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German tax authorities have according to information furnished by the southern German daily S?dde... Tax authorities commence i

German tax authorities have according to information furnished by the southern German daily S?ddeutsche Zeitung initiated tax evasion investigations that relate to the IPO of the chip manufacturing group Infineon in March 2000. Company circles allege that the group's former CEO Ulrich Schumacher reserved for himself via trustees additional shares within the framework of the program "Friends & ...

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Hargrow, 21, of Alexandria, was shot several times about 11 p.m. in the 700 block of North Fayett... Man Found Guilty in Death

Hargrow, 21, of Alexandria, was shot several times about 11 p.m. in the 700 block of North Fayette Street, not far from the Braddock Road Metro station. Jones was arrested a few days later as he left Hargrow's funeral.

The conviction came two months after another jury was unable to agree on whether Jones was responsible for Hargrow's death. That trial was held in August, and the jury de...

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Every Christmas it's the same dilemma ? how and when will you find the time and energy to sign a... World Vision Asks to Save L

Every Christmas it's the same dilemma ? how and when will you find the time and energy to sign and write a message on dozens, if not hundreds of Christmas cards for friends, colleagues and family? It can be a real headache.

For the fourth year running Christian relief and development agency, World Vision offers Christmas shoppers a giant solution. The charity has designed a huge Alternat...

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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A major GOP donor was charged with giving thousands of dollars to other peop... Major GOP Donor Charged in

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A major GOP donor was charged with giving thousands of dollars to other people to contribute to President Bush (website - news - bio ) 's re-election campaign in an attempt to skirt a $2,000 limit on individual contributions. Tom Noe, a coin dealer already embroiled in an Ohio state government scandal, was charged in a federal indictment Thursday with illegally funneling $...

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"I think the one common theme that I always have in mind is kind of the misfit," says Aridjis, re... An inside view of society`

"I think the one common theme that I always have in mind is kind of the misfit," says Aridjis, referring to her small but impressive, and growing, body of film work. "The characters are always in kind of their own world, people living on the edge of society, kind of outcasts or misfits."

Born in Europe, raised in Mexico City and now living in New York, Aridjis (pronounced ah-REE-jees) kno...

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Ricardo Ramos, head of the labor union at the centre of a bitter dispute at the Hacienda Luisita ... MURDER OF LABOR LEADER IS

Ricardo Ramos, head of the labor union at the centre of a bitter dispute at the Hacienda Luisita sugar mill owned by the family of former Philippine president Corazon Aquino, was shot twice by an unknown man while drinking with friends in his backyard in Tarlac City, north of Manila on Tuesday night.

Meanwhile Francisco Rivera, an activist with the left-wing Bayan Muna (Nation First) part...

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POLICE have issued a warning after a hoax e-mail claiming HIV-infected needles have been delibera... Warning over needles hoax

POLICE have issued a warning after a hoax e-mail claiming HIV-infected needles have been deliberately buried in cinema seats was found to be circulating in the city.

The e-mail has been doing the rounds of staff at major organisations such as the Capital's financial district, local councils and the NHS.

It warns people to beware of sitting on public seats amid claims that a disease...

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The pieces are in place for a game of power politics AS the dust begins to settle on the sh... The pieces are in place for a ga

The pieces are in place for a game of power politics

AS the dust begins to settle on the shock defection of Steve Cardownie from the ruling Labour group on Edinburgh City Council to the SNP, the ramifications of his switch are only now beginning to become clear.

Not only has he left Labour without an overall majority to run the city and push through its agenda, he has also set in mo...

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I HAVE been asked by many why I left New Labour and joined the SNP. It's important that I make m... So much Labour and yet so l

I HAVE been asked by many why I left New Labour and joined the SNP. It's important that I make my position clear as it was a move I made only after a great deal of consideration.

After all, I had been a member of the Labour Party for over 20 years, serving as a councillor since 1988 and holding positions including Group Secretary and Whip, culminating as Deputy Lord Provost. In addition,...

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NUNAM IQUA: Suspect charged with multiple counts of rape, kidnapping, assault. A 26-year-o... Village man arrested after eight

NUNAM IQUA: Suspect charged with multiple counts of rape, kidnapping, assault.

A 26-year-old man in a western Alaska village was charged this weekend with getting drunk on home-brew, terrorizing his family and friends for about eight hours and raping a 13-year-old girl, Alaska State Troopers said.

In the four hours it took troopers in Bethel to get to the village of Nunam Iqua...

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