‘Hizbullah committing war crimes’ (Human Rights Watch finally notices)
Hizbullah must immediately stop firing rockets into civilian areas in Israel, Human Rights Watch said Saturday.
“Lobbing rockets blindly into civilian areas is without doubt a war crime,” said Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch. “Nothing can justify this assault on the most fundamental standards for […]

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SHEL LAW FIRM PULLS ‘SUE STATE’ WEB AD
ALBANY - A top law firm that employs Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has quietly removed a controversial solicitation on its Web site seeking clients to sue the state.
Weitz & Luxenberg deleted the section of its Web site that made an ambulance-chasing appeal to people who claim to […]

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Albany Strategy Lets Rich Evade Donation Limits - New York Times
ALBANY, Aug. 3 — As a candidate for governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer is barred from taking more than $50,100 from any single donor.
But that has not stopped wealthy donors from legally circumventing these state contribution limits to shower six-figure donations on the Spitzer […]

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