Mrs. Hockley said she was side-swiped by a john while trying to take down his licence plate number about a month ago. She was knocked to the ground, her knees left scraped and bloody. With help from her neighbour, Ms. Iwancewicz, she managed to get the licence plate, along with a description of the man and his car, and filed a police report. The man was later charged with failing to report an accident.

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The lawyers said comments by Ashcroft in April during the trial — praising a government informant who testified against the men — had jeopardized their clients' right to a fair trial. Ashcroft said the informant had been "a critical tool" in efforts to combat terrorism.

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This fall, some of Canada's top universities are requiring students to hand in their essays to an American company so it can scan its electronic database for duplicate passages.

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"As you can see, I don't have a TV or anything," he said. "I've got the sky, the wind, the rain, the canyon wrens. ... This is a beautiful mountain. You could explore it a lifetime."

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"Dalton McGuinty," the statement said. "He's an evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet."

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