Archive for March, 2010

UPDATE: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking In Talks With Chinatrust Financial -Source

UPDATE: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking In Talks With Chinatrust Financial -Source

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14 Of 25 Economists Expect RBA To Hike 25 Bps In April – Survey

14 Of 25 Economists Expect RBA To Hike 25 Bps In April - Survey

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Jeffrey Kaye: Daniel Boone: Illegal Immigrant Frontiersman

If today's slow, hard slog towards immigration reform gives advocates pause, they might take heart by reaching back into the annals of North American history...

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Malaysian ruler commutes caning sentence on woman

A Muslim woman sentenced to be caned for drinking beer has had her punishment commuted, in a surprising turnaround for a high-profile case that raised questions about Malaysia's Islamic laws.</p...

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Bush wiretapping program takes hit in Calif ruling

In a repudiation of the Bush administration's now-defunct terrorist surveillance effort, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that government investigators illegally wiretapped the phone conversations of an Islamic charity and two American lawyers without a search warrant. U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker said the plaintiffs provided enough evidence to show "they were subjected to warrantless electronic [...]

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