(12 stories) NY appeals court orders acquittal for Goldman Sach's programmer

US News - News February 17, 2012 See US News Weather NY appeals court orders acquittal for Goldman Sach's programmer (New York Post) A federal appeals court on Friday reversed the conviction of a former Goldman Sachs programmer on charges he stole computer code, ordering an acquittal in a case that tested the boundaries of what can be considered a crime as companies seek to protect their intellectual property from competitors. Congress moves toward ending payroll tax cut fight (Cleveland) The GOP-controlled House passed legislation Friday renewing a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more, backing the main items on President Barak Obama's jobs agenda in a rare burst of Washington bipartisanship. Official: Caterpillar to build plant in Georgia (Rome News) Caterpillar plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Georgia, bringing an estimated 1,400 jobs to the state, an official familiar with the project told The Associated Press on Friday. Anti-Americanism key to Putin's campaign (WHDH) It's a key mantra of Vladimir Putin's presidential campaign: The United States is working to weaken Russia and push it back into the chaos that followed the Soviet collapse. Deal trims maximum jobless benefits to 73 weeks (The Times Leader) Long-term unemployed workers in states with persisting high joblessness soon would no longer be able to count on unemployment benefit checks for up to 99 weeks under legislation before Congress. Tensions with Iran raise US safety concerns (The Kansas City Star) The government is worried that Iran will consider a terror attack on American soil, but it has no specific or credible threat about such a plot. Obama promoting steps to boost US trade (NBC29) President Barack Obama is outlining new steps to boost U.S. exports during a visit to a Boeing assembly plant in Washington state, calling on Congress to continue financing a national export credit agency crucial to a goal of doubling exports by 2014. Denied jobs, blacks in Iowa test new bias theory (ABC 33/40) After years of litigation, a judge will soon decide whether to grant thousands of black employees and job applicants monetary damages for hiring practices used by every agency of Iowa state government that they say has disadvantaged them for decades. House passes drilling-friendly energy package (Peninsula Clarion) The Republican-controlled House endorsed a plan Thursday to vastly expand oil and gas drilling off the nation's coasts to help pay for a $260 billion transportation bill. Critics see federal overreach in school lunch swap (KSL-TV) It was a tale of government meddling that outraged radio talk show hosts and a pair of Congress members: A 4-year-old was forced to dump her packed lunch and eat a state-dictated cafeteria lunch of chicken nuggets. NJ Assembly Votes To Pass Gay Marriage Bill (WKXW-FM Trenton) The New Jersey Assembly on Thursday passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriages, setting the stage for an expected veto by Gov. Edwards lawyers seek to limit testimony of former aide (News & Record) Lawyers for John Edwards have asked a judge to limit the testimony of longtime aide Andrew Young at the former presidential candidate's upcoming campaign finance trial. More US News News...

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