Angelo State University this week got its first sampling of how Alberto Gonzales can help recruit and retain minority and first-generation college students, and it was clearly a positive experience. The former U.S. attorney general, now a visiting professor at Texas Tech University, spoke at ASU on Monday at an event sponsored by [...]
Appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate October 14, Charlottesville resident Timothy Heaphy was sworn in today as United States attorney for the Western District of Virginia. Most recently a partner at powerhouse firm McGuire Woods, Heaphy served as assistant U.S. attorney for 12 years, from 1994 to 2005. The UVA/UVA [...]
The Senate today confirmed lesbian mom Jenny Durkan to become U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington. She lives in Seattle with her partner and two sons. “I am honored and humbled by this challenge and responsibility, and will spend each day working to honor the rule of law, protect [...]
by Ray Sondeo It is very important for visitors to the United States to be covered under a health insurance plan. Especially parents who visit the country to meet their children and friends need to be insured as the medical costs in the U.S are very expensive. There are various [...]
Attorney General candidate Ken Cuccinelli asked Steve Shannon to join him in signing letters to be sent to Sen. Jim Webb and Sen. Mark Warner asking them to oppose card check legislation, which would require employers to recognize a union when union organizers collect signed cards favoring unionization from a majority of employees, thus eliminating [...]
State Attorney General Martha Coakley is the early leader in the Democratic race to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of longtime Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Ted Kennedy. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely Massachusetts Democratic Primary voters finds Coakley, the only officially declared candidate for the post, with 38% [...]
Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) â?” A former U.S. attorney for Nevada who was forced to resign during the Bush administration could soon be getting his old job back. President Barack Obama nominated Daniel G. Bogden on Friday to serve as the United States attorney for Nevada. Bogden was one [...]
China’s insurance sector notched up 597.55 billion yuan (87.88 billion U.S. dollars) in premium revenue in the first half of this year, said an official from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC). The earnings showed an increase of 6.4 percent year on year, said Chen Wenhui, CIRC Chairman assistant, at a [...]
From Indianz : Clifford Gould Jr., a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan, was sentenced to life in prison for assaulting three children. Gould, 47, was convicted of four [...]
The Educational Retirement Board has just released the two subpoenas it received from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The subpoenas are related to the federal investigation of the state’s former investment advisor Aldus Equity, and third party marketing fees paid by fund managers. Here they are: click here and here [...]
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