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COLUMBUS – Ohio Gov. John Kasich issued an executive order Friday to tighten restrictions on exotic wild animals in the state. Concerns about exotic animal laws surfaced in Ohio, West Virginia and other states after this week’s incident in Zanesville, Ohio, where exotic animal owner Terry Thompson released 56 of his animals before killing himself [...]

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Liars, cheats, scoundrels. We have all had to deal with people whose moral compasses seemed to be pegged to a different North than the rest of us. Men and women who promise the world, for a small fee. Whether they are the Bernie Madoffs, the Lou Pearlmans, or any other nameless group of charlatans, if [...]

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Lost in debate over whether the Obama administration had the right to carry out the extra-legal execution of Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born Yemini cleric and al-Qaeda member, is who pulled the trigger? it is not a minor question, and it lies at the heart of the 1907 Hague Convention, the 1949 Geneva Conventions, and the [...]

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PITTSBURGH — Unveiling a much-anticipated plan to regulate and harness Pennsylvania’s booming natural gas industry, Gov. Tom Corbett called Monday for even-handed laws that recognize the competition beyond the state’s borders for an industry that he said is boosting the economy and lowering energy bills. Corbett’s plan would allow counties to impose an impact fee [...]

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The perfect courtier thrives in a world where everything revolves around power and political dexterity. he has mastered the art of indirection; he flatters, yields to superiors, and asserts power over others in the most oblique and graceful manner. Learn and apply the laws of courtier-ship and there will be no limit to how far [...]

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Reuters Monday, Sep 12, 2011 CANBERRA – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Monday revived a controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Malaysia after the high court ruled against the policy last month, sending support for her minority government to new lows. Gillard, who has been fending off speculation about her leadership after the [...]

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