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Wanted: Judges for Family Courts - Daily News and Analysis

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:09:00 GMT

BANGALORE: After her divorce, Shubha (name changed) was taking care of her six-year-old child. Fearing harm to her daughter from her former in-laws, she had filed a custody case in the family court for permanent guardianship. But to her horror, one ...

Safe-haven session beginning in Nebraska - San Francisco Gate

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:50:00 GMT

Friday, November 14, 2008 She was also running out of time: She knew that state lawmakers would soon meet in a special session to amend the ill-fated law so that it applies to newborns only. "Where am I going to get help if they change the law?" said ...

Defining kidnappings among disagreements

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:48:58 GMT

Authorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases as success stories when they explain why the popular bulletins are so important.

Report: Illegal immigrant minors mistreated by US - Associated Press

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:39:00 GMT

DALLAS (AP) -- Federal authorities have compromised the rights and safety of some unaccompanied illegal immigrant children they have detained, and inadequate government guidelines are partly to blame, according to a Texas-based research group. Many ...

Father behind triple-murder suicide: police

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:50:31 GMT

Their suitcases were packed. They were ready to fly out in the morning. Even on the day before they died, along with their adult children, in what police are calling a triple-murder suicide, Keith and Wanda ...

Amber Alerts inconsistent across nation despite law

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:37:00 GMT

Authorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases across the country as success stories when they start explaining why the media-friendly and politically popular bulletins are so important.

This week's most popular - Missoulian

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:58:00 GMT

Editor's note: Yesterday's Missoulian editorial discussed safe haven laws that allow parents to abandon newborns without fear of prosecution. Today's editorial looks at how various agencies and nonprofits in western Montana help older children. As ...

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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:43:48 GMT

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States show no consistency in triggers for Amber Alerts

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:18:23 GMT

ATLANTA a ' Authorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases across the country as success stories when they start explaining why the media-friendly and politically popular bulletins are so important.

Who's Accountable For 4-Year-Old's Starvation Death?

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:54:03 GMT

Pictures detail the joyous times of little Austin Watkins' short life. Click For Images His final days were the complete opposite: he was starved to death at the hands of his own grandmother and aunt, according ...

Man serving life needed bone marrow transplant - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:17:00 GMT

Lanny Barnes will die in prison. But no one knows when. Barnes, 48, is serving a life sentence at Valdosta State Prison for running over a family in the parking lot of a Covington McDonald?s in 2006, leaving a 2-year-old girl dead. Swamp keeper's ...

States disagree greatly on Amber Alert criteria

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:20:21 GMT

Authorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases across the country as success stories when they start explaining why the media-friendly and politically popular bulletins are so important.

What are the different types of divorce?

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:54:11 GMT

Obringer, Lee Ann. "What are the different types of divorce?." 20 May 2005. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2008.

Palin Appoints 3 to Mental Health Board - Alaska Superstation

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:13:00 GMT

Story Updated: Nov 17, 2008 at 8:22 PM AKST ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Gov. Sarah Palin has made three new appointments to the Alaska Mental Health Board. Palin appointed Nina Allen of Homer, Randall Jones of Anchorage and Timothy Peters of Anchorage ...

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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:43:48 GMT

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Analysis: States fail to police Amber Alerts

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:38:19 GMT

A Georgia Department of Transportation sign alerts drivers to look for the vehicle of quadruple murder and kidnapping suspect Jerry William Jones onA January 8, 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Why License Marriage? - Forbes

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:55:00 GMT

"Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." So provides Proposition 8 that overturned the four-to-three decision of the California Supreme Court, which gave (albeit temporarily) gay couples the same right to form ...

Purcell murder shows Amber Alerts vary widely

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:30:06 GMT

Federal law that requires states have Amber Alert systems in place is aimed at quickly finding abducted children.

Couple terrorized in home invasion

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:03:37 GMT

Police are searching for three thugs who burst into a central Oshawa home and terrorized a couple in what's being described as a home invasion-style robbery.

No Moderate Cabinet - Nation

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:21:00 GMT

The President-elect is still selecting his cabinet. He's met with Hillary Clinton who's said to be under consideration for Secretary of State and more former Clinton administration officials have been named to top posts. Gregory Craig will probably ...

States' Amber Alert Rules Vary Despite Law

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:24:22 GMT

Federal law mandates that states have Amber Alert systems in place, aimed at quickly finding abducted children.

Much work foreseen on helping kids: Haven law gets a cap as lawmakers ponder the big picture

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:57:11 GMT

Sen. Amanda McGill of Lincoln Sen. Annette Dubas of Fullerton Sen. Dave Pankonin of Louisville Sen.

Young murder suspect can spend holiday with mother - Seattle Times

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:54:00 GMT

ST. JOHNS, Ariz. ? An 8-year-old boy accused of killing his father and another man in Arizona will be allowed to spend Thanksgiving with his mother. Judge Michael Roca decided over prosecutors' objections Wednesday to allow the boy to leave ...

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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:43:48 GMT

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Local agency glad, uncertain about restored funds

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:22:40 GMT

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 5:11 p.m. You'll remember last night we told you Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich signed legislation restoring money for drug treatment and child-welfare workers he cut from the ...

Free Market Heroes, Vol. 2: Rick Berman

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:48:31 GMT

When it comes to your life and government regulation, the government has two rules.

Film listings - San Francisco Guardian

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:41:00 GMT

Film listings are edited by Cheryl Eddy. Reviewers are Kimberly Chun, Michelle Devereaux, Max Goldberg, Dennis Harvey, Amber Humphrey, Johnny Ray Huston, Lynn Rapoport, Sara Schieron, Jason Shamai, and Matt Sussman. The film intern is Louis Peitzman ...

Gov. restores cuts, but fog clouds picture

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:34:22 GMT

Gov. Rod Blagojevich further muddied the state budget picture Thursday, acting to spare money to prevent state park closings and worker layoffs but leaving the fate of those cuts unclear and historic site ...

Arizona's potential governor, Jan Brewer

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:33:15 GMT

November 21, 2008, 9:56 a.m. The Arizona Republic Secretary of State Jan Brewer, a Republican, will become governor if Janet Napolitano leaves the position to become secretary of Homeland Security.

New laws introduced to protect rights of children in Guyana - Caribbean Net News

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:07:00 GMT

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Five new laws are to be introduced in Guyana to protect the rights of children. The disclosure was made to the Stabroek News by Human Services and Social Security Minister Priya Manickchand who said that the Sexual Offences Bill ...

Blago restores some spending to budget

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:49:25 GMT

Gov. Rod Blagojevich spared child-welfare and human services workers from layoffs Thursday in signing legislation that also restores money to the state budget to fund drug-treatment centers and state parks.

Many steps forward, but miles to go

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:57:42 GMT

Friday, Nov 21, 2008 * The post Emil Jones era has begun. There was quite a bit of legislative progress yesterday on some long-stalled legislation Insurance companies would be required to cover autism diagnosis ...

della baird from vancouver, Canada writes: dee vancouver: don't get me ... - Globe and Mail

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:53:00 GMT

Deskof Reason from Canada writes: I can see the need for two parents for the first while. That is why the parental leave portion of EI is flexible and can be apportioned between the two parents. I can NOT understand why they would both need the 35 ...

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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:43:48 GMT

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Bio: Jan Brewer

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:58:40 GMT

Secretary of State Jan Brewer, a Republican, will become governor if Janet Napolitano leaves the position to become secretary of Homeland Security.

minazione e resistenza irakena - Uruk Net

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:29:00 GMT

La XX Assemblea Generale dell?ONU (1965) dichiara "la legittimit? della lotta da parte dei popoli sotto oppressione coloniale, per esercitare il loro diritto all' autodeter- minazione e all'indipendenza". Inoltre, l'Assemblea invita "tutti gli ...

Governor restores some spending cuts

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:59:22 GMT

Child Protection Policy for cabinet's approval soon: Samina Khalid

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:31:32 GMT

Friday, November 21, 2008 ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education Samina Khalid Ghurki said on Thursday the Child Protection Policy had been drafted and would soon be submitted for ...

Draft child protection policy ready for cabinet approval: Ghurki

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:55:35 GMT

Addressing a press conference along with UNICEF Country Representative Martin Mogwanja, she said the Child Protection Bill was also ready and it will be tabled in the parliament soon after approval of the ...