Senior U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson Jr., a folksy yet firm, direct and revered legal figure in these parts, who went from serving as a public defender in the Middle Georgia river country where he was born all the way to the federal bench, has died. He was 82. His death, on Good Friday, came […]
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Feisty Portuguese election debate dims hopes for post-poll compromises
By Andrei Khalip and Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – The leaders of Portugal’s centre-right and far-right parties clashed in a tense debate late on Monday, dimming prospects they will find enough common ground for the former to have a stable government if he wins next month’s ballot without a majority. The Portuguese will vote in […]