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Oil spill criminal case difficult against execs

It's virtually certain that BP PLC and other companies involved in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will face criminal charges and civil penalties that could translate into hundreds of millions of dollars in fines. But for any company executives or workers to be indicted individually, legal experts say the Justice Department will have to find evidence they orchestrated a coverup, destroyed key documents or lied to government agents.

"One of the issues that government investigators are going to be focused on is whether individuals from BP and the other companies have been completely forthright," said David Uhlmann, a University of Michigan law professor who spent …

Lancaster Galleries art shop preserves the past

By American standards, Lancaster County is an old place.

Because the county's history goes hack to 1712, the region has a rich collection of old deeds, old contracts and photographs that people wish to preserve of restore for historic, sentimental and even business reasons.

For example, a contract on parchment may sell for $1,000 or more. While preservation methods have improved greatly in recent years, preservation services aren't always readily available.

Lancaster Galleries, 34 N. Water St., offers those services, and in its dozen years of operation, the nature of its business has changed significantly.

Originally, the firm was Lancaster Graphics, a frame …

Suns Beat Cavaliers Without Stoudemire

No Amare Stoudemire, no problem for the Phoenix Suns.

Steve Nash scored 30 points and had 10 assists and the Suns _ playing without the injured Stoudemire _ rallied from a 12-point second-quarter deficit and beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-92 on Sunday night.

Stoudemire, the Suns' All-Star center, was sidelined because of soreness in his right knee. He had arthroscopic surgery on the knee Oct. 2. Coach Mike D'Antoni said Stoudemire was day to day.

Despite Stoudemire's absence, the resilient Suns were able to overcome the Cavs and LeBron James.

"I feel like the first three games, we haven't had good rhythm, we haven't had …

NBA Standings

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Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 14 2 .875 _

New Jersey 7 7 .500 6

Toronto 7 7 .500 6

New York 7 8 .467 6 1/2

Philadelphia 7 8 .467 6 1/2

Southeast Division

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Orlando 11 …

Parenthood needs a new set of laws

In simpler days, the concept of fatherhood wasn't too difficultto understand. It was someone who begot a child, or, at its mostcomplicated, someone who adopted a child.

Now, thanks to a changing technology and shifting notions aboutsocial relationships, the concept of fatherhood is becoming somewhatvague. Take the latest case: A man's wife wants to have a child, buthe is sterile. She becomes artificially inseminated with donorsperm, but after the child is born the couple is divorced. Is herhusband the child's father, legally responsible for paying childsupport?

Under Illinois law, the answer appears clear: The husband islegally the father if he consents in …

Romo, Cowboys Lead Bears 27-10 in 4th

CHICAGO - Tony Romo threw two touchdown passes and Anthony Henry returned an interception 28 yards for a score to give the Dallas Cowboys a 27-10 lead over the Chicago Bears in the fourth quarter on Monday night.

Romo connected with Jason Witten and Marion Barber III in the third quarter and Nick Folk kicked two field goals for the Cowboys. Cedric Benson had a short touchdown run and Robbie Gould kicked a 20-yard field goal for the Bears.

On their second possession, Rex Grossman drove the Bears 74 yards on 15 plays to set up the field goal. Grossman connected with Bernard Berrian for 11 yards and 17 yards on the drive that took 7:28.

The Bears (1-1) offense …