Bush Shuns Advice To Fire Special Counsel Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:50:00 -0400 The White House overruled a senior Executive Branch official who suggested firing the man in charge of representing government whistleblowers, NPR has learned. Special Counsel Scott Bloch has been under increasing pressure from inside and outside his office to step down. Jury Sides With Barbie In Bratz Case Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:54:00 -0400 A federal jury Thursday found that Bratz dolls were in fact conceived by a designer who was on Mattel's payroll. Mattel, Barbie's corporate parent, had accused Bratz maker MGA of stealing the idea. Next week, a jury will decide on damages. It could award Mattel royalties to Bratz, which bring in hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Probe Finds Abuses In Illinois Jail Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:53:00 -0400 A federal investigation has found several abuses at the nation's largest single-site county jail. The investigation found inmates in Illinois' Cook County Jail were not protected from being harmed by other inmates and staff.
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