Jurek Martin: Nervous Nellies fear for Obama - Financial Times
Nervous Nellies is an establishment on Deer Island, Maine, selling excellent jams and chutneys in a weird and wonderful garden featuring sculptures made of household junk and old car parts. It also pretty much describes the state of mind of the

New Md. Judges May Shift Divided Panel’s Balance - Washington Post
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has left his imprint on the state’s highest court to an extraordinary degree, naming three of its seven judges after less than two years in office, making him the first governor in more than a century to exert such

Lawyer says penis amputation was authorized - MSNBC
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - A lawyer for a Kentucky doctor being sued over the amputation of a patient’s penis said Friday the procedure was “medically necessary” and authorized by the patient. Attorney Clay Robinson said Dr. John Patterson performed the

Student Privacy Spotlighted in Va. - Washington Post
Ana Taylor, shown with her 11-year-old son, Leonardo, is one of 11 residents who sued the City of Manassas and the school system. (Photos By John Mcdonnell — The Washington Post) School officials in the City of Manassas admitted this week that they

Dallas Employment Lawyer Keith Clouse Suggests Ways to Increase - Wiredpr News
Maintaining a consistent staff leads to increased productivity and decreased training costs. Dallas employment lawyer Keith Clouse suggests the following ways an employer may be able to increase employee retention: • Provide competitive salaries

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Lawyer Indicted for Forging Will of Brother Killed in Plane Crash - Law.com
A well-known Allentown, Pa., lawyer was indicted by a federal grand jury last week on charges of fabricating wills to add himself as a beneficiary after his brother, also a lawyer, and sister-in-law were killed in a February 2007 plane crash. The