According to industry supporters, the Obama administration will be finding an ally with the US Supreme Court in its proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule that would curb greenhouse gas emissions by 30% on average from 2005 levels.
On Tuesday morning, former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon has pleaded guilty to one count of honest services wire fraud, admitting to taking over $50,000 in bribes plus benefits in exchange for business favors.
On Monday, the US Supreme Court rejected the request of New York Times James Risen to intervene in a lower court decision that would force him to reveal his sources for his 2006 book "State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration," Bloomberg reported.
A 90-day extension for an appeal briefing on a January decision that bars the operations of Chinese affiliates of the top four biggest accounting firms in the world has been approved yesterday, Bloomberg reported.
