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Rajaratnam’s Trades May Run From Stamps to Mackerel Packets

Raj Rajaratnam leaves behind the ruins of a Wall Street career that made him a billionaire hedge fund manager to begin an 11-year prison sentence, the price for running a far-flung insider-trading conspiracy that turned tips from company executives and technology consultants into cash.

Face to face with Radovan Karadzic

Along with an ITN film crew, Observer reporter Ed Vulliamy uncovered the terrifying truth of Serbian-run concentration camps in the Bosnian war. While former Serb leader Radovan Karadzic stands trial at The Hague, Vulliamy is called as a witness – and finds himself cross-examined in a private, close encounter with the man accused of masterminding genocide The white curtain behind the pane of ...

OSC 'abused' powers, alleges accused

In a rare filing, a former top Bay Street lawyer, alleged to be at the centre of an illegal tipping scheme, has asked the Ontario Securities Commission to dismiss his case because its staff 'violated the fundamental principles of justice'

New details emerge in teacher armed robbery case

Simi Valley High School science teacher David Considine appeared in court Thursday on armed robbery charges as his lawyer sought his release into an inpatient drug/alcohol program to help the attorney mount a defense.

A life in writing: John Grisham

'My name became a brand, and I'd love to say that was the plan from the start. But the only plan was to keep writing books' In the mid 1980s John Grisham , then a small-town lawyer and disillusioned member of the Mississippi state legislature, would fill the time between meetings and court hearings writing a novel about an ambitious young lawyer embroiled in a life-or-death fight for truth and ...

UPDATE 3-Murdoch limits damage in parliament grilling

(Adds comments on Murdoch's performance, lawyer) * James Murdoch blames ex-editor Myler, ex-legal head Crone * Reiterates did not see "For Neville" hacking email * Tom Watson compares Murdoch ...

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DNA leads to heist suspect

A Toledo man accused of helping rob at least six banks or credit unions is behind bars after his latest alleged heist because the FBI recovered a shirt left behind and found his DNA.

How to write an impressive resume

A good CV, sharp covering letter and focused presentation in the interview are the keys to land the right job says Stephen R Covey and Jennifer Colosimo.

Don't Pull The Plug! A Family's Battle With The Hospital

A 65 year old man suffered a massive aneurysm, and within a day, testing showed that he was brain dead.  His family could not accept it.