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Four years ago at the Super Bowl we were all witness to a wardrobe malfunction from Janet Jackson, where one of her boobs dropped out. She was on stage performing with Justin Timberlake, when the malfunction happened. According to The Guardian, CBS television network had to appear in court for a $550,000 (£278,000) indecency fine, but [...]

JACKSON (AP) — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday filed by four death row inmates who claim Mississippi’s method of lethal injection is unconstitutional because it could cause pain. ... The amusement of Joe Kerekes and Harlow Cuadra murdering Brian Kocis. In the end they both will pay for their sins.

A drunken escapade cost mixed martial arts fighter Jesse Taylor a shot at winning Season 7 of "The Ultimate Fighter" reality TV show. Taylor was sent packing in the final taped episode aired Wednesday, paying the price for a liquored-up night two days after the show had finished taping. The 25-year-old fighter was shown on video kicking the window out of a limo at 3 a.m., and then caused a ruckus

Cold-blooded John Murtha was wrong about the Haditha marines.Barack Obama was wrong about Haditha, too. In May 2006 antiwar Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) accused US marines of killing innocent Iraqis “in cold blood” after the former news magazine TIME published a piece of Al-Qaeda propaganda about an incident in Haditha, Iraq. In May 2006 antiwar Rep. John [...]

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press Writer SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) _ At prosecutors’ request, a judge on Monday dismissed the case against a man who was accused of slipping a date-rape drug into the drink of former Olympic ice dancer Oksana ”Pasha” Grishuk. Investigators in the Orange County District Attorney’s Office concluded that they could not prove [...]

By ANDREW O. SELSKY Associated Press Writer SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) _ Defense lawyers accused the government of rushing the Sept. 11 defendants to trial at Guantanamo to influence the U.S. presidential elections, and asked the military judge to dismiss the case in a court filing obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. The filing also shows [...]

Opening arguments for the R. Kelly child porn case began on Tuesday.However, a juror has already been dismissed from the proceedings!Shortly before opening statements began, a juror was summoned by the judge after she complained that sitting on the panel would leave her unable to pay her bills. The woman explained to the judge that she only has 30 hours of vacation time at her job and wouldn't be

Opening arguments for the R. Kelly child porn case began on Tuesday.However, a juror has already been dismissed from the proceedings!Shortly before opening statements began, a juror was summoned by the judge after she complained that sitting on the panel would leave her unable to pay her bills. The woman explained to the judge that she only has 30 hours of vacation time at her job and wouldn't be

Opening arguments for the R. Kelly child porn case began on Tuesday.However, a juror has already been dismissed from the proceedings!Shortly before opening statements began, a juror was summoned by the judge after she complained that sitting on the panel would leave her unable to pay her bills. The woman explained to the judge that she only has 30 hours of vacation time at her job and wouldn't be

 Hollywood star Rob Lowe is asking a Santa Barbara, California court to dismiss portions of his former nanny’s counter suit against him. In documents released last week, Lowe claims that many of Jessica Gibson’s accusations against him are “completely unfounded.”And his attorney Larry Stein insists nine of her accusations are “subject to immediate dismissal because [

A federal appeals court has ruled that MySpace.com is immune from a lawsuit over the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl by a man she met on the social networking Web site. The Texas girl’s family had sued MySpace and its parent company, News Corp., claiming that MySpace didn’t protect young users from sexual predators. Girl’s [...]

The Larry Sinclair story has been filled with accusations and allegations but interspersed between the innuendo and claims of illicit sex, illegal drugs, now murder, are some cold, hard facts that Sinclair hasn't been eager to share, the February 25th ruling made by Judge Raymond L. Erickson in the District of Minnesota Federal Court.Sinclair has upped the ante by personally attacking Michelle Oba

I filed a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in 2001 in San Francisco and it was dismissed in 2004. Everything I’ve read until today said that the dismissed bankruptcy would be removed from my credit reports after 7 years from filing. Today is the 7 year mark and I called the 3 CRA to make sure the [...]

Here is a statement released a short time ago by IU Media Relations: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - ­ Indiana Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Crean announced today that junior DeAndre Thomas has been dismissed from the program and will not have his scholarship renewed. In addition, sophomore Armon Bassett will not be reinstated for failing to comply [...]

Rachel Zoe's still learning that no one - NO ONE - fucks with Anna Wintour. The fashionista party of the year, the Costume Institute Ball at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, is happening this coming Monday. And, it's no secret that Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour yays or nays everyone on the party [...]

Hey Perves, Am I missing something here? isn’t it better to have the parents teach the kids instead of them going out there and getting their hands on porn in other ways. What the fuck is wrong with this country? –timesonline.com LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. - A Lawrence County, Tenn., woman accused of buying pornographic magazines and videos [...]

With the news on Sunday that both Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis have contacted Tom Crean to discuss reinstatement, the new Indiana coach is faced with a pivotal decision less than a week into his tenure. From a basketball standpoint, allowing both Bassett and Ellis to return to the program is a no-brainer. The duo represents [...]

According to a report by Terry Hutchens of the Indianapolis Star, interim head coach Dan Dakich has dismissed Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis from the team. Here is the rationale, according to Hutch: Both players missed two prearranged meetings last week. They were told if they missed the second meeting, they would be kicked off the [...]

More photos of Intel’s Netbook, rumors being dismissedIntel’s Netbook was once a rumor but now, more and more images are starting to come out. Also called as the Eco PC, the Netbook is a sub-laptop set to compete in the ultra-portable market right along side the highly successful Asus Eee PC, which has already taken the world by storm. The Netbook reportedly will sport both a 7-inch or a 9-inch display and will run a 900MHz Celeron processor and 512MB RAM. What’s notable is the carry handle of the laptop. It also looks very similar to the Intel’s Classmate PC but the Netbook will feature a larger hard drive, which is expected to be 40GB.The price of the Netbook is expected to cost a little more than $300. No word yet on when this new Intel laptop will be officially launched. Keep r

By Chloe Lake, Technology EditorFeb 29, News.com.auTHE head of Australia's videogames industry body says there is a way to solve the R18+ videogame rating issue but the South Australian attorney-general has dismissed it as "pornography".Ron Curry, chief executive of the Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia, said an R18+ rating could still be introduced into federal legislation.The issue will be discussed for the first time since 2005 at the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) next month.South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson has reaffirmed his opposition to an R rating, which would prevent the full consensus required for legislative change.However, Mr Curry said a classification can still be banned in one state even if it is permitted in Australia."In Q

~Snooper~ (catch the wave at memeorandum)Logic and jurisprudence won the day, again. The report came over the wires via Reuters some time ago and it is sure to tweak the teets of the Leftinistra the globe over. Wishful thinking and rhetoric were tossed out of court, rightly and justly so. Especially since it was a foreign court. Since when is the United States under the jurisdiction of foreign courts, while we are prosecuting a war? Are these people that brought the suit, without merit, daft?As a friend of mine, Hawk, stated:[...] What kind of a world do we live in where our national leaders can't conduct operations during a war without some whackjob organization taking it upon themselves to sue them for it? [...]Exactly so. One World Socialist morons need not apply.First off, since when do non US citizens qualify for United States Constitutional Rights? I would like to see the chapter and verse for that one. As for the Geneva Convention(s), I would like to see chapter and ve

Received word late this afternoon that our court case concerning Ebony has been dismissed. We are both thrilled and relieved. Everything pretty much went just the way they said it would. In order to receive services a case must be filed against the parents to access the funds for residential care. Then after everything is reviewed and proof is given that the child does indeed need to be out of the family home and in residential or therapeutic group facilities then they dismiss the case. In our case everything went according to plan but I have heard of cases where it doesn't play out this way and the parents actually do end up with charges of abandonment.In an ideal world a family who is already traumatized by everyday life with a mentally ill child should in no way have to add additional stress into their lives by having to move through the family court system to get specialized care for their child. Mental illness needs to treated like any other serious illness and limits to th

Extradition Appeal Dismissed: By Quincy Parker - Nassau, Bahamas: The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has laid out the reasons underpinning the high court’s decision to dismiss the appeal against extradition for seven Bahamian men facing drug charges in the United States. The dismissal of the appeal on July 24, 2007 cleared the way for committal proceedings of the men to proceed without further delay. Trevor Thomas Roberts, Devroy Moss, Sheldon Athelston Moore, Lionel and Linden Deal, Shanto Curry and Gordon Newbold were arrested in 2004 following an extradition request by the United States. The men were suspected of having committed drug trafficking offences. After laying out the arguments presented by Maurice Glinton, the law lords dismissed them quite bluntly. "Their lordships are of the opinion that there is no merit in any of Mr. Glinton’s arguments," the ruling said. "There has already been an inordinate delay in these cases, due to the time that disposing of th

According to an article on USAToday.com the woman who had filed the complaint against Pamela Bach for hit and run withdrew her complaint and Bach agreed to pay for minor damages.I'll bet Pamela Bach was relieved.:D

The thought police are alive and well and living in Iowa.Steve Bitterman, a teacher at Southwestern Community College, Red Oak, Iowa, was fired yesterday after he urged his pupils not to take the story of Adam and Eve too literally. Bitterman was teaching a western civilisation course and often used extracts from the Old Testament as part of his lessons, but urged students to look beyond a literal interpretation of what he views as an "extremely meaningful story", believing such a reading would miss much of the poetic, metaphoric and symbolic content. After class, he also made the mistake of referring to the story as a "fairy tale" during a conversation with a student.The class was being broadcast to a second college in Osceola, Iowa, and it was a group of students from this class that reported Bitterman for "denigrating their religion". Bitterman's college has refused to comment on his dismissal, which it described as a "personnel matter".Speaking to Iowa newspaper the Des Moines Reg

Today European Union court dismissed Microsoft's appeal against an EU antitrust order that ordered it to share communications code with rivals and sell a copy of Windows without Media Player. The court upheld a $689 million fine as well.The software giant has two months to appeal the decision to the EU's highest court, the European Court of Justice. The company lawyer didn't say whether Microsoft will or won't appeal.Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/17/eu.microsoft.ap/index.html?iref=topnews

Brian Bonsall is not as well behaved as his little television counterpart. Brian Bonsall, who is now 25, pleaded guilty to third degree assault charges. Three other charges that were placed against him have been dismissed.In March, Bonsall was arrested when his girlfriend filed a report saying that he poured a drink in her face while she was sleeping and put her in a choke hold. When she tried to leave, she was thrown on a bed. Bonsall disputed the claims and said that he was responding in self-defense after his girlfriend cut his face and arm with a knife. Bonsall’s girlfriend denied the claims and was not charged with anything.Bonsall went through rehab for one month after the event and has been clean since he got out. No longer in acting, Bonsall now works in construction and plays in a band. Oddly enough, the couple got back together and is in counseling to resolve their problems and rebuild their relationship.

In a 7:00 am meeting yesterday morning with defense attorneys and prosecutors, LtGen James Mattis ordered that all charges be dismissed against LCpl Justin Sharratt.Gen Mattis' order for a dismissal follows the recommendation of the investigating officer in LCpl Sharratt's Article 32. A similar decision is expected in the case of a second Marine, charged with dereliction of duty, Capt. Randy W. Stone.LCpl Sharratt had been charged with murder for his actions against the enemy in Haditha, Iraq.On November 19, 2006, the Marines of Kilo Co., 3/1, were caught in a complex ambush in Haditha. At the end of the day's action, one Marine was dead and eleven wounded.The next day, insurgents (using techniques from the jihadist handbook) made a videotape of the aftermath and accused the Marines of wanton murder.The insurgents' evidence was used as the basis for a cover story in Time magazine. Seizing on the opportunity to erode support for the war, Congressman John Murtha went on a media offen

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State senior forward Tyrone Nelson was dismissed from the team Tuesday after he pleaded no contest to charges stemming from an August 2006 robbery of a pizza delivery man. Nelson, 21, was set to be tried this week on charges of robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and bribery. Under a plea deal with prosecutors, he avoided a trial and possible jail time. “I have made some bad decisions that I am saddened that I have to live with,” Nelson told state more…

A federal judge dismissed former CIA operative Valerie Plame's lawsuit against members of the Bush administration Thursday, eliminating one of the last courtroom remnants of the leak scandal. U.S. District Judge John D. Bates dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds and said he would not express an opinion on the constitutional arguments. Bates dismissed the case against all defendants: Cheney, White House political adviser Karl Rove, former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby and former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage. Plame's attorneys had said the lawsuit would be an uphill battle. Public officials are normally immune from such lawsuits filed in connection with their jobs. "This just dragged on the character assassination that had gone on for years," said Alex Bourelly, one of Libby's lawyers. "To have the case dismissed is a big relief." Plame's attorneys said they were reading the opinion and had no immediate comment. While Bates did not address the consti

"This case is not just about what top government officials did to Valerie and me. We brought this suit because we strongly believe that politicizing intelligence ultimately serves only to undermine the security of our nation." - Joseph Wilson upon dismissal of suit against governmentInteresting to hear YOU say that Joe....DeMediacratic Nation BlogrollsPlease give this Post/Blog a Vote -

A lawsuit alleging that a group of real estate sellers, mortgage brokers, attorneys, and appraisers pursued a fraudulent real estate flipping scheme targeting minority neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York that was filed by New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer was discontinued as against appraiser Erik B. Johnson, Ronkonkoma, New York, of Johnson and Rose Appraisal Services.  The Stipulation of Discontinuance did not reflect the reason the charges were discontinued although …Read More...

McNair’s ‘DUI by consent’ charge dropped after brother-in-law’s plea; ruling likely eliminates him from any discipline from NFL. [full article] <<<hotwire>>> This had the potential to put the Ravens in a jam but looks like McNair can finally put this to rest and focus on the season. McNair’s current average draft position in a 12-man league is 13.01, approximately the 23rd QB taken.

Yu Zhifei helped bring the Formula One circus to China The head of China’s Formula One racing track and two others have been fired as part of a corruption investigation, Chinese state media report. Yu Zhifei, general manager of the Shanghai International Circuit, was accused of using public money to buy a house and of taking bribes, media said. The sackings were related to an inquiry into misuse of more…

Van Gundy dismissed as Rockets coach (Chronicle)Jeff Van Gundy was fired as Rockets coach on Friday, less than two weeks after the Rockets' first-round loss to the Utah Jazz. After initial ambivalence about returning to the team as coach, Van Gundy had made his desire to be back clear.U-Arkansas asks judge to dismiss lawsuit over emails (AP)Calling it "nothing more than Monday-morning quarterbacking by a disgruntled fan," attorneys for the University of Arkansas filed motions Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses school leaders of not properly investigating alleged e-mail harassment of a former quarterback.South Carolina dismisses Mike Jones (AP)South Carolina forward Mike Jones has been dismissed from the team, school officials said Thursday. The school took away Jones scholarship because he did not meet the standards university officials set for him when he transferred from Syracuse in January, coach Dave Odom said.Starting cornerback won't be back for senior season (AP)Paul O

Mortgage Lenders Network, Inc. has dismissed three defendants from the civil lawsuit that it filed in 2004.  David G. Anderson, Bowling Green, Ohio and Emilio Soli, Stow, Ohio were dismissed because, as stated in a document entitled Notice of Plaintiff’s Intent to Dismiss Defendants David G. Anderson, Emilio Soli and Adkins Appraisal Services, Inc. Without Prejudice, according to the testimony of the defendants, they were not involved in the …Read More...

Transportation Minister Hatta Radjasa changed today (13/3) a number of echelon I officials including Director General of Air Transportation M. Ikhsan Tatang. These changes are due to continuous transportation accidents.

Second Request-Will Sam Hoyt Serve Out Term? If elected, that is. Why won't he answer? Politics is full of rumors, half-truths and innuendo.  I have heard the rumor regarding Sam Hoyt circulating for quite a while now.  As an elected official public servant, I think Sam owes an answer to the voters. The rumor is that if Sam Hoyt is re-elected and Eliot Spitzer is elected Governor, Spitzer will be appointing Hoyt to a desirable position within New York State government.  Part 2 of the rumor is a bit murky.  I originally heard that Marc Coppola would be given Sam’s seat if he won his race with Antoine Thompson.  Another variation was that Marc needed to capture at least 40% of the vote. Regardless of the second part of the rumor, inquiring voters still want to know - “Sam, if you win, and Eliot wins, will you serve out your term?” We know that Sam Hoyt was an early member of the Spitzer Bandwagon. “Eliot Spitzer has what it

  According to Antiwar.com there has been 2199 American deaths since the War in Iraq began in 2003.Our President said that "I like to tell people when the final history is written on Iraq, it will look like just a comma because there is-my point is, there's a strong will for democracy".Amreica, am I the only one that don't get it or what?How can this man who got out of Vietnam see NY Times, but has the nerve to start a war that didn't need to be and killed our sons and daughters, then dismiss it with a comma.Has he lost his mind, what say you America?

According to Antiwar.com there has been 2199 American deaths since the War in Iraq began in 2003.Our President said that "I like to tell people when the final history is written on Iraq, it will look like just a comma because there is-my point is, there's a strong will for democracy".Amreica, am I the only one that don't get it or what?How can this man who got out of Vietnam see NY Times, but has the nerve to start a war that didn't need to be and killed our sons and daughters, then dismiss it with a comma.See: IRAQJUSTACOMMAHas he lost his mind, what say you America?

Seriously, you do not have much time left to escape. . . Seven days into the new year, I know one of the most memorable, perhaps epiphanic, moments of it will be when I realized a girl just has not really experienced nature until she has had to face this choice: pull a half-chewed and undigested strip of plastic bag from her dog's butt, or continue to bruise her own ribs on dry heaves as the

According to Antiwar.com there has been 2199 American deaths since the War in Iraq began in 2003.Our President said that "I like to tell people when the final history is written on Iraq, it will look like just a comma because there is-my point is, there's a strong will for democracy".Amreica, am I the only one that don't get it or what?How can this man who got out of Vietnam see NY Times, but has the nerve to start a war that didn't need to be and killed our sons and daughters, then dismiss it with a comma.Has he lost his mind, what say you America?