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• Some of Spitzer's Marsh probe guilty pleas may be undone...The New York attorney general's office is seeking to dismiss criminal charges against a group of former insurance executives who pleaded guilty to charges in connection with New York's investigation of bid-rigging and broker compensation practices, according to people familiar with the matter.

• AIG Unit May Be Sold to MetLife...MetLife, where Robert H. Benmosche made his mark as an insurance executive, has emerged as the lead ...

• Oxendine's son accidentally shot man while hunting...Oxendine, the state's insurance commissioner since 1995, was hunting with his teenage sons at the Northwest Georgia Quail Preserve, co-owned by Delos "Dee" ...

• Judge dismisses charges against several in Marsh case...A New York state judge Wednesday granted prosecutors' request to dismiss criminal charges against several former insurance executives who pleaded guilty to charges in connection with New York's investigation of bid-rigging and broker compensation practices.

• Gen Re pays $92.2M to settle sham reinsurance cases...New York state judge Wednesday granted prosecutors' request to dismiss criminal charges against several former insurance executives who pleaded guilty to charges in connection with New York's investigation of bid-rigging and broker compensation practices.

• No U.S. health reform action till senator seated: Reid...Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., yielded to calls from members of both parties on Thursday and said the Senate would take no additional action on sweeping health care legislation until Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown is seated.

• McCollum: Health care bill is unconstitutional...South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster is leading the group of AGs who may challenge. From Legal Newsline: Reach John O'Brien by e-mail at ...

• Lawsuits allege insurance agency sent junk faxes...... filed by a Bloomfield Hills investment firm against a Texas insurance agency that allegedly sends unsolicited faxes quoting insurance rates. ...

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• Property Insurance Issues are Primary Focus of 11th Annual Windstorm Insurance ...Terry Butler, senior attorney from Florida's Insurance Consumer Advocate office, will present “What Works Best for Consumers? ...

• Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney lashes insurance companies... Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, right, talks with Debbie Anglin and ...

• HMOs rally as prospects dim for U.S. health overhaul...Health insurer shares rose on Wednesday after a Republican upset victory in the Massachusetts Senate election led some analysts to say broad U.S. health care reform was dead

• Entergy, Insurers File Second Suit Against Corps Over Katrina Flooding...Entergy Louisiana sustained at least $510 million in storm damage, while Entergy New Orleans' tab ran above $600 million. Despite the insurance payments and ...

• Payroll taxes increase for many employers across USA...The recession has emptied Virginia's unemployment insurance trust fund, and the state is making up for it by raising taxes on employers and cutting jobless ...

• Northington Urges Extreme Caution on Interstate Sales of Insurance...This bill would allow Georgians to purchase health insurance in other states without application of, or protection by, Georgia laws. ...

• Hanover Insurance Group acquires Vienna-based specialty insurer...The Hanover, based in Worcester, Mass., said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Campania Group, which also has offices in Arizona, ...

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• GOP says Democrats responsible for auto bailout...John Cornyn of Texas, who heads the Republican senatorial committee, sent a memo in the wake of Republican Scott Brown's Senate victory in Massachusetts ...

• Reform Debate Drives Question of Minimum Benefits...Joe Barton (R-Texas), the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said that a public insurance exchange would benefit uninsured US ...

• Olbermann's attack on Scott Brown absurd, shameful...I bet we'd see some quivering if a judge said, “I sentence you to go on a hunting trip with Dick Cheney and John Oxendine.” It would be perfect. ...

• Dems brace for more 2010 fallout... terms if you don't buy health insurance, the climate hoax built upon lies and phantom data, and the back room deals to Nebraska, Florida, Louisiana, ...

• Democrats propose $1.9 trillion increase in debt limit... Senate Democrats on Wednesday proposed allowing the federal government to borrow an additional $1.9 trillion to pay its bills, a record increase that would permit the national debt to reach $14.3 trillion.

• Saudi girl, 13, sentenced to 90 lashes after she took cellphone to school... She had assaulted her headmistress after being caught with the gadget which is banned in girl schools, said Al-Watan, a Saudi newspaper. The kingdom's use of such punishments has been widely condemned by human rights organizations.

A 13-year-old Saudi schoolgirl is to be given 90 lashes in front of her classmates after she was caught with a mobile camera phone.

The girl, who has not been named, was also sentenced to two months in jail by a court in the eastern city of Jubail.



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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1244689/Saudi-girl-13--sentenced-90-lashes-took-mobile-phone-school.html#ixzz0dE5Vprtn
 
A 13-year-old Saudi schoolgirl is to be given 90 lashes in front of her classmates after she was caught with a mobile camera phone.

The girl, who has not been named, was also sentenced to two months in jail by a court in the eastern city of Jubail.



Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1244689/Saudi-girl-13--sentenced-90-lashes-took-mobile-phone-school.html#ixzz0dE5Vprtn
 

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