Chelan County Superior Court Judge John Bridges said Thursday that he will issue an oral decision Monday, June 6, on a GOP challenge to the validity of votes cast in the 2004 governor's race awarded to by Democrat Christine Gregoire after multiple recounts. Lawyers for Republican candidate Dino Rossi have asked that illegal votes allegedly [...]

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Thomas, et al. v. City of Seattle, Hankin, et al. v. City of Seattle, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, June 2, 2005 . Excerpt: In this case we search for the proper balance between, on the one hand, the vibrant rights of free speech and assembly in an open society and, [...]

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Former Qwest Communications International CFO Robin Szeliga was charged with insider trading Thursday based on accusations that she improperly earned $410,000 on a stock sale. Szeliga reached a plea agreement and a change-of-plea hearing has been scheduled for next month. She is the highest-ranking former official to be charged in the criminal investigation of an [...]

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Leading Thursday's international brief, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has announced a halt to the current nationwide police crackdown against illegal and black market merchants and unauthorized dwellings that has allegedly resulted in the eviction and/or detention of tens of thousands of citiziens. Mugabe called in Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo and senior police commanders for [...]

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