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November 28, 2008

Supreme Court Won’t Debate Use of Heart-Wrenching Videos in Criminal Trials

The images are those of any childhood: a toddler wearing a snowsuit; a young boy fishing with his dad, a teenager mugging for the camera with his friends. Green Day’s modern prom-night classic “Time of Your Life” plays in the background.

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Nazi guard case going to German federal court

BERLIN — Germany’s highest criminal court must decide where a former Nazi death camp guard _ now a U.S. resident _ can be prosecuted for alleged involvement in the deaths of 29,000 Jews, a prosecutor said Friday.

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Attorney Thomas Equels Elected to Hemispherx Biopharma Board of Directors

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 28, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (AMEX:HEB), a Philadelphia-based biopharmaceutical company engaged in the manufacture and clinical development of new drug entities for treatment of viral and immune-based disorders, today announced that Thomas K. Equels, President and Managing Director of the Miami-based Equels Law Firm, has been elected to its board of directors.

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November 27, 2008

Arrested Lawyer Quick to Charge Back

Defense attorneys typically advise clients charged with criminal offenses to keep quiet. College Park lawyer Walter L. Blair, who is representing himself after being accused of money laundering and witness tampering, is taking a somewhat different approach.

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Assessor, Panel Clash Over Appeals Process

In an office on the fourth floor of the Loudoun County government building, three, maybe four, members of the little-known Board of Equalization of Real Estate Assessments have been passing judgment on property owners’ appeals of about $3 billion in tax assessments.

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November 26, 2008

Khang & Khang LLP Investigating KV Pharmaceutical Company On Behalf of Shareholders

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Khang & Khang LLP today announced it is investigating potential claims against KV Pharmaceutical Company ("KV Pharmaceutical" or the "Company")(NYSE:KV-A) (NYSE:KV-B) concerning possible securities violations arising from public statements made by the Company between February 15, 2008 and November 12, 2008. The investigation pertains to allegations that certain public statements made by the Company during that period failed to disclose, among other things, violations of Food and Drug Administration regulations and other compliance matters and management misconduct.

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Man Accused of Killing Couple Held Without Bond

The man charged with killing Michael and Virginia Spevak gave D.C. police a statement in which he said he went to their home in Chevy Chase to rob them, carrying along a metal, baton-type weapon, court papers state.

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SC’s Black Friday offers tax-free guns for all

COLUMBIA, S.C. — TVs and laptops won’t be the only hot items in South Carolina this Black Friday. The state is offering an unusual perk to shoppers: no sales tax on handguns, rifles and shotguns.

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Religion news in brief

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Complaints have led to the removal of an atheist group’s “Imagine No Religion” billboard in this San Bernardino County city.

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November 25, 2008

Family of Slain Lawyer Sues Three Former Housemates

The widow and family of a prominent Washington lawyer who was stabbed to death in 2006 filed a $20 million lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court yesterday, alleging that three friends of his concealed evidence and lied to police in a cover-up.

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