Posts Tagged ‘charles’

Michigan Lawmaker Steps Up at Ways and Means

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Representative Sander M. Levin of Michigan stepped into the powerful chairmanship as Democrats averted an internal battle over replacing Charles B.

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Michigan Lawmaker Steps Up at Ways and Means

Liberia: Angry Jurors Attack Journalist

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Angry jurors of the Civil Law Court Wednesday descended on a reporter of this paper with blows, injuring him and tearing-off his clothes, minutes after they reached a unanimous guilty verdict in a US$1.3m libel case filed by one of Charles Taylor’s left-over companies, the Consolidated Group Ltd.

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Liberia: Angry Jurors Attack Journalist

Liberia: Former Liberian Leader’s Son Ordered to Pay Torture Victims

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

A federal court in the United States has ordered the son of former Liberian president Charles Taylor to pay more than US$22 million in damages to five people tortured by his paramilitary unit during Liberia’s civil war, according to news reports.

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Liberia: Former Liberian Leader’s Son Ordered to Pay Torture Victims

News Analysis: Deal Will Turn a Los Angeles Hospital Private

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

The Martin Luther King Jr. hospital is entering a public-private partnership for more cost-effective operations.

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News Analysis: Deal Will Turn a Los Angeles Hospital Private

Under Scrutiny, Rangel Is Frayed but Defiant

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Representative Charles B. Rangel’s once-considerable clout has diminished, and signs of stress are starting to show.

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Under Scrutiny, Rangel Is Frayed but Defiant

Liberia: How Obasanjo Duped Me, By Charles Taylor

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Nigeria’s President at the time Chief Olusegun Obasanjo told him lies and encouraged him to go on a mysterious journey that led to his arrest as he approached this country’s border with Chad, former Liberian President Charles Taylor said at The Hague yesterday.

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Liberia: How Obasanjo Duped Me, By Charles Taylor

Kenya: Govt to Publish New Draft Constitution

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

The draft constitution will be published on Thursday, triggering a series of activities that will, hopefully, give Kenyans a new set of laws by June next year.

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Kenya: Govt to Publish New Draft Constitution

Congressional Memo: Focus on Rangel, a Chairman Under Investigation

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

Republicans are intensifying efforts to make Charles B. Rangel a symbol of Democratic misconduct.

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Congressional Memo: Focus on Rangel, a Chairman Under Investigation

Congress to Hold Hearing on N.F.L. Head Injuries

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

The debate among doctors and the N.F.L. over football’s long-term effects on players’ cognitive function will soon move to Congress.

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Congress to Hold Hearing on N.F.L. Head Injuries

Congressional Memo: G.O.P. Senator Draws Critics in Both Parties

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Just as the health care debate has taken its toll on President Obama’s popularity, Charles E.

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Congressional Memo: G.O.P. Senator Draws Critics in Both Parties