Locals bristle at lawyers' refinery ads
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Crews are still working to douse the flames from a sugar refinery explosion, still trying to reach the last of the victims' bodies, yet already the out-of-town lawyers are swooping in.
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Environmental activists on Thursday said more stringent air-quality regulations are needed for oil refineries along the Gulf Coast, a region densely populated with petroleum industry plants.
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By Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 7--Local leaders are becoming frustrated with the ongoing efforts to devise a plan to clean up ozone in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Commercial paper is fancy-pants lawyer-speak for debt.
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MOSCOW  - Citing fears of intimidation, lawyers representing the business partner of jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky filed a motion Monday waiving the right to call defence witnesses as their client's fraud and tax evasion trial drags on.
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An angry and frustrated crowd in Southwest Washington last night denounced Mayor Anthony A. Williams&#39;s proposal to build a baseball stadium in their community, saying they feared being displaced
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Since last spring, a phalanx of trial lawyers who made millions suing asbestos makers and tobacco companies have been targeting tax-exempt hospitals, accusing them of gouging the poor.
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Business & money: Change of emphasis to property development provokes outrage.
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Mayor Kent Forbes has learned a hard truth about small-town life in Iowa: Sometimes it stinks.
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If Canadian aluminum company Alcan Inc. , the subject of a hostile takeover bid from U.S. rival Alcoa , defends itself by turning the tables with an offer for Alcoa, some tough Pennsylvania anti-takeover laws stand before it.
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Just about anyone who has lived awhile in this small town nestled between a fuel refinery and an asphalt refinery has grown accustomed to the rank smell.
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Lawyers say a new regulation threatens to make advertising account shifts prohibitively expensive or simply counterproductive.
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The city of Berkeley last week took aim at Marine recruiters, saying they're "not welcome in our city" and encouraging protesters to impede their work. GOP lawmakers in Washington have fired back, threatening to take $2 million back from the city.
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Residents of a northern California  town have sued ChevronTexaco Corp CVX.N over a refinery  shutdown that they claim spewed dangerous gases into the air  and caused health problems.
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Government lawyers are renewing their push to rein in groups like those spending millions on ads and voter outreach in the presidential race.
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Cell phone customers are unhappy with unexpected charges for everything from roadside assistance to new handsets--and they're calling their lawyers to complain.
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Complaints about apartment buildings have found a raucous new outlet as residents turn to online message boards to share gripes and gossip.