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On Obama, Iowa Republicans and the word “esquire” Friday, July 30, 2010
Iowa Republicans join up with the “Thirteeners,” whose convoluted logic sounds like a Nicholas Cage movie.
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Apple sued over iPads that shut down in direct sunlight Friday, July 30, 2010
Consumers complain that the new iPads are prone to overheating, which means the devices don’t work as Apple has advertised.
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As recession ebbs, so have securities class action lawsuits Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Securities class-action lawsuits declined in the first half of 2010 over the prior year, dropping to pre-recession levels as the worst of the nation’s financial collapse seems to have passed.
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Zell deal for Tribune bears evidence of fraud, report says Tuesday, July 27, 2010
A bankruptcy court investigator faults former Tribune execs for the sour deal that left the company too shaky to survive.
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DC judge muzzles National Law Journal in POM juice case Saturday, July 24, 2010
A judge bars the legal journal from naming a federal regulatory agency in the dispute between POM juice and its lawyers over fees. “If I am throwing 80 years of First Amendment jurisprudence on its head, so be it,” the judge says.
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Corporate interests win: Salas concedes to Vargas Thursday, July 22, 2010
Mary Salas concedes race to Juan Vargas in California Senate District 40 primary, a win for the insurance industry and other corporate interests that heavily invested in Vargas’s campaign.
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Computer-generated debt claims clogging courts Thursday, July 22, 2010
The use of new software to prepare an file debt-collection claims is swamping the system, critics say, as they demand reforms.
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