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US Attorney General Griffin Bell dies at 90 (The Nashua Telegraph)
Griffin B. Bell, 90, a corporate lawyer and federal appeals court judge who became the first U.S. attorney general of his longtime friend and fellow Georgian, President Jimmy Carter, died Jan. 5 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. ... - By Adam Bernstein The Washington Post
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:22:08 GMT.

District attorney race gets heated (The Post-Star)
FORT EDWARD - Washington County Public Defender Patrick Barber has announced he plans to run for Washington County district attorney, harshly criticizing District Attorney Kevin Kortright in a letter sent to Republican committee members in the county last week.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:38:50 GMT.

Travolta's son suffered from 'extremely serious' seizures for years, says attorney (New Kerala)
Washington, January 5: John Travolta's son had suffered from 'frequent and extremely serious' seizures, the family's attorney has confirmed.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:10:55 GMT.

IU Law professor headed for Washington DC (FOX 59 Indianapolis)
A n IU law professor maybe headed to Washington DC to serve in the new administration. Officials with the IU Maurer School of Law say Dawn Johnsen will be nominated for Assistant US Attorney General for President-Elect Barack Obama. Johnsen is a nationally-recognized constitutional law expert who served as an Assistant Attorney General previously in the late 90s and a Deputy ...
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:30:18 GMT.

Panels will screen U.S. attorney applicants (San Diego Union-Tribune)
With a new administration just weeks from taking power in Washington, D.C., the first stirrings of changes in local federal offices are beginning ? especially for the influential post of U.S. attorney. Although a new selection is months away, the process began last week when Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced the formation of advisory committees to screen applicants for the top ...
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:07:03 GMT.

Nine line up for U.S. attorney post (Mobile Press-Register)
WASHINGTON - Nine lawyers from a variety of backgrounds ? including two who work at the same firm - are vying to become south Alabama's top federal prosecutor, according to rosters provided Monday by Rep. Artur Davis, D-Birmingham, and the...
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:53:20 GMT.

Carter Attorney General Griffin B. Bell dies at 90 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Griffin B. Bell, the shrewd Southern lawyer who grew up with Jimmy Carter and later became U.S. attorney general after Carter was elected president, died Monday. He was 90.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:53:58 GMT.

Burris to try to be sworn in as senator (UPI)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris plans to try to enter the U.S. Senate chamber Tuesday to be sworn in with the other new senators.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:25:54 GMT.

Burris In Washington For Senate Showdown (CBS 2 Chicago)
Roland Burris is in Washington today as new senators are being sworn in, but Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says Burris will not be included. CBS 2's Joanie Lum reports.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:05:34 GMT.

Worker at Washington County nursing home arrested for injuring resident (WRGB Albany)
A staff worker at the Pleasant Valley Infirmary has been arrested for hurting one of the resident's hands and wrist, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Department.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:37:51 GMT.

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