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In the far west of New South Wales, the sitting Labor Member for Murray-Darling, Peter Black, has conceded defeat.

WASHINGTON -- A Pentagon investigation will recommend that nine officers, including up to four generals, be held accountable for missteps in the aftermath of the friendly fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan, senior defense officials said Friday.

Seven Durham County Democrats have indicated interest in replacing the late state Sen. Jeanne Lucas. They include county party Chairman Floyd McKissick, former Board of Commissioners Chairwoman MaryAnn Black and Durham Mayor Pro Tem Cora Cole-McFadde

SYCAMORE Northern Illinois University geology professor Paul Stoddard took his seat on the DeKalb County Board Wednesday after the board unanimously appointed him to finish the term of 9th District Democrat Jeff Whelan, who stepped down in February.

Manager Mike Hargrove has told left-handed reliever George Sherrill to start performing better these final days of training camp.

DYER | The town has decided to use its share of leftover proceeds from last year's County Seat program for future beautification projects.

Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine signed three traffic safety bills yesterday, including one that makes it illegal for teenagers to use a cellphone while driving and another measure requiring that children younger than 8 be placed in a booster seat while riding in a vehicle.

There they go again. Seeking a seat in Congress, a Georgia GOP legislator is raising the specter of phony voters: illegal immigrants sneaking into the voting booth to cast a ballot.

Lowell Cannaday's replacement on the Irving City Council could be his wife. Rose Cannaday, 62, has filed to run for the Place 5 seat. Mr. Cannaday is stepping down to run for Dallas County sheriff. A special election will be held May 12 to replace Mr. Cannaday.

Bernard Arnault and Colony Capital each requested a board seat following their announcement earlier this month that they jointly purchased a 9.8 percent stake in Carrefour.

The activist investor picks up more shares of the struggling cellphone maker and boosts his board seat bid.

Jim Provenza, president of the Davis school board, announced his candidacy Friday for the 4th District seat on the Yolo County Board of Supervisors.

Jim Provenza, president of the Davis school board, announced his candidacy Friday for the 4th District seat on the Yolo County Board of Supervisors.

Blackstone Group LP, the world's largest private-equity firm, is extending an interesting proposal to retail investors: a piece of the action, just not a seat at the table.

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday said the party had decided to leave one seat each for the Communist Party of India and the Pattali Makkal Katchi in the nominated category to the Puducherry Assembly. Party general secretary B.K. Hari Prasad ...

PENTICTON, B.C. (CP) - Former Okanagan Coquihalla MP Jim Hart issued a statement Friday about accusations he received a rich payout to vacate his House of Commons seat for Stockwell Day.

Local enforcement officials are solidly behind the proposed primary seat belt law, House Bill 90, currently being considered by the Missouri General Assembly.

Three people are interested in replacing Marian Ealey on the Keokuk City Council. Ealey, who had served on the council since 1992, had to resign from her Second Ward seat after she moved out of the ward.

PENTICTON, B.C. (CP) - Former Okanagan Coquihalla MP Jim Hart denies accusations he got a rich payout to vacate his seat for Stockwell Day to get into the House of Commons.

Keeping children safe on the road means putting them in the right restraint at the right age. The Logan County Health Department wants to make sure parents and childcare providers know that the often-missed booster seat step is essential.

The activist investor picks up more shares of the struggling cellphone maker and boosts his board seat bid.

Doug Wavle, a 10-year official in the state Republican Party, won a bid for an open seat on the Taylors Fire and Sewer Commission in the March 20 election.

RALEIGH -- A school administrator chosen by Mecklenburg County Democrats to take the House seat formerly held by Jim Black was formally appointed to the post Thursday by Gov. Mike Easley.

RALEIGH -- A school administrator chosen by Mecklenburg County Democrats to take the House seat formerly held by Jim Black was formally appointed to the post Thursday by Gov. Mike Easley.

Investors sold the furniture maker's stock Thursday after quarterly earnings came in below expectations

The activist investor picks up more shares of the struggling cell phone maker and boosts his board seat bid.

SYCAMORE Northern Illinois University geology professor Paul Stoddard took his seat on the DeKalb County Board Wednesday after the board unanimously appointed him to finish the term of 9th District Democrat Jeff Whelan, who stepped down in February.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn stepped up pressure on Motorola Inc. Friday, disclosing that he had bought more shares as he tries to win a seat on the company's board.

Apple TV is taking the digital media world by storm this week, but the company's much-anticipated next version of Mac OS X is taking a back seat in more ways than one.

LEOMINSTER -- Former School Committee member Joshua Sanderski will not run for the City Council this year, he announced this week. Sanderski, 25, previously said he was planning to campaign for an at-large seat. He pulled nomination papers from the City Clerk's office earlier this year.

Henry Lee Burns officially announced his candidacy for District 9 State Representative at his campaign headquarters on Tuesday March 20. “My decision to seek the District 9 seat was made in concert with my family and encouragement of many friends.

Nazara W. Darby has announced her candidacy for the Iberia Parish District 5 Council seat currently held by longtime member and current Council Chairman Caesar Comeaux.

Former Lodi Mayor and San Joaquin County Supervisor Jack Sieglock will run for the 10th Assembly seat held by Alan Nakanishi, R-Lodi. Sieglock confirmed Thursday that he will run, but a formal announcement is a few months away, he said.

Carl Icahn increased his pressure on Motorola Inc. by saying he had raised his stake in the mobile phone maker and is still seeking a seat on the board, according to a proxy filing.

THE Liberal Party's star recruit Pru Goward appears to have lost her bid to win the rural seat of Goulburn in the NSW election.

The General Assembly has agreed to remove a 25-year-old exception to the state's child safety seat law.

Herman Miller (NasdaqGS:MLHR - News) disappointed investors on Mar. 22 with its recent and forecasted earnings. But the Zeeland, (Mich.) office furniture maker continues pushing ahead with unique new products that it hopes will pay off during the coming years.

INDIANAPOLIS – The final step to toughening Indiana’ seat belt law is up to the Indiana House after senators voted 28-17 on Thursday to require all occupants in all vehicles to buckle up.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Senate passed a bill yesterday that would require nearly every vehicle occupant to wear seat belts in Indiana -- including people in back seats and those in light trucks.

INDIANAPOLIS – The final step to toughening Indiana’ seat belt law is up to the Indiana House after senators voted 28-17 on Thursday to require all occupants in all vehicles to buckle up.

AUGUSTA (AP) - A Senate-approved bill to make nonuse of motor vehicle seat belts a primary offense was rejected Thursday by the House of Representatives, but only narrowly.

With only two incumbent candidates as of the filing deadline last week, Eddie Snyder of Mason Valley and Steven Fulstone of Smith Valley will be elected by acclimation to the Walker River Irrigation District Board of Directors but an appointment by the board will have to be made for the third director seat that was up for election.

Integrity and responsible land use are the big issues in Dickinson Township, according to both candidates for supervisor.

WASHINGTON - Utah's efforts to get a fourth congressional seat were waylaid Thursday when Republican critics pulled a procedural move to make the debate about gun rights instead of voting rights. The legislation is primarily designed to give the nearly 600,000 residents of the District of Columbia their first full-voting member of Congress and is paired with Republican-dominated Utah to ...

Two Farmers Branch residents are vying for an open seat on the Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board.

Advocates for a bill giving Utah a fourth House seat and giving the District of Columbia a vote were ready to celebrate Thursday before Republicans tossed gun rights into the mix and forced supporters to keep the champagne on ice.

INDIANAPOLIS | The state Senate voted 28-17 on Thursday to close a pair of loopholes in state seat belt law.

Slidell City Councilman Greg Cromer announced his candidacy Thursday for the 90th District seat in the state House of Representatives, saying he hopes to bring his experience in city government to the state Legislature.

Panday, who was expelled from the 36-seat legislature in April 2006 after he was found guilty of failing to declare a London bank account, returned to Opposition benches on Wednesday, eliciting cheers from colleagues in his United National Congress.

After five days of nighttime checkpoints, set up by Charleston Police as part of a program enforcing West Virginia’s seat-belt laws, very few seat-belt citations have been issued.

Half of the 12 candidates running to succeed Ernest Marraccini -- a former Elizabeth Township district judge who obstructed an FBI investigation -- have dropped out of the race or were thrown off the ballot because of filing problems.

Jimmie Massie, a Republican activist and financier, will seek the Republican nomination for the 72nd House of Delegates District seat held by Del. John S. Reid. Reid is retiring after 18 years.

JOHNSTOWN - A free car seat clinic was held Thursday to help parents make sure their children are traveling safely. Marlene Singer, Outreach Coordinator for the Office of Community Health, said through these clinics, they have discovered that only one in five car seats are installed correctly.

FRANCO Tito, the diminutive Mt. Diwata barangay captain known for his acerbic comments against those companies wanting to operate at the gold rush area, has backed out from his original plan to seek the mayoral seat in Monkayo, Compostela Valley and instead opted to run for a seat in Congress in the province’s first district.

DENNIS Goldie will fight the Falkirk West seat for Labour at the Scottish Parliament election in May. He took took two thirds of the vote at the final selection meeting on Sunday, beating his closest rival, Kilsyth lawyer Ian Smart, by 59 votes to 23.

The art of the con is probably best appreciated at a safe distance such as a multiplex seat. As two now-deceased notables, enigmatic director Stanley Kubrick and eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, learn in a pair of upcoming fact-based movies, a flimflam isn't quite as amusing when it's up close and personal.

Washington — Although DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones quietly filed his paperwork to run for U.S. Senate this week, he was more direct Thursday when he walked into Saxby Chambliss' Washington office and told the incumbent Republican senator that he has competition. Jones, a former Democratic state representative now in his second term as DeKalb CEO, has been reluctant to publicly declare his ...

Democrats retreat after GOP tries to link legislation to a drastic weakening of city's gun laws.

Tubby Smith left the University of Kentucky basketball coaching job the same way he came in -- with class and dignity, on his own terms. He knew the time had come. He knew it was in the best interests of both himself and the program. He had lost the confidence and goodwill of fans and donors, but he wasn't going to compromise his principles just to keep the job. So he took, of all things, the ...

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The Hoosier Senate has approved a bill that would require nearly everyone to wear seat belts. That includes passengers in back seats and those riding in pickups and SUVs.

A bill that would give full House voting rights to the District of Columbia and establish a new seat in Utah was sidetracked Thursday. Republicans complicated the debate with a procedural move that added the issue of gun control to mix.

The General Assembly agreed Thursday to remove a 25-year-old exception to the state's child safety seat law after federal regulators said it would keep them from giving North Carolina a $1 million grant.

A Senate-approved bill to make nonuse of motor vehicle seat belts a primary offense was rejected Thursday by the House of Representatives. But the vote was close and may not be the last word.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Senate has approved a bill that would require nearly everyone to wear seat belts in Indiana. That includes people riding in back seats and those traveling in SUVs and pickup trucks. Republican

The state Senate approves a bill that would require nearly everyone to wear seat belts in Indiana -- including people riding in back seats and those traveling in SUVs and pickup trucks.

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James Bruce Stanley has announced he is running again for the District 14 seat of the Metro Council, which he served two terms from 1995-2003. Stanley did not run in 2003 because of Metro’s two-term regulation.

A Senate-approved bill to make non-use of motor vehicle seat belts a primary offense is rejected by the House of Representatives.

Shea Flinn , a Democrat, was named by the Shelby County Commission as the new interim state Senator from District 30. Flinn, who received a healthy majority over three other nominees at a special commission meeting Monday morning, will serve until the winner of next year's special election to fill the seat vacated by congressman-elect Steve Cohen.

A Senate-approved bill to make nonuse of motor vehicle seat belts a primary offense was rejected Thursday by the House of Representatives, but only narrowly.

American Airlines said Monday it expects per-passenger revenue to rise 3.5% to 4.5% in the first quarter compared to the same period last year.

SYCAMORE Dennis Collins was reappointed to his seat on the DeKalb Sanitary District Board of Trustees Wednesday, after a majority of the county board rejected a recommendation that retiring DeKalb alderman Pat Conboy be given the seat.

Lino Rego is running for Westport Board of Selectmen. He answered the following questions for Shorelines. The election is Tuesday, April 10. "I immigrated to the U.S. in 1966 and became a citizen in 1974 while attending Westport High School.

MANILA, Philippines -- Elated after being cleared by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) of involvement in extrajudicial killings in Central Luzon, retired Major General Jovito Palparan is setting his sights on a party-list seat in Congress.

Real estate firm owner and political veteran Tom Darger is seeking a state House seat. It's the 98th District seat fellow Midland Republican John Moolenaar must leave at the end of 2008.

In an industry first, Verizon Wireless is putting customers in the driver's seat to take the nation's most reliable wireless network for a spin.

Well it’s here. I’m not happy and you shouldn’t be. It comes every year and I dread it. The numbers are released each Monday morning and I keep an eye on them. I knew the threshold of 100 was fast approaching, but it’s still not easy to accept.

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Don King got a front row seat at Pope Benedict XVI's general audience Wednesday.

BAGHDAD -- Police said Wednesday that children were used in a weekend car bombing in which the driver gained permission to park in a busy shopping area after he pointed out that he was leaving his children in the back seat.

The countdown to the Sefhophe by-election this weekend has already begun. If the weekend activities in the dull and sleepy village are anything to go by, then the ruling Botswana Democratic Party looks set to retain the council seat.

Cayuga County buildings and grounds employee John Chick said he's 90 percent sure he will run for election this fall to fill the District 14 Legislative seat currently held by Michael Lepak, D-Auburn.

Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in road safety after developing a car seat that wakes the driver if he nods off. Around 300 people are killed each year in the UK through falling asleep at the wheel.

Integrity and responsible land use are the big issues in Dickinson Township, according to both candidates for supervisor.

The special election to fill the 7th District House seat left vacant by the resignation of Rep. Wayne A. Smith will be held April 14.

Republican Party chairman and Wayne Mayor Scott Rumana will run for a seat occupied by Assemblyman Kevin O'Toole, R-Wayne, O'Toole said Wednesday. O'Toole will leave his seat in the 40th Legislative District to run for the state Senate position held by Sen. Henry P. McNamara, R-Wyckoff.

Don King got a front-row seat at Pope Benedict XVI's general audience Wednesday in the Vatican City.

Marana Town Council candidate Russell Clanagan's hopes of being directly elected in last week's primary were stalled by two votes.

MANILA, Philippines -- Elated after being cleared by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) of involvement in extrajudicial killings in Central Luzon, retired Major General Jovito Palparan is setting his sights on a party-list seat in Congress.

DECATUR - The Rev. Lloyd E. Jackson will not seek a seat on the Decatur school board in the upcoming April 17 election because of personal health issues, his wife said.

Vice mayor may face competition for seat from former Councilman Colonna. LONG BEACH - Vice Mayor Bonnie Lowenthal will vie for the 54th state Assembly seat, according to a source close to the councilwoman.

The city that keeps re-electing Marion Barry, maintains a broken-down public-school system and spends gobs of taxpayer money on one ill-fated construction project after another is clamoring to have a seat in the House of Representatives.

Canada's Kelly Scott, center, watches the stone as teammates Renee Simons, left, and Sasha Carter sweep the path during their first round of the World Women's Curling Championships against Russia in Aomori, northern Japan, Wednesday.

Republican Senate campaign strategists received an unpleasant surprise from Colorado on Wednesday, when Scott McInnis — a former longtime House member regarded as the leading candidate for the 2008 nomination to succeed retiring Republican incumbent Wayne Allard — dropped out of the race.

You could argue that it was only a matter of time before he would run for elective office.

Of the two candidates running for Milwaukee's citywide School Board seat, one is a policy-oriented professor. The...

Republican Duncan Duane Hunter stated Wednesday in an interview with a Capitol Hill publication that he is preparing to run for his father’s seat in California’s 52nd District in the 2008 election.

Republican Senate campaign strategists received an unpleasant surprise from Colorado on Wednesday, when Scott McInnis — a former longtime House member regarded as the leading candidate for the 2008 nomination to succeed retiring Republican incumbent Wayne Allard — dropped out of the race.

Republican Duncan Duane Hunter stated Wednesday in an interview with a Capitol Hill publication that he is preparing to run for his father’s seat in California’s 52nd District in the 2008 election. And he enters with a unique asset that no one in the candidate field can top: He has the same first and last names as his father.

Virginia will soon raise the age requirement for children to ride in a booster seat. According to the new law signed by Governor Tim Kaine, children up to their eighth birthday will be required to ride in a booster seat.

Virginia will soon raise the age requirement for children to ride in a booster seat. According to the new law signed by Governor Tim Kaine, children up to their eighth birthday will be required to ride in a booster seat.

Consumer Reports is retracting a report slamming the safety of most of the infant car seats currently on the U.S. market.

Aspirants for the Keiyo North seat - held by Mr Lukas Chepkitony - are positioning themselves in the Orange Democratic Movement - Kenya party, which has made inroads into the district.

Police said Wednesday that children were used in a weekend car bombing in which the driver gained permission to park in a busy shopping area after he pointed out that he was leaving his children in the back seat.

PENFIELD – A Penfield man is recovering this morning from a stab wound he received from a friend Tuesday night. Champaign County sheriff's Sgt. Dan Coile said Ryan Asbury, 21, and Travis Dillman, 26, both of Penfield, got in an argument over who would sit in the front seat of another man's car.

California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, a long-shot candidate for president, does not plan to seek re-election to his House seat, but his son and namesake said Wednesday he'll run for the job.

California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, a long-shot candidate for president, does not plan to seek re-election to his House seat, but his son will probably run for the job, Hunter's presidential campaign spokesman said Wednesday.

Fourteen men are in the running to join the board that oversees the controversial Lancaster County Convention Center. The county commissioners introduced the names of the candidates at their morning meeting today. They will review them and make recommendations to narrow the list at a continuati...

MONTREAL, Quebec – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Everest Poker today announced that the poker room was hosting a series of satellite tournaments that gives players the chance to win a seat at the upcoming Torneo De Poker event, to be held at the exclusive Perla Casino & Hotel in Nova Gorica, Slovenia.

Police said Wednesday that children were used in a weekend car bombing in which the driver gained permission to park in a busy shopping area after he pointed out that he was leaving his children in the back seat.

California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, a long-shot candidate for president, does not plan to seek re-election to his House seat, but his son will probably run for the job, Hunter's presidential campaign spokesman said Wednesday.

MOUNT Diwata barangay captain Franco Tito is now eyeing the congressional seat for the first district of Compostela Valley instead of the mayoralty seat of Monkayo.

NEW YORK — The long-awaited review of what led to the flawed infant car seat crash tests by Consumer Reports earlier this year says "misjudgments" and "miscommunication" were at the heart of the problem.

Nazara W. Darby has announced her candidacy for the Iberia Parish District 5 Council seat currently held by longtime member and current Council Chairman Caesar Comeaux.

Mamdouh Habib, who says he was subjected to torture in captivity, is campaigning for a seat in New South Wales Parliament.

Albany-- A new woman will take over the District 3 Dougherty County Commission seat. Muarlean Edwards overwhelmingly won the seat in Tuesday's special election against Bob Washington. Edwards says she has what it takes to fill the seat left vacant by Brenda Robinson Cutler's resignation.

Yvan Muller is predicting a busy testing period for SEAT before the next round of the World Touring Car championship at Zandvoort.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Darren Soto easily won a Democratic primary for an open House seat in central Florida, and will face Republican Tony Suarez in the general election next...

Don King got a front row seat at Pope Benedict XVI's general audience, giving the pope a green-and-gold boxing belt and a handwritten letter asking for prayers.

Governor Tim Kaine has signed new car seat legislation upping the age requirement to eight. It takes effect in July and if caught in violation, you could be fined $50.

Governor Tim Kaine has signed new car seat legislation upping the age requirement to eight. It takes effect in July and if caught in violation, you could be fined $50. But, you can only be cited if you've been stopped for another offense.

Darren Soto easily won a Democratic primary for an open House seat in central Florida, and will face Republican Tony Suarez in the general election April 24.

CONCORD "" New Hampshire should give up its status as the only state without a mandatory seat belt law for adults, witnesses told a House committee Tuesday.

Former Vice Mayor Dennis Kavanaugh said Monday he plans to make a run for his old council seat next year in District 3.

The White House stepped up its opposition yesterday to legislation that would give the District a full seat in the House of Representatives, saying that if it reaches President Bush, his top advisers "would recommend that he veto the bill."

A bomber in Baghdad detonated a car bomb with two children in the back seat over the weekend, a top U.S. official said Monday.

Well it’s here. I’m not happy and you shouldn’t be. It comes every year and I dread it. The numbers are released each Monday morning and I keep an eye on them. I knew the threshold of 100 was fast approaching, but it’s still not easy to accept.

Stung by a botched story about infant car seats, Consumer Reports pledged to consult more with outside experts when coming up with ways to test products.

majority of parents are still confused about the change in the law. According to the AA's findings, over two thirds (71%) of parents still don't know the new height restrictions for using child restraints.

First District supervisor race moves to court today.

Despite a huge disparity in fundraising, Karl "Jay" Jabour III and Robert J. Harms appeared to be headed for a May 15 runoff in the race to succeed Republican Elaine Brown in the At-Large Group 2 seat on the City Council.

WASHINGTON – The people who threw tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxation without representation in the British parliament “would not be open to the idea that any group of a half-million Americans should not have a seat in Congress,” Rep. Mike Pence, R-6th, contends.

A garden seat and old fridge are among tonnes of rubbish dumped illegally on the North York Moors.

SCOTTSBORO - The Scottsboro City Council is expected to appoint a new council member at next week's meeting.

WASHINGTON – The people who threw tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxation without representation in the British parliament “would not be open to the idea that any group of a half-million Americans should not have a seat in Congress,” Rep. Mike Pence, R-6th, contends.

Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats concluded yesterday that a major misunderstanding between the magazine and the lab that conducted the test resulted in the error.

HOLYOKE - Police Patrolman Donald R. Welch followed in the footsteps of his late father last night when the City Council elected him to serve as the interim Ward 1 councilor.

Installing a car seat correctly is not easy.

WASHINGTON - House Republicans and the White House geared up Tuesday to fight legislation that would grant Utah a fourth congressional seat and the District of Columbia its first full voting member of Congress. The minority caucus issued a list of reasons to oppose the measure that is likely to be on the House floor on Friday; the e-mail was headlined, "D.C. Bill Fraught with Constitutional ...

Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats concluded Tuesday that a major misunderstanding...

It consumed thousands of pages of court filings, endless hours of closed-door hearings and much of the lawyers and judge's time before former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio's trial began.

Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched an article about infant car seats concluded yesterday that a major misunderstanding between the magazine and the lab that conducted the test resulted in the error.

Longtime Republican Party official Doug Wavle took the special election for an open seat on the Taylors Fire and Sewer District on Tuesday and said he would work to eliminate taxpayer costs such as legal fees incurred in recent sewer disputes.

DECATUR - The Rev. Lloyd E. Jackson will not seek a seat on the Decatur school board in the upcoming April 17 election because of personal health issues, his wife said.

Fourteen hopefuls have lined up to serve on the Lancaster County Convention Center Authority board, among them one of the project's fiercest adversaries — Ronald Harper Jr.At least half the candidates seeking the seat have expressed opposition to the convention center and hotel p...

As District A Covington City Councilman Guy Williams seeks his second term in the March 31 election, he's being challenged by longtime resident Frances R. Dunn, who says it's time the district had a new and more effective voice in city government.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats concluded Tuesday that a major misunderstanding between the magazine and the...

CONCORD – New Hampshire should give up its status as the only state without a mandatory seat belt law for adults, witnesses told a House committee Tuesday. ... - By NORMA LOVE The Associated Press

New Hampshire should give up its status as the only state without a mandatory seat belt law for adults, witnesses told a House committee yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Elections Commission has fixed April 3 as nomination date for the Machap state seat. Polling will be on April 12.

After attending borough council meetings for months, a nun has decided to try to become one of the town's decision-makers. "I need to be on the other side of the table. I need to listen and I need to be a voice for the people," said Sister Matthias Wemm, one of four Democrats seeking three open council seats in the May primary.

WASHINGTON - Consumer Reports said Tuesday that its efforts to remain fiercely independent of industry and government contributed to crash-testing errors.

Carroll County residents who don’t wear their seat belts — and anyone else driving through the area without one — should beware: Local police departments will soon begin ramping up enforcement of seat-belt infractions.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats concluded yesterday that a major misunderstanding between the magazine and the lab that conducted the test resulted in the error.

Political newcomer Jarom Fertic unseated St. Cloud City Council member Wade Davis tonight, earning 56 percent of the vote over the two-term incumbent in an election seen as a referendum on growth control.

The House Transportation and Energy Committee passed a bill Tuesday that would make the failure to wear a seat belt a primary traffic offense. Senate Bill 151 passed by a vote of 7 to 4 and now goes to the full House.

After attending borough council meetings for months, a nun has decided to try to become one of the town's decision-makers. "I need to be on the other side of the table. I need to listen and I need to be a voice for the people," said Sister Matthias Wemm, one of four Democrats seeking three open council seats in the May primary.

After attending borough council meetings for months, a nun has decided to try to become one of the town's decision-makers. "I need to be on the other side of the table. I need to listen and I need to be a voice for the people," said Sister Matthias Wemm, one of four Democrats seeking three open council seats in the ...

NEW YORK — The long-awaited review of what led to the flawed infant car seat crash tests by Consumer Reports earlier this year says "misjudgments" and "miscommunication" were at the heart of the problem.

NEW YORK, March 20, 2007; Consumer Reports has completed its review of the erroneous crash-test data in its recent report on infant car seats and announced that it is strengthening internal policies and procedures to prevent similar mistakes from happening.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Consultants hired by Consumer Reports magazine to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats concluded Tuesday a major misunderstanding between the magazine and the lab that conducted the test resulted in the error.

Vibrating seat belts which alert drivers to hazards ahead could help to more than halve the most common cause of accidents on Britain's roads, according to new research today.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Besides choosing a car seat and setting up a college fund, Claire Rhye had one more decision to make before her first child arrived: what to do with her baby's umbilical cord blood.

Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats concluded Tuesday that a major misunderstanding between the magazine and the lab that conducted the test resulted in the error. CLICK HERE and listen to Reporter Ginny Kosola's full interview with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

After attending borough council meetings for months, a nun has decided to try to become one of the town's decision-makers. "I need to be on the other side of the table. I need to listen and I need to be a voice for the people," said Sister Matthias Wemm, one of four Democrats seeking three open council seats in the ...

Nun Seeks Borough Council Seat in Pa. FOREST HILLS, Pa. - After attending borough council meetings for months, a nun has decided to try to become one of the town's decision-makers. "I need to be on the other side of the table.

Vibrating seat belts which alert drivers to hazards ahead could help to more than halve the most common cause of accidents on Britain's roads, according to new research today.

After attending borough council meetings for months, a nun has decided to try to become one of the town's decision-makers. "I need to be on the other side of the table. I need to listen and I need to be a voice for the people," said Sister Matthias Wemm, one of four Democrats seeking three open council seats in the May primary.

Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats have concluded that a major misunderstanding between the magazine and the lab that conducted the test resulted in the error.

Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats concluded Tuesday that a major misunderstanding between the magazine and the lab that conducted the test resulted in the error.

Insurgents in Iraq detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle with two children in the back seat after US soldiers let it through a Baghdad checkpoint over the weekend, a senior US military official said Tuesday.

Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats concluded Tuesday that a major misunderstanding between the magazine and the lab that conducted the test resulted in the error. The findings of the test -- that most seats "failed disastrously" -- were withdrawn two weeks after their Jan. 4 publication when the magazine learned its side-impact tests ...

Two candidates have filed to replace outgoing school board member David Chase, who has resigned his District 10 seat, which primarily represents Okatie and Sun City Hilton Head.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats concluded Tuesday that a major misunderstanding between the magazine and the

March 20 (Bloomberg) -- The Halley family, Carrefour SA's largest shareholder, requested a third seat on the supervisory board of the world's second-largest retailer.

Even as workers this morning poured the concrete foundation for a Lancaster convention center, opponents of the $170 million downtown revitalization project were lining up to join the convention center authority board. Eight names had surfaced by late this morning as applicants for an upcoming ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats concluded today that a major misunderstanding between the magazine and the lab that conducted the test resulted in the error.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats concluded Tuesday that a major misunderstanding between the...

House Minority Leader Lynn Finnegan gets her turn on The Hot Seat today during a live blog chat from noon to 1 p.m. Some of the current issues that are being discussed in the House are ethics/good government, transparency, tax relief, innovative education proposals and transportation issues.

Following a botched infant car seat crash test that forced the withdrawal of some results and a public apology, Consumer Reports announced it is changing some internal procedures and policies.

Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats concluded Tuesday that a major misunderstanding between the magazine and the lab that conducted ...

Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats concluded Tuesday that a major misunderstanding between the magazine and the lab that conducted the test resulted in the error. The findings of the test -- that most seats "failed disastrously" -- were withdrawn two weeks after their Jan. 4 publication when the magazine learned its side-impact tests ...

A first-class passenger on a flight from Delhi to London awoke to find the corpse of a woman who had died in the economy cabin being placed in a seat next to him, British Airways said Monday. The economy section of the flight was full, and the cabin crew needed to move the woman and her grieving family out of that compartment to give them some privacy, the airline said.

Consultants hired by Consumer Reports to investigate how it botched a story about infant car seats concluded Tuesday that a major misunderstanding between the magazine and the lab that conducted the test resulted in the error.

RICHMOND, Va. Former Delegate Albert Pollard Junior has announced he is running for the 28th state Senate seat.

New Hampshire should give up its status as the only state without a mandatory seat belt law for adults, witnesses told a House committee Tuesday.

Take a seat and sneak a peek at the world's most luxurious personal-use planes.

Keeping children safe on the road means putting them in the right restraint at the right age. The Logan County Health Department wants to make sure parents and childcare providers know that the often-missed booster seat step is essential.

LONDON (Reuters) - Over 125,000 motorists and passengers could be being injured in accidents each year purely because they have not adjusted their head restraints properly, a study has found.

A YOUNG Liberals "flying squad" has been sent in to help the seat of Lane Cove, as the party moves into damage control to protect its marginals in the final week of the election.

RICHMOND, Va. Former Delegate Albert Pollard Junior has announced he is running for the 28th state Senate seat.

Dallas County’s mental health advocate is expected to face the Board of Supervisors this morning over allegations that she worked more hours than...

Besides choosing a car seat and setting up a college fund, Claire Rhye had one more decision to make before her first child arrived: what to do with her baby's umbilical cord blood.

Well it’s here. I’m not happy and you shouldn’t be. It comes every year and I dread it. The numbers are released each Monday morning and I keep an eye on them. I knew the threshold of 100 was fast approaching, but it’s still not easy to accept.

The chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is running for another term, but could a congressional race also be in the making?

RICHMOND, Va. Former Delegate Albert Pollard Junior has announced he is running for the 28th state Senate seat. The Democrat will run to replace retiring...

According to a report in the Financial Times, the largest shareholder in the Carrefour supermarket group, the Halley family, is seeking a third seat on the group's board in response to a request by Blue Capital for two seats on the board.

Over 125,000 motorists and passengers expose themselves to preventable risk of injury by failing to adjust their head restraints properly, a study has found.

LONDON – A first-class passenger on a flight from New Delhi to London awoke to find the corpse of a woman who had died in the economy cabin being placed in a seat next to him, British Airways said yesterday.