British man gets probation in KBR bribery scheme

February 22, 2012 in Popular

A British man has been sentenced to probation for helping a former Halliburton Co. subsidiary steer massive bribes to Nigerian officials to win more than $6 billion in construction contracts.

Judge formally exonerates Dallas man of murder

February 22, 2012 in Popular

Richard Miles cried Wednesday as a state district judge formally declared him innocent of a 1995 murder for which he spent 14 years in prison.

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Poll: Santorum surges, Obama leads Republicans

February 22, 2012 in Politics

A surging Rick Santorum is running even with Mitt Romney atop the Republican presidential field, but neither candidate is faring well against President Barack Obama eight months before Americans vote, a new survey shows.

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Romney calls for 20 percent income tax cuts

February 22, 2012 in Politics

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is calling for 20 percent across-the-board cuts in personal income tax rates as part of a program to help the economy grow.

Wikipedia lists Foundation Financial Group

February 22, 2012 in Articles

Foundation Financial Group’s fast growth success story is now on Wikipedia, a free, collaborative, multilingual Internet encyclopedia supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.

Wikipedia lists each of Foundation Financial Group’s services including residential mortgage lending, refinancing and property and casualty insurance for home or auto, as well as life insurance, tax services and retirement services.

“As Foundation Financial Group continues to grow, so does our online presence,” says CEO Mark W. Boyer. “The more people that know about Foundation Financial Group, the more we are ultimately able to help improve their personal financial situation and reach their financial goals.”

The Foundation Financial Group Wikipedia article cites several company accolades including being awarded and named in Atlanta’s Pacesetter Award. Foundation Financial Group also made the 2011 Inc. 500|5000 list and was named one of the Top 10 mortgage lenders in Northeast Florida.

Computer users can view Wikipedia’s Foundation Financial Group article at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_Financial_Group.

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Wikipedia is a free, collaborative, multilingual Internet encyclopedia supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Volunteers from around the world collaboratively write Wikipedia’s 20 million articles, which include more than 3.8 million in English alone. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site, and Wikipedia has about 100,000 regularly active contributors. It has become the largest and most popular general reference work on the Internet, ranking sixth globally among all websites according to Alexa and having an estimated 365 million readers worldwide. It is estimated that Wikipedia receives 2.7 billion monthly page views from the United States alone.

About Foundation Financial Group
Foundation Financial Group, one of the nation’s fastest-growing financial services companies, specializes in mortgage lending, property and casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement services, personal taxes and corporate tax services. Foundation Financial Group operates seven regional centers in Atlanta; Charlotte, N.C.; Dallas; Jacksonville, Fla.; Raleigh, N.C.; Rochester, N.Y.; and Savannah, Ga., as well as a branch network of retail storefronts in Dayton, Ohio; Indianapolis; Kansas City, Mo.; Toledo, Ohio; and St. Paul, Minn. Foundation Financial Group offers mortgage refinancing and first-time buyer lending through traditional financing, as well as Federal Housing Administration and other government-backed home loan programs. Foundation Financial Group enjoys an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, the highest accreditation the BBB gives and an industry-leading Federal Housing Administration compare ratio. For more information, call 866-334-1001.

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High court torn over law banning lie about medals

February 22, 2012 in National News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears to be sharply divided over a law that makes it a crime to lie about having been awarded top military honors.

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Rising sales point to better year for housing

February 22, 2012 in National News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The housing market is flashing signs of health ahead of the spring-buying season.

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Court says police cannot be sued over warrant

February 22, 2012 in National News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Wednesday that California police officers cannot be sued because they used a warrant that may have been defective to search a woman’s house.

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Jose Baez no longer attorney for Casey Anthony

February 22, 2012 in National News

Attorney Jose Baez says he no longer represents Casey Anthony, the Florida mother whose 2011 murder trial made him one of the best known criminal defense lawyers in the country.

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Ex-director: Local NJ police didn’t spy on Muslims

February 22, 2012 in National News

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former police director of New Jersey’s largest city says no local officers were used in a spying operation that monitored and catalogued his city’s Muslim neighborhoods.