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Contractor describes bribery
SPRINGFIELD - Onetime Springfield Housing Authority contractor Frank Ware Jr. yesterday told jurors in a federal corruption trial he gave cash bribes to a former authority executive at the official's office, the Greek Cultural Center, the Holiday Inn and in the men's room at a local bar. "It was the cost of doing business at the Springfield Housing Authority," said Ware, a prosecution witness in the trial of another former contractor in U.S. District Court. Ware is the third private contractor to testify he paid nearly $500,000 in bribes to ousted Executive Director Raymond B. Asselin and his former assistant, Arthur G. Sotirion. Defendant Peter Davis, 72, of Newburyport, is charged with racketeering conspiracy, bribery conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
Lawmakers pass bill, hit trail
JACKSON - The Legislature on Thursday passed a modular-housing tax cut aimed at Katrina recovery, with lawmakers clocking their personal best time getting in and out of the Capitol for a special session - two hours. The cut from 7 percent to 3 percent on modular homes, pushed by Gov. Haley Barbour, had died in an August special legislative session, with House leaders letting it languish in committee without a vote. Barbour, angered over the House move, which he said would cost modular-home buyers an extra $4,000 to $6,000 in taxes and limit Coast homeowners' rebuilding options, forced lawmakers back into session Thursday. On Thursday, the full House voted 113-1 in favor of the tax cut. The Senate passed it unanimously, as it did in August. "The people of Mississippi, especially those on the Coast, thank you," House Speaker Billy McCoy, D-Rienzi, told House members after their vote.
Contractor faulted over degradation
The Meru Central District environment committee said the contractor of the Sh939 million Ruiri-Isiolo road project had excavated construction stones near a water catchment in Buuri Division. This, it said, would expose hundreds of residents to severe shortage of water if the Kisima springs dry up due to stone mining. Committee chairman, Mr Isaiah Gicheru, said his committee was not consulted before the exercise. However, a senior official at the construction company told The Standard yesterday that they had obtained a licence from the Department of Defence to blast stones. Gicheru said the company harvested the stones before an environmental impact assessment was conducted. .
Antec Launches Versatile Case for the Ultimate Gamer
FREMONT, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 10, 2006 -- Antec, Inc., the leading global brand of high-performance computer components for the PC upgrade and Do-It-Yourself markets, has announced the release of its latest gaming case, Nine Hundred, designed for extreme hardcore gaming. The Antec Nine Hundred has a highly sophisticated quiet cooling system and allows a system to be easily customized. Gaming hardware produces significant amounts of heat, and Nine Hundred's design incorporates several cooling features, the most outstanding of which is the top-mounted 200mm TriCool fan with 3-speed control. Other cooling features include a perforated front bezel, three 120mm TriCool fans for HDD and system cooling, and two additional mounts for optional 120mm fans to cool graphic cards and the CPU.
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