Woman sues zoo over splashing dolphins

Seeded on Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:39 PM EDT (Reuters)

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A woman is suing a Chicago-area zoo for a 2008 fall near a dolphin exhibit, accusing zookeepers of encouraging the mammals to splash water and then failing to protect spectators from wet surfaces, local media reported on Thursday. In her suit filed earlier th …

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SEC drops Pixar stock option backdating case -- latimes.com

Seeded on Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:30 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its stock option backdating case against Ann Mather, a Google Inc. board member since November 2005 and former chief financial officer of Pixar Animation Studios.

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D.A. to retry Lisker in mother's 1983 slaying

Seeded on Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:46 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

Two weeks after his murder conviction was overturned, Bruce Lisker appeared Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court to once again face charges for the 1983 slaying of his mother.

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Democratic Congressman William Jefferson's guilty verdict ends long political career

Seeded on Thu Aug 6, 2009 9:24 AM EDT (NOLA.com)

Democratic congressman from New Orleans was convicted of bribery, money laundering, and racketeering, but avoided conviction under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Convicted on 11 of 16 counts. This is the clown with the $90,000 in his freezer.

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