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When the list arrived of this year's nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the first thing that occurred to me was a very current cliche. The roster -- eclectic, centerless, open to many interpretations -- seemed very much like an iPod playlist.
The nominees for induction in 2011 are Alice Cooper, the Beastie Boys, Bon Jovi, Chic, Neil Diamond, Donovan, Dr. John, the J. Geils Band, LL Cool J, Darlene Love, Laura Nyro, Donna Summer, Joe Tex, Tom Waits, and Chuck Willis.
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Paul A. Sortland, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.
Laura J. Hein, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.
Before WOLLMAN, HAMILTON,...
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I watch with amazement as the same defeated measure about gay marriage rises up again to form a cloak controlling the lives of others. It is a tyranny on which is built the freedom of states to decide whether or not to accept.
Churches have the right to deny gay marriages; however, in my mind, the civil ceremonies and full controls due each married partner make more sense.
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From Business Today:
The heat is being turned up on Steven J. Baum PC, the Amherst- based law firm that handles more foreclosures than any other in the state. It has been crossed off the list of firms that banks can use if the mortgage in question has been handled by Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac is one of two quasi-public mortgage companies that handle most of the mortgages in the nation. A spokesman for Freddie Mac would not disclose the reason the firm has been black listed, but the action comes not long after photos of the tasteless Halloween party at the firm became public. The photos showed employees at the firm mocking people being evicted from their homes. Not good for the law firm doing most of the evicting. Steven Baum, the principal of the firm, says that lawyers are not the probl...
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This is a notice of a waiver determination under Section 202(d)(4)(A)(ii) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, as amended by the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 (the ``Leadership Act''). The Leadership Act requires that the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator withhold from the U.S. contribution to the Global Fund an amount equal to expenditures by the Global Fund in the previous fiscal year to governments of countries that have been determined to have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism in accordance with section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405 (j)(1)) (the ``6(j) list''). The g...
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LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row, J. Toby Noblin of Olan Law is named to the prestigious list of 2010 Southern California Rising Stars.