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Man Who Posed As Drug Agent Pleads Guilty - Kansas City Star
st. louis | bill anthony jakob was so convincing as a federal drug agent that police allowed him to go on raids. he participated in arrests, wore a fake badge and carried a real gun. now, most likely, he’s going to prison. jakob pleaded guilty ...
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Judge Throws Out Law Requiring Petitions Signed In All Counties
a federal judge struck down a state law on monday that petitioners claimed hampered their efforts to put statewide ballot measures before voters.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Nev. Ballot Measure Law
a federal judge on monday threw out nevada's initiative petition requirements that attempted to compensate for different population sizes in urban and rural counties. read comments
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Labels Will Soon Reveal Where Fresh Foods Grew - Boston Globe
washington - no more wondering where your hamburger came from, or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: starting this week, shoppers will see lots more foods labeled with the country of origin. it's a law years in the making but timely, as ...
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News Groups Sue Minnesota For Access To Polls - San Francisco Gate
several news organizations sued the state of minnesota on monday to block a new law restricting access to polling places, saying it would interfere with exit polls. the associated press, abc, cnn, cbs, fox news and nbc are challenging a state law ...
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Nev. Ballot Measure Law
las vegas (ap) - a federal judge has thrown out nevada's initiative petition requirements that attempt to compensate for different population sizes in urban and rural counties.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Nev. Ballot Measure Law
mon, sep 29, 2008 (1:54 p.m.) a federal judge has thrown out nevada's initiative petition requirements that attempt to compensate for different population sizes in urban and rural counties.
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Across The Nation - Detroit Free Press
attorney general michael mukasey named a prosecutor monday to investigate whether bush administration officials violated federal law in the ousters of nine federal prosecutors. the scandal stripped the u.s. department of justice of its leadership ...
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Ex-cia Official Pleads Guilty To Fraud - Azcentral.com
washington - the cia's former top administrator pleaded guilty monday to steering agency contracts to a defense contractor and concealing their relationship, making kyle "dusty" foggo the highest-ranking member of a federal intelligence or law ...
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Nev. Ballot Measure Law
associated press - september 29, 2008 4:24 pm et las vegas (ap) - a federal judge has thrown out nevada's initiative petition requirements that attempt to compensate for different population...
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State High Court Gives Brown Law License Back
published: sep 30, 2008 - page: 8a - updated: 12:05 a.m. new orleans — the louisiana supreme court has restored the law license of former state insurance commissioner james h. “jim” brown jr., who served six months in prison for his federal conviction of lying to fbi agents.
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Former Cia Official Pleads Guilty To Fraud Over Contracts - Dallas Morning News
washington – the cia's former top administrator pleaded guilty monday to steering agency contracts to a defense contractor and concealing their relationship, making kyle "dusty" foggo the highest-ranking member of a federal intelligence or law ...
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Critics Say Hillsborough Elections Chief Using Education Fliers To ... - St. Petersburg Times
a voter education brochure featuring buddy johnson, paid for with county and federal tax money, has been criticized as looking like a campaign flier for johnson’s re-election bid. tampa — the brochure shows a smiling buddy johnson, hillsborough ...
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New: Jakob Pleads Guilty To Impersonating Federal Agent
bill jakob, the washington area man who posed as a federal agent while going with gerald police on warrantless drug raids pleaded guilty monday to federal charges of impersonating a law enforcement officer, fraud and lying to federal agents.
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Mo. Man Who Posed As Federal Officer Pleads Guilty
a missouri man who impersonated a federal drug agent, conducting raids and making arrests, has pleaded guilty to federal charges. bill anthony jakob pleaded guilty monday to impersonating a federal law enforcement officer and other counts. sentencing is dec. 19.
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Court Case Untangles Impostor's Web Of Lies - St. Louis Post-dispatch
bill jakob has, in recent years, been caught in his share of lies and scams. his most famous was impersonating a federal law enforcement agent, kicking down doors and arresting people in the small franklin county town of gerald. that got him in the ...
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California Launches Broad Effort To Control Hazardous Chemicals - Los Angeles Times
california on monday launched the most comprehensive program of any state to regulate chemicals that have been linked to cancer, hormone disruption and other deadly effects on human health. gov. arnold schwarzenegger signed two broad laws that shift ...
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Mo. Man Who Posed As Federal Officer Pleads Guilty
a missouri man who impersonated a federal drug agent, conducting raids and making arrests, has pleaded guilty to federal charges. bill anthony jakob pleaded guilty monday to impersonating a federal law enforcement officer and other counts. sentencing is dec. 19. u.s. attorney catherine hanaway says the 36-year-old represented himself as someone from the drug enforcement administration, as an ...
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One Federal Judge Upholds Ohio's Early Voting Policy; Second Ruling Awaited
a federal judge in cleveland issued a temporary order this morning upholding secretary of state jennifer brunner's interpretation of law regarding the start of early absentee voting tuesday, even as a federal judge in columbus is conducting a hearing on a separate lawsuit about the same dispute.
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Man Pleads Guilty To Impersonation - News-leader.com
st. louis -- bill anthony jakob was so convincing as a federal drug agent that police allowed him to go on raids. he participated in arrests, wore a fake badge and carried a real gun. now, most likely, he's going to prison. on monday, jakob pleaded ...
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