Town honors slain civil rights activists 40 years later
In Philadelphia Mississippi a multiracial coalition marks the 1964 murders of James Chaney Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman with a memorial at Zion United Methodist Church They call for renewed investigation and invite the activists families to attend a service recalling Freedom Summer voter education and Klan violence from that era.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Jewel MacDonald
Mississipp
McDonald
James Chaney
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
Kalings
Mr. Zion United Methodist Church
Chaney
Mississippi
Schwerner
Goodman
New York
Jackson
Mi Zion
Cornelius Steele
Jewel McDonald
Philadelphia Coalition
Informants could earn rewards under IRS Whistleblower Act
The IRS plans a Whistleblower Office offering 15 to 30 percent of recovered taxes to informants who expose high dollar tax cheats. Targets are entities with over 200000 income using shelters hiding at least 20000. Substantial contributions qualify for higher rewards. weaker tips up to 10 percent.
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Washington
TRS
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Senate Finance Committee
Charles Grassley Brown
Justice Department
Woman linked to Civil War veteran through marriage discovery
Maudie Celia Hopkins, 89, revealed to have married Civil War veteran William M Cantrell 70 years ago, creating a living link to history. Historians note public thirst for Civil War stories and Hopkins' case fuels interest from journalists and old friends.
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Lexa. Ark
Maudie
Celia Hopkins
Hstory
William M Cantrell
Terry Winschel
Vicksburg Natonal Military Park
Mississippi
Grant
Lee
Appomattog
Hopkins
Civil rights lawyer on trial in terror case
New York based Lynne Stewart, long a civil rights lawyer famed for defending activists, faces trial accused of conspiring to improperly aid her client Omar Abdel Rahman. Prosecutors seek up to 45 years. opening statements may begin as early as Tuesday.
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New York
Lynne Stewart
Stewart
Omar Abdel- Rahman
New York City
Hosni Mubarak
Tuesday Stewart
Soaring malpractice rates force doctors to drop insurance in Florida
West Palm Beach Florida doctors describe going bare as premiums soar and lawsuits rise leaving practitioners like Dr Rene Loyola with no home or savings after 29 years. Florida officials report over 3000 physicians out of 89000 uninsured while critics say the move harms victims and shifts burden to juries. Doctors defend their stance citing skyrocketing awards and frivolous claims and urge compensation for true malpractice.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Rene Loyola
Loyola
Florida
Alexander Clem
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Alan Rowtman
Broward County
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