Law

Actor John Phillip Law, angel in 'Barbarella,' dies at 70 (AP via Yahoo! News)

16 May 2008

John Phillip Law, the strikingly handsome 1960s movie actor who portrayed an angel in the futuristic "Barbarella" and a lovesick Russian seaman in "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming," has died. He was 70.

Hutchison adds $100M to war spending bill for border law (Houston Chronicle)

16 May 2008

A Senate committee has agreed to include $100 million for border law enforcement in a bill paying for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Anti-Noose Law Passed In New York (WCBS-TV New York)

16 May 2008

Gov. David Paterson signed legislation Thursday that will make it a felony to display a noose as a threat. The crime would be punishable by up to four years in prison. The law comes in the wake of several high-profile incidents involving nooses in the state in recent years. The crime carries a sentence of up to four years in prison.