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MIAMI - A coalition of unions sued Florida elections officials Tuesday, arguing that thousands of voters have been disenfranchised by the rejection of their voter registration forms. The lawsuit is similar to one filed by Democrats last week. It accuses Secretary of State Glenda Hood of violating federal law for telling the state's 67 elections supervisors that they should reject incomplete voter-registration forms. Hood's office told the supervisors to disqualify voters who failed to check a box confirming they are U.S. citizens, even if they signed an oath on the same form swearing they are. Officials have maintained that state...

Abstract: FTC chairman Timothy Muris said he sees no way for his agency to investigate the fairness or accuracy of Fox News' slogan, "Fair and Balanced," without getting into First Amendment territory where the commission doesn't belong.

Breaking News 7/18/2004 12:00PMNon subscriber news abstract The credibility of Rupert Murdochs news empire is under attack.MoveOn.org a libera advocacy group, plans to file a complaint on July 19 with the Federal Trade Commission charging that FOX News channel's motto 'Fair and Balanced; is decepting advertising.complete text of article available to subscrbers

<p>By Rich Cholodofsky TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, January 8, 2004 A Mt. Pleasant Township couple wants Wal-Mart to pay for foot and toe injuries they claim were caused by canned goods and condiments that tumbled from an overfilled plastic grocery bag.</p> <p>According to a two-count civil lawsuit filed Wednesday in Westmoreland County, Brenda and Ronald Sager contend a plastic bag they brought home from the East Huntingdon Township store last month was deficient and overstuffed.</p>

<p>NEW YORK (AP) -- An Egyptian woman is suing her former employer, saying a co-worker at the kitchen design company called her "Mrs. Taliban" and "Mrs. Osama bin Laden."</p> <p>The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges that a saleswoman told Elmostehi she could "find alternate employment as a suicide bomber for Saddam Hussein ."</p>

By: Tommy E. Martin * I GET A lot of good articles, jokes, cartoons and other tidbits from Chronicle readers. I enjoy scanning my e-mail, reading faxes and opening mail every morning, because it usually means I'll start my day off with a good laugh. And I recommend that for everybody. The following story is one of those. My friend Don Bridges e-mailed it to me this week, and it is a true tale. In fact, it was the first place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest. I think it's worth sharing: "A Charlotte, N.C. lawyer purchased a...