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Rwanda: Proposed Media Law Fails to Safeguard Free Press – AllAfrica.com

A revised media law promised by the Rwandan government prior to and during its Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council in 2011 fails to safeguard the right to freedom of expression and a free media. ARTICLE 19 … Continue reading

Houston Bankruptcy Lawyers Announce Launch of New Website – Emailwire

The Houston bankruptcy lawyers of the Law Office of Russell Van Beustring, P.C. are proud to announce the launch of their new website, www.beustring.com. The qualified and experienced Houston bankruptcy lawyers of the Law Office of Russell Van Beustring …

Harry Connick Jr. Joining ‘Law & Order: SVU’ (Video) – TheWrap

Not only is Mariska Hargitay not leaving “Law & Order: SVU,” but she will soon be joined by Harry Connick Jr., NBC entertainment chairman Bon Greenblatt announced Friday. Greenblatt said Connick’s prosecutor would be a potential love interest …

Harry Connick Jr. Joining ‘Law & Order: SVU’ – TheWrap

Not only is Mariska Hargitay not leaving “Law & Order: SVU,” but she will soon be joined by Harry Connick Jr., NBC entertainment chairman Bon Greenblatt announced Friday. Connick and Hargitay spoke to the TV Critics Association for its winter … Continue reading

Mitt Romney’s tax plan – Economist.com

So, again, while it’s true that Mr Romney’s tax plans represent a large net transfer from the poor to the rich if you start from the baseline of current tax law, they’re actually pretty progressive if you’re willing to start … Continue reading

Malik for fast tracking labour courts – Greater Kashmir

He also called upon officers to strictly enforce the labour laws for the benefit of labour class. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shabir Ahmed Khan while addressing the meeting called for a massive awareness campaign about the …

Lawful Employment Act now in effect for government, large companies – Memphis Commercial Appeal

Labor and Workforce Commissioner Karla Davis said the Tennessee Lawful Employment Act requires employers to demonstrate that they’re hiring and maintaining a legal workforce. The law requires employers to collect documents ranging from a …

NJ Spotlight: Criminal Background Check Law Leaves Some School Board Members in Limbo – Patch

Cheryl Schnieder, School Business Administrator/Board Secretary of the South Orange-Maplewood School District, confirms to Patch that all the members of the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education have fulfilled their background check obligations on time …

Monsanto spends whopping $2 million in third quarter 2011 lobbying federal government – Natural News.com

According to a recent Bloomberg Businessweek report, biotech giant Monsanto spent a whopping $2 million … Monsanto spent nearly $2.5 million lobbying the federal government to craft patent law changes in its favor, rather than in the public’s favor.

New immigration rule to help citizen relatives – CBS News

Immigrants who do not have criminal records and who have only violated immigration laws can win a waiver if they can prove that their absence would cause an “extreme hardship” for their citizen spouse or parent. The government received about … Continue reading