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The Morning Wrap

By David Ingram

Ensign Ex-Aide Indicted: A former U.S. Senate administrative assistant, whose wife had an affair with Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), was indicted on Thursday on seven counts of lobbying Ensign and his staff in violation of federal conflict of interest laws, The Associated Press reports.

Ag and Immigration: The Wall Street Journal reports that "farmers in states from Florida to Indiana" are pressuring state-level politicians to rethink legislation that would authorize crackdowns on illegal immigration.

Expat Murder: The Associated Press reports on an American woman who has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in Hong Kong of murdering her investment banker-husband by drugging him with a milkshake and bludgeoning him to death.

Knowing Tax Law: General Electric, the nation's largest corporation, paid no taxes in 2010, The New York Times reports. Much credit goes, reportedly, to the company's senior tax counsel, John Samuels.

Steroid Battle: Jose Canseco does not have kind words for former Yankee teammate Roger Clemens, who is under indictment for lying to Congress, The Daily News reports.

Full post as published by The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times on March 25, 2011 (boomark / email).