Rome changes law to help rescue Alitalia (International Herald Tribune)
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government passed changes to a bankruptcy-protection law Thursday to fit Alitalia's needs, a crucial step in its plan to save the loss-making airline.

Italy Changes Bankruptcy Law to Ease Alitalia Sale (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi 's government today revised its main bankruptcy law to clear the way for the sale of unprofitable state-owned airline Alitalia SpA to private investors.

Mexico court shows support for abortion law (CNN.com)
An effort to overturn a law passed last year decriminalizing abortion in Mexico's capital appears doomed, an observer said Wednesday.

Posted Aug. 28, 2008 – Law enforcement officials said Tuesday that three racist, convicted “meth heads” – who cruised ... (BET.com)
– Law enforcement officials said Tuesday that three racist, convicted “meth heads” – who cruised around Colorado with a pickup truck laden with guns, ammo and bullet-proof vests – never really posed a serious threat to Sen. Barack Obama, even though one of the men allegedly talked about killing the Democratic presidential nominee.

Pollina donors file suit over campaign finance law (Boston Globe)
Three donors to independent gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina have filed suit in federal court over an interpretation of Vermont's campaign finance law issued by the office of Attorney General William Sorrell.

L.I. Man Charged With Stabbing Mother-In-Law (WCBS-TV New York)
Police say a Long Island man has been arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing of his mother-in-law earlier this month.

Online Political Sites Pushing Boundaries of Campaign Law (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)
The 2008 election cycle has seen a dramatic expansion in the use of the Internet to engage people in the political process. But with the rapid growth of online political advocacy have come unforeseen issues about how to police campaign-related activities on the Web, forcing regulators to address questions never anticipated by campaign finance law.

Concern aired on provision of cheaper medicine law (Philstar.com)
The Drug Store Association of the Philippines (DSAP) yesterday expressed concern over a provision of Republic Act 9502 or the Cheaper Medicine Law that requires drug outlets to “carry” certain medicine and drugs imported by the government.

Indonesia: Women's group demands safe abortion law (Adnkronos)
Indonesia: Women's group demands safe abortion law (AKI/Jakarta Post) - Indonesia's abortion law should be amended to ensure safe termination of pregnancies and reduce the country's maternal mortality rate, a women's group said on Thursday.Kalyanamitra director Rena Herdiyani said unsafe abortions, 87 percent of which were conducted on married women, significantly contributed to the ...

Independence to ask Sheriff to quote price for law enforcement (Waconia Patriot)
The Independence City Council, Tuesday, Aug. 26, decided to request a proposal from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office that would include costs for law enforcement services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.