Bush signs new military tax breaks into law - Air Force Times
A military tax bill containing a combination of new tax benefits and the extension of existing benefits was signed into law Tuesday by President Bush. The Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008, or HEART Act, includes a provision

City to attack vote on mayor’s ouster - Detroit Free Press
Detroit’s City Council needed a two-thirds vote — not a simple majority — to hold removal hearings on Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, a law professor hired by the city’s Law Department argued Tuesday. Robert Sedler, who teaches constitutional law at Wayne

Lawyer sues to block Detroit council’s removal of Kilpatrick - Detroit News
DETROIT — A lawyer hired by the city of Detroit to fight efforts to remove Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick filed legal papers about 11:45 a.m. Wednesday asking a judge to halt the City Council’s scheduled forfeiture of office hearings. Godfrey Dillard, a

Fla. County Defends Election Law - The Ledger
ATLANTA | A lawyer for a Florida county asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to reject a lawsuit seeking an election district plan that would make it easier for minority blacks to win a seat on the local school board and county commission. The