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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Pan Am bomber reportedly in coma

TRIPOLI, Libya, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The health of the man convicted in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, has deteriorated and he is near death, friends said. A person close to the family of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, now living in Libya, said his health was failing and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Elizabeth Edwards' funeral Saturday

RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Elizabeth Edwards, a national figure for her battle with cancer and her husband's campaign, will be buried Saturday in Raleigh, N.C., the funeral home said. Officials at the Brown-Wynne Funeral home said there would be no public visitation before the funeral at United... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

United States marks Pearl Harbor Day

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The United States will mark the anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor Tuesday with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington. Retired Rear Adm. Kleber S. Masterson, Jr., the son of a crewmember on the USS Arizona, which was sunk by the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 6, 2010

Supreme Court to review Walmart bias suit

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a sex discrimination lawsuit against Walmart -- for now the largest class action suit in U.S. history. The review does not involve the merits of the suit -- whether Walmart is guilty of discrimination against women -- but... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 5, 2010

Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Walmart in the big court squeeze

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Suspense is beginning to build over whether the U.S. Supreme Court will agree to review a massive class-action lawsuit brought by women who allege employment discrimination by retail giant Walmart -- the largest class-action suit in U.S. history. If allowed to proceed,... Sign in to see full entry.

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