Junk artist Lonnie Holley wins settlement at airport
Lonnie Holley, a Birmingham junk artist whose work has appeared at the White House and Smithsonian, reaches a settlement with Birmingham International Airport for 165700 to move his quarter acre site, more than ten times the initial appraisal. He says he is glad but wishes for ten more.
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Ala
Lonnie Holley
Birmingham International
Holley
White House
Smithsonian Institution
Thompson halts campaign finance hearings amid partisan gridlock
In Washington Senator Fred Thompson suspends hearings on campaign finance abuse, signaling a year-end end to the inquiry after resistance from Republicans and Democrats alike. He cited lack of blockbuster revelations and vote hurdles, with potential resumption if new information emerges before December 31.
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Fred Thompson
Thompson
Trent Lott
Tennessee
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Lett
Robert Torricelli
D-Nj
Senate
Claron
Torricelli
Clinton
Justice Department
al Gore
House
White House
Government Reform and Oversight Committee
Dan Burton
R-Ind
Lott
Democratic Party
British au pair sentenced to life for infant murder
Loreta Buonopane watched as 19 year old Louie Woodward received a life term for murdering Matthew Eappen in Newton. The verdict sparked shock across New England and beyond, with calls for Woodward’s acquittal noted by many. Prosecutors warned child abusers do not always look like monsters as relatives mourned the infant’s death.
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Loreta Buonopane
Buonopane
Newton
New England
United States
Louie Woodward
Matthew Eappen
Liverpool
Matty
Woodward
WRKO
MSNBC
Deborah Eappen
Matthew
Washington
Atlantic
Elton
England
Trademark wave as 2000 and millennium clash with lawyers
Washington AP reports a surge of trademark filings as entrepreneurs seek marks using Millennium and Year 2000. The USPTO has issued 117 Millennium and over 1,500 Year 2000 registrations, with more pending from Moving into the Millennium to Miller Brewing and Playboy seeking official status. A New York firm owns Year 2000 apparel rights. a California man, Class of 2000. The legality hinges on USPTO rules and prior use.
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New York
Gemological Institute of America
Ronald Winston
Harry Winston Inc
Winston
Harry Winston
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Sotheby's
North
South America
Washington
Ing
US Patent and Trademark Office
Miller Brewing Co
Playboy
California
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