Leading scholar joins Harvard Law faculty - The Boston Globe
Leading scholar joins Harvard Law faculty
CASS R. SUNSTEIN CASS R. SUNSTEIN
– By Peter Schworm
Harvard Law School has scored a major academic coup, luring renowned legal scholar Cass R. Sunstein from the University of Chicago Law School to join its star-studded faculty.
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Sick Transit Chicago: The Moving Target: Legislation Update & Scheduling
The Moving Target: Legislation Update & Scheduling
Pasted in below is what appears to be the outline of a comprehensive RTA funding/reform bill as it existed as of the middle of last week. Much of it will be familiar to those who are acquainted with Amendments #1 […]

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City Room
A Chicago Alderman Urges City to Boycott BP Gasoline
A powerful Chicago alderman wants all cities along Lake Michigan to boycott BP gasoline. Ed Burke introduced a proposal that would order Chicago city departments to stop using city issued BP credit cards to buy gas for for municipal vehicles.
BURKE: Perhaps this will begin a trend […]

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Indiana Prairie Farmer
DJ US Wheat Review: Finishes Lower, Extending Correction
07/31/2007 — 15:15
By Tom Polansek
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
CHICAGO Dow Jones–U.S. wheat futures skidded lower Tuesday on profit-taking, extending a correction to recent gains, traders and analysts said.
Chicago Board of Trade September wheat slid 7 1/2 cents to $6.30 per bushel, and CBOT December wheat closed […]

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Fort Collins Weekly - Timothy Masters
A New Trial for an Old Murder?
As convicted murderer Timothy Masters’ bid for a new trial
in a decades-old slaying builds momentum,
there is much more at stake for the Eighth Judicial District
than just one man’s guilt or innocence
By Greg Campbell
Timothy Masters–depicted here at age 15 when he first came under suspicion […]

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Devvy Kidd — It’s the People vs. the Government
IT’S THE PEOPLE vs. THE GOVERNMENT
By: Devvy
July 5, 2007
© 2007 - NewsWithViews.com
“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the […]

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Northwest Herald - Local News and Video for McHenry County, Illinois - ‘Unusual’ hearing sets man free
‘Unusual’ hearing sets man free
By BRANDON COUTRE - bcoutre@nwherald.com
and JOCELYN ALLISON - jallison@nwherald.com
A Cary contractor avoided a weekend in jail on a felony obstruction of justice charge in mid-June after a judge with whom his brother was connected held […]

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DJ RATE FUTURES REPORT:Cautious Mkts Sell Off Ahead Of Jobs Data - DowJonesNewswires - Onet.pl Biznes - 03.07.2007
DJ RATE FUTURES REPORT:Cautious Mkts Sell Off Ahead Of Jobs Data
(DowJonesNewswires, pr/03.07.2007, godz. 21:38)
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Prices on Tuesday fell for futures tied to long- and short-term interest rates, a sign that market participants were reluctant to continue a […]

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The Paper, Galesburg, IL - Business
Law firm offers new choice for clients
Attorney Jeremy Karlin, shareholder with the Galesburg law firm of Stoerzbach Morrison P.C., has received certification as a mediator in family law cases in the Ninth Judicial Circuit.
Karlin earned the certification after his successful completion of mandatory training, which includes Knox, Warren, Fulton, McDonough, […]

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Federal Court Freezes Assets of Hedge Fund in Chicago - New York Times
Federal Court Freezes Assets of Hedge Fund in ChicagoBy BLOOMBERG NEWS
Published: June 29, 2007
A federal court froze the assets of Lake Shore Asset Management, a hedge fund firm run by a former chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, after regulators said it overstated […]

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