CBI cases against Jagan may be stronger than Maran’s - firstpost.com
28 May 2012, 1:27 am
It took three days for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to finally arrest YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Kadapa MP and son of the late former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), in Hyderabad on Sunday evening. Jagan was arrested ...

President Obama smoked pot in high school. Why is he against legalizing marijuana? - The Christian Science Monitor
26 May 2012, 3:13 pm
When he was “drug czar” in the administration of George H. W. Bush, William Bennett was asked if he’d ever smoked marijuana. “No,” he reportedly said, grinning. “Besides, I was very young at the time.” Or as former president George W.

against Me!'s Tom Gabel Makes Live Debut as Laura Jane Grace in San Diego - Rolling Stone
26 May 2012, 9:51 am
against Me! singer-guitarist Tommy Gabel made her live debut as Laura Jane Grace on Friday, performing with the band under her new name for the first time since coming out as transgender. Charging through a 40-minute set at Humphreys Concerts by ...

How (RED) United the Social Web in the Fight against AIDS - Mashable.com
25 May 2012, 11:39 am
Chances are, Product RED first came on your radar in 2006, when The Gap debuted its line of desi(RED), ado(RED) and inspi(RED) t-shirts. The t-shirts were the start of a viral movement, which today is recognizable in distinctive digital ...

Supreme Court limits protection against double jeopardy - Los Angeles Times
25 May 2012, 6:53 am
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court limited the Constitution's protection against double jeopardy in cases involving multiple charges and a deadlocked jury. The 6-3 decision holds that a jury's unanimous but tentative vote to acquit a defendant on ...

Israel AG against prosecuting authors of book justifying killing of non-Jews - Haaretz.com
24 May 2012, 10:53 pm
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein is tending toward not prosecuting the author or endorsers of the controversial book "Torat Hamelech," Haaretz has learned. The book, written in 2009 by Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira and Rabbi Yosef Elitzur, was endorsed by two ...

NFL Players Association files collusion claim against league - CNN Sports Illustrated
23 May 2012, 2:41 pm
For the second time in 17 months, the Players Association has filed a collusion claim against the NFL, alleging that owners sought to suppress wages in 2010 when there was no salary cap. The union is basing its case, in part, on recent legal ...

REFILE-Short sellers lining up to bet against Facebook - Reuters
23 May 2012, 2:05 pm
NEW YORK May 23 (Reuters) - Short sellers desperate to bet against Facebook shortly after its debut on public markets are now getting their chance. Shares of the much-anticipated IPO have fallen sharply since they opened at $42.05 on Friday amid ...

California Teachers Fund to Vote against Wal-Mart Board - Bloomberg
22 May 2012, 7:14 pm
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System will vote its 5.3 million Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) shares against the entire board’s re-election amid a probe into alleged bribery in Mexican operations. The board failed to respond to ...

Newt Gingrich Warns Team Obama against Attacking Mitt Romney's Bain Capital Record - Huffington Post
22 May 2012, 7:32 am
Newt Gingrich warned President Obama and his campaign against further criticism of Mitt Romney's private sector record, admitting that his own attempts at using the Bain Capital line of attack were unsuccessful. "Booker is telling the truth ...