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Ex-Tyco director settles lawsuit for $5.6 million

Reuters – NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Tyco International Ltd director has agreed to pay New Jersey $5.6 million to settle a seven-year-old lawsuit alleging securities fraud.

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Government moves to seize NY skyscraper from Iran firms

Reuters – NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prosecutors filed a civil lawsuit on Thursday to seize control of a New York City skyscraper they say is owned by companies illegally funneling money to the Iranian government.

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Court: Pay law does not limit right to travel

Reuters – NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. law that awards thousands of federal employees higher pay than others because of where they live does not unconstitutionally limit the right of people to travel, a federal appeals court said.

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Government sued for defunding scandal-hit ACORN

Reuters – NEW YORK (Reuters) – The scandal-hit liberal grass-roots group ACORN sued the U.S.

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Northeastern cities rise in Milken ranking

Reuters – NEW YORK (Reuters) – Several cities across the northeastern United States were among the biggest gainers on the Milken Institute’s Best Performing Cities 2009 index, the economic think tank said on Wednesday.

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U.S. businessman sentenced in Azerbaijan oil case

Reuters – NEW YORK (Reuters) – American businessman and co-founder of upscale handbag maker Dooney & Bourke was sentenced on Tuesday to just over a year in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States in an Azerbaijan oil venture bribery case.

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Gay marriage activists seek momentum in New York

Reuters – NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gay rights activists are looking to a possible vote to legalize same-sex marriage in New York State on Tuesday as a way to drive a national campaign that opponents say has lost momentum.

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