WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, charged with trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by President Barack Obama, considered offering it to talk show star Oprah Winfrey.
Blagojevich said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Monday that a friend of his had suggested asking Winfrey to fill Obama’s seat.
“She seemed to [...]
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Blagojevich considered Oprah Winfrey for Illinois Senator
Detroit lawyer gets 5-cent IRS bill, 4-cent refund
DETROIT – James Howarth is a little confused by two letters he has received from the Internal Revenue Service.
The Detroit defense lawyer received one letter in November that said he owed the IRS money — five cents.
He was warned that he should pay “to avoid additional penalty and/or interest,” the Detroit Free Press reported Saturday.
Howarth [...]
Religion aside, monkey meat needs permit
NEW YORK – A federal judge in Brooklyn has rejected a Liberian woman’s religious reasons for smuggling endangered monkey meat into the country.
U.S. District Judge Raymond J. Dearie ruled Wednesday that Mamie Manneh’s faith didn’t preclude her from applying for permits to import exotic food or explain why she misled officials.
Manneh was charged with smuggling [...]