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...contractors wishing to do business with the city to make some level of political contribution. The opinion from the attorney generals office, however, views the bill as one that tries to regulate election campaigns. We find no statutory authority for a local...
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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
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...in connection with the sale of securities." Schneiderman spokesman Danny Kanner declined to comment Friday on whether the attorney general will also prosecute BNY Mellon under the state's Martin Act, which prohibits misrepresentations to investors. He didn't...
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ABC6
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...A scheduling hearing was set Friday afternoon, though no immediate ruling was expected on Schneiderman's request. "The attorney general believes that the proposed settlement is unfair to trust investors, many of whom are New York residents," Assistant Attorney...
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ABC News
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...have approved of my appointment as Minister of the Republic. I am more than experienced in the work of the office of the Attorney-General not to direct the arrest of suspects who are already on Police inquiry bail. And I normally do not interfere verbally...
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AllAfrica.com
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...Attorney General's homepage, www.arkansasag.gov, and clicking on the "Espanol" link in the upper right corner of the page. For more information about the Attorney General's Office, call the Office's Consumer Hotline at (501) 682-2341 or (800) 482-8982....
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Hola Arkansas
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...YORK (AP) — Six candidates are running for New York attorney general. Five are in a Sept. 14 Democratic primary. The winner will face Republican Daniel Donovan Nov. 2. They are: Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, 45, of Locust Valley. Former assistant...
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Brooklyn Eagle
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=4&id=37412
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...attorney general has some weighty responsibilities. The AG represents the state in court, cracks down on widespread criminal activity and protects consumers from fraud. The attorney general also serves on Florida's Cabinet, overseeing key state agencies and...
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Orlando Sentinel
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...work in Essex County and said he was "certain she will bring the same passion, determination and sense of justice to the attorney general's office." David Jones, president of the State Troopers Fraternal Association, called Dow talented. He praised her and...
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PhillyBurbs.com
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...2010 if Coakley wins her bid for U.S. Senate. "If the Attorney General's Office becomes vacant, I will be a candidate for attorney general," Keating told the Attleboro Sun Chronicle last week. If Coakley wins in January and leaves her statewide office, the...
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SouthCoastToday.com
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...paid attorney general, making $168,000 yearly. MONTGOMERY -- Alabama's Troy King is now the nation's highest paid state attorney general, thanks to a California pay cut and a 1969 Alabama law that set the office's salary. The former No. 1, California Attorney...
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Everything Alabama
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/12/alabamas_troy_king_now_nations.html
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...attorneys general have had salary increases since the 2008 rankings, but figures compiled by the National Association of Attorneys General indicate no state has surpassed Alabama. According to the association's figures, the closet state among Alabama's neighbors...
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Everything Alabama
http://blog.al.com/live/2009/12/alabamas_troy_king_now_nations.html
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...council members a hefty pay raise. SACRAMENTO A lawsuit filed Thursday challenging Jerry Brown's eligibility to serve as attorney general has some legal merit, but it's unlikely that the Oakland mayor will be disqualified as a candidate, elections experts...
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Fresno Bee
http://www.fresnobee.com/384/story/1742132.html
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Prof. Mordechai Kremnitzer, a senior researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute, said Monday he supported Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman's proposal to split the functions of the current attorney-general's position as long as the Knesset passed a law
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Jerusalem Post
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...updated notice of organization form with the state Board of Elections. He said his goals — should he win — are to lead an attorney general’s office that is more aggressive in fighting public corruption and more hands-on in helping cities and towns deal with...
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Providence Journal
http://www.projo.com/news/content/WALLIN_CANDIDATE_11-05-09_P6GBIGR_v71.38ad844.html
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...— Ryan Leonard stopped in Duncan Monday to try to win support for his 2010 campaign, to be the next Attorney General for the state of Oklahoma. Leonard, a Republican, is a native of Beaver, but resides in Oklahoma City with his wife, Carrie, and three children. Leonard...
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Duncan Banner
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...it, they enforce it rather vigorously," Scheer said. Scheer said he was unaware whether any agency could investigate the attorney general's office other than a special prosecutor. He said such a move was unlikely in this case because the alleged recordings...
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Inside Bay Area
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...futures. Michigan is spending too much and has lived beyond its means for too long. We must put Michigan's financial house in order.” Patterson didn't rule out a future bid for attorney general but said, “The stars are just not in alignment at this time.”...
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HometownLife.com
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...campaign in Maine, the man tasked with defending our national marriage law traveled north to discredit it. Last Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder made a strategic stop at the University of Maine where he told the audience that the Defense of Marriage Act--which...
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Good As You
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...SC (AP) - A Columbia attorney and former state and federal prosecutor has entered the race to be South Carolina's next attorney general. Robert Bolchoz said Monday he'll seek the Republican nomination for the job. Bolchoz was a prosecutor in Charleston...
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WIS
http://www.wistv.com/global/story.asp?s=11382910
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...who would impose his radical morality on the commonwealth. We recommend they select the former in Steve Shannon. The attorney general provides legal services to the commonwealth's agencies, defends the its laws and advocates on legal issues before the General...
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Roanoke.com
http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/223868
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...and offer the views of assistant U.S. attorneys. The advisory panel reports to Holder through the office of Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden, who serves as the department's chief operating officer and manages more than 100,000 employees on a day to day...
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The Washington Post
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...McCollum, The Florida Attorney General's office will tomorrow meet with folks, The Mortgage Task Force and the general public. One topic is the Ft. Myers Housing Crisis, and with the Task Force the Attorney General's office will provide a comprehensive approach...
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Associated Content
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...from somewhere else and he tried to produce a document from JOMIC which he said pushes him to act on this matter." The Attorney General said he wanted Bennett's trial to start as soon as possible in the interest of the coalition government, and wanted the...
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AllAfrica.com
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...still being sought by police. Dr O'Donoghue says members of her community need help but she is also not impressed by the Attorney-General. "I'm not happy that an attorney-general should be speaking like that and obviously they need help," she said. "And we...
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ABC Online
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... ISLAMABAD: Deputy Attorney General Shah Khawar has been directed to serve as Attorney General after sacking of Sardar Latif Khosa from the post. Sardar Latif Khosa was appointed prime minister advisor for egal affairs two days back after removing him from...
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The News
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"I was alarmed and appalled at the fact that the airport board would try to make this type of settlement with Mr. Gobb or anybody else," Myers said just after sending the letter. Myers also reiterated his opinion that the airport board should be
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Kentucky.com
http://www.kentucky.com/latest_news/story/945227.html
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The state Attorney General's office cleared Ouachita Parish Sheriff Royce Toney of any wrongdoing for publishing a political endorsement in a newsletter distributed by the sheriff's office.
In a prepared statement issued Friday afternoon, Attorney
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Ouachita Citizen
http://www.ouachitacitizen.com//news.php?id=4899
Officials in Clermont, Florida, are flummoxed. They cant decide if the Obama as Joker posters put up around town are illegal or protected by freedom of speech. The Clermont Police Department says the signs involve city code violations and freedom of speech, so investigators are asking the state attorney for help, reports WFTV.
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XENIA — Standing in the courtroom where he was sworn in as a county prosecutor in 1976, former U.S. Senator Mike DeWine kicked off a bid for a political comeback Wednesday by announcing he is a candidate for Ohio attorney general.
The addition of a
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Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2009/07/23/dewine-to-run-for-attorney-general/
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Plans to make the role of attorney general independent of government have been ditched by ministers, despite a two-year battle by constitutional reformers. They had wanted the role to be depoliticised, a move aimed at preventing criticism over a number
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Guardian Unlimited
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jul/17/attorney-general-constitutional-reform
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- DuPage County State's Attorney Joseph Birkett announced today that he's running for Illinois attorney general.
Birkett said he considered running for governor but decided on attorney general instead. In a video announcement,
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Chicago Tribune
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Story last updated at 6/26/2009 - 9:42 am
Alaska's new attorney general is confident in his ability to lead the Department of Law, and said his recent move to Alaska and little actual experience practicing law shouldn't be obstacles.
Dan Sullivan, 44,
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Juneau Empire
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A state attorney general's opinion issued last week resolves some legal questions about the city's proposed charter revisions and upholds the position of city officials.
"It is full vindication of the city's position," said Clarksville Mayor Johnny
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Leaf Chronicle
http://theleafchronicle.com/article/20090524/NEWS01/905240344/1002/rss
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Harare — THE editor of the Zimbabwe Independent Vincent Kahiya and News Editor Constantine Chimakure were arrested on Monday on the orders of the Attorney-General, Johannes Tomana, a cabinet minister told parliament on Wednesday.
Giles Mutsekwa, the co-
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AllAfrica.com
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PROVIDENCE — Disappointed in his quest to become U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island, state Democratic Chairman William J. Lynch says he is considering whether to run to succeed his term-limited brother, Patrick, as attorney general.
He disclosed his
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Providence Journal
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LIHUE » The state attorney general's office cannot represent the state in both the civil and criminal cases against Ka Loko Dam owner James Pflueger, his attorney, William McCorriston, argued yesterday in Circuit Court.
Pflueger's lawyers have
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Honolulu Star-Bulletin
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20090422_Attorney_generals_role_in_dam_case_protested.html
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FUNDS MISSING: Agency turns results of financial audit over to state for review
CANTON — The state attorney general's office is investigating a local nonprofit group dedicated to helping sex-crime victims, officials at that office said.
Citizens
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Watertown Daily Times
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20090410/NEWS05/304109941/
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Attorney General Jerry Brown, ever coy about his political future, is both raising money for a re-election bid as California's top law enforcement officer and actively courting a run for governor in 2010.
But Brown's fellow Democrats aren't waiting.
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Sacramento Bee
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1702184.html?mi_rss=Top%20Stories
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Bob McDonnell was travelling a well-worn path when he ran for attorney general with his eye firmly on the governor's mansion.
The attorney general's office has been a stepping stone for many aspiring governors.
McDonnell was also on well-paved ground
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Roanoke.com
http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/193569
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NORTHFIELD — The Vermont attorney general's office is investigating Northfield Police Chief Jeffrey Shaw amid "concerns" about training records for police at his department.
Police officers in Vermont are required to complete hours of in-service
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Rutland Herald
http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20090124/NEWS03/901240338/1004/NEWS03
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Former Shawnee County district attorney Robert Hecht's pay is now under investigation by the state attorney general. He and his former bosses disagree over how he was paid for extra work.
Shawnee County commissioners and the former D.A. are fighting
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49 News Topeka
http://ktka.com/news/2009/jan/16/attorney_general_sort_out_district_attorney_pay/
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...Vito, himself a former title agent, testified on Peterson's behalf in her retrial. Named in the suit is Pennsylvania Attorney General Thomas Corbett Jr., Bureau of Investigations Special Agent Kevin Colgan, Chief Deputy Attorney General Frank Fina, Chief Attorney...
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Pocono Record
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WASHINGTON — Attorney general nominee Eric Holder will face daunting challenges as the new head of the Justice Department, but those who know him say he's well suited in temperament and experience to tackle the assignment.
Holder, who'd be the first
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McClatchy
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/56814.html
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...and the department's Washington headquarters. The department's standing was hurt last year by revelations that former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' aides had screened job applicants based on their political credentials and by allegations that they'd pressured...
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/795115.html
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Financially troubled MOCA announced this afternoon that the California Attorney General's office is looking into its finances. A museum spokeswoman released this statement: "MOCA has received a letter from the California Attorney General’s office. The
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Los Angeles Times
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/11/attorney-genera.html
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Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed during a speech to a black-tie dinner in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008.
George Washington University Hospital, where Attorney General Michael Mukasey was taken after collapsing during a speech, is seen
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CTV
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...among Justice Department career lawyers. According to multiple reports, Barack Obama has settled on Eric Holder as his attorney general. So who is he? Holder has been a deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration, a U.S. attorney, a judge, a prominent...
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Truth Dig
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...there are several Republicans rumored to be interested in the race. Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams may see the Attorney General's race as the best way for him to move up state government's ladder in 2010. At the Republican National Convention in September,...
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Burnt Orange Report
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BurntOrangeReport/~3/456452525/showDiary.do
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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has named a new first assistant attorney general.
Andrew Weber, who previously served as the clerk of the Texas Supreme Court and serves as deputy attorney general for legal counsel, will assume the first assistant
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Austin Business Journal
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...county prosecutors who said that by law, with rare exceptions, filing criminal charges is solely their job, not the attorney general's. "She challenged the office to do more, and frankly, that's something I'm going to take very seriously," Zoeller said of...
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