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Law professor to take top regulatory post

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Judge says WWII era law applies in Big Dig case

A federal judge has ruled that prosecutors can use a World War II-era law to work around the statute of limitations and pursue fraud charges against former employees of a Big Dig contractor.

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New Haven bans spray paint sales to minors

New Haven officials hope a new law that makes it illegal to sell spray paint to minors will be just the thing to clean up the city.

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News of the 09/01/2008

NH drivers with E-ZPass violations getting pass

New Hampshire officials are giving E-ZPass violators facing license suspensions a pass -- at least until a new law takes effect in January.

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News of the 08/31/2008

NH's minimum wage increases Monday

New Hampshire's minimum wage increases to $7.25 Monday. In May 2007, Governor John Lynch signed New Hampshire's minimum wage law, raising the rate in increments from $5.15 an hour to $6.50 on Sept. 1, 2007, and then to $7.25 on Sept. 1, 2008. Prior to the law's passage, the state's minimum wage had not been raised in over a decade.

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Maine car-smoking law kicks in

Maine on Monday joins other states and Canadian provinces that have made it illegal to smoke in a car while children are present. But for the first year the law's in effect, violators will only get warnings.

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News of the 08/30/2008

Report: Feds target relatives of Bonds' trainer

Federal prosecutors are considering charging the wife and mother-in-law of Barry Bonds' personal trainer in an effort to pressure Greg Anderson to testify against the slugger during his perjury trial, The New York Times reported.

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Iraq election law must pass mid-Sept for 2008 vote

Iraq's parliament must pass a contentious elections law by mid-September in order to allow anticipated provincial polls to be held this year, the Electoral Commission said on Saturday.

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Palin Could Be Deposed in State Probe

A former state official claims he was pressured to fire her ex-brother-in-law.

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News of the 08/29/2008

Senate might have final say if Stevens convicted

U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens' political fate could be up to his colleagues if a jury decides the Senate's longest-serving Republican has violated the law.

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Cops: Cooperation needed to fight sex crimes

Law enforcement agencies across Vermont need to work together to prevent sex crimes and to track offenders outside prison, four top officials told a legislative panel on Friday.

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News of the 08/28/2008

Boston gets advice from N. Ireland police

Boston police have turned to law enforcement experts from Northern Ireland for advice on how to better control large crowds.

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Italy Cabinet meets over Alitalia

Premier Silvio Berlusconi's Cabinet meets Thursday to discuss changes to a bankruptcy-protection law to fit Alitalia's needs, a crucial step in its plan to save the loss-making airline.

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