21:40:22Z

Friday, May 2, 2008 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Charles Ray Fuller must have been planning one big record company. The 21-year-old North Texas man was arrested last week for trying to cash a $360 billion check, saying he wanted to start a record b...

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Manhole Fires Close Harvard Square

2008-05-02T21:21:15Z

No Serious Injuries Reported May 2, 2008 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Harvard Square was closed and five buildings evacuated early Friday when several manholes exploded and burned in Cambridge.Crews were called to the scene near Massachusetts Avenue and...

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Police say Florida boy, 7, stole SUV and left path of damage

2008-04-26T19:32:37Z

Saturday, April 26, 2008 PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- Police say a 7-year-old Florida boy faces grand theft auto charges after taking his grandmother's sport utility vehicle for a joyride. The eight minute trek left a swath of damage in his P...

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LASERS

2008-04-26T19:23:15Z

Capitol Launches Intra-Office Laser War?12:53 PM on Fri Apr 25 2008 By Jim Newell Thanks to Wonkette laser operative "A." for sending this photo from outside the House office buildings today. Apparently everyone on Capitol Hill is going to sto...

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