Sunday, July 24, 2011

Weekly scorecard | The Journal Gazette | Fort Wayne, IN

Saudi Arabia: Proposed anti-terrorist law would prohibit criticizing the king. And if you think such legislation can’t happen in America, look at …

Gould, Ark.: After a citizens advocacy group forms in the financially troubled city, the City Council passes an unconstitutional ordinance forbidding any group, club or organization from forming without City Council’s approval.

John Edwards: With criminal trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign contributions pending, the federal Election Commission says the Democrat’s 2008 presidential campaign owes the federal government $2 million in overpayments of public campaign money.

Mortgage lenders: Wells Fargo agrees to pay an $85 million fine to the Federal Reserve for shaky home lending practices, while Countrywide begins distributing its $108 million reimbursement to borrowers who paid excessive fees.

Rupert Murdoch: The news just keeps getting worse for the head of News Corp. as allegations of phone hacking by his British newspapers expand and the veracity of his son’s statements to Britain’s Parliament is questioned.

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