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GOP candidate for governor visits Marietta
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Petro visited Marietta Friday to tell voters why they should oppose his primary opponents amendment, which he says will result in lawsuits and could bankrupt local and state governments.

Comverse hit with lawsuits
Top executives got rich as the tech company inflated earnings reports, shareholders allege Days after acknowledging the need to restate nearly six years of financial results because of irregularities in stock-option grants, Comverse Technology Inc. has been hit with shareholder lawsuits alleging that the "manipulation" of grant dates falsely inflated earnings while enriching top executives.

Microsoft's EU fight seen as Vista threat
Analysts and investors see antitrust battle in Europe as a big distraction for executives that could spur more lawsuits.

US Zocor sales help lift Merck quarterly profit
Merck & Co. Inc. , which is facing thousands of lawsuits over its withdrawn Vioxx arthritis medicine, posted a higher first-quarter profit on Thursday on demand for its cholesterol and asthma medicines and lower-than-expected expenses.

Exclusive: Tape of Security Guard Says No Sign of Rape on Alleged Duke Victim
Defense Attorneys Provided ABC News With an Interview by a Private Investigator

Durham waits for possible indictments in Duke lacrosse rape case
Defense attorneys representing members of Duke's lacrosse team huddled Monday at the Durham County courthouse, waiting to learn whether a grand jury would return indictments charging any of the players with raping a stripper at a team party. The attorneys have said they expect the grand jury to hear Monday from District Attorney Mike Nifong, who for more than a month has investigated the

Durham waits for indictments in Duke lacrosse case
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Attorneys for members of Duke University's lacrosse team gathered at the courthouse Monday, waiting to see whether a grand jury would indict any of the players on charges of raping a stripper at a party.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) DNA testing failed to connect any members of the Duke University lacrosse team to the alleged rape
Citing DNA test results delivered by the state crime lab to police and prosecutors a few hours earlier, the attorneys said the test results prove their clients did not sexually assault and beat a stripper hired to perform at a March 13 team party.