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" Stevens was joined in the dissent by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg , David H. Souter and Stephen G. Breyer.The case is Ayers v. Belmontes , 05-493.The court also announced yesterday that it was declining to review two highly publicized cases.Without comment , justices decided against hearing the appeal of Michael Skakel , the nephew of Ethel Kennedy 's who was convicted of beating to death his Greenwich , Conn ., neighbor Martha Moxley when the two were teenagers 31 years ago . " The report , " Sustaining New York 's and the U.S. ' s Global Financial Services Leadership , '' is one of several studies conducted as concern grows that the nation is losing its standing as global leader in finance . BEIJING - - A U.S. Treasury envoy who on Wednesday wrapped up two days of talks with North Korean officials said his agency 's suspicions of illegal financial activity involving bank accounts linked to the communist nation were accurate.Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary Daniel Glaser said that he went over bank information of 50 account holders from the Macao-based Banco Delta Asia with his North Korean counterparts in Beijing , adding that U.S. concerns that the bank was being used for money-laundering purposes had " been vindicated " by the discussions . The center would be modeled after facilities in Silver Spring and Wheaton and would cost an estimated $ 24,000 a year , in addition to $ 45,000 in start-up costs.Gaithersburg council member Henry F. Marraffa Jr. ( R ) , an outspoken opponent of the centers , accused Leggett of trying to avoid a public debate after pledging in his campaign to create a more transparent and inclusive government . " Michigan and the states want to be able to help their citizens with abusive and predatory lending complaints , " he said.A lawyer for the banking industry countered that courts have long acknowledged the primacy of federal regulators over local authorities when evaluating large banks and that this instance was no different . " A no-brainer ! Several Web sites , notably ArabRap.net , serve as nerve centers for Arabic rap and help spread the music under the radar of government censors.Still , many nonsecular Arabs view rap as another intrusion of Western culture and " an affront to [ Arab ] heritage or an imitation of the West , " Kahf wrote.Arabic rappers respond to the challenge by using traditional instruments behind familiar rap beats . Bacolod 's findings indicate that that would significantly increase the percentage of smart women - - and men - - who become teachers.Equal-Opportunity AfflictionMen are as likely as women to be compulsive buyers , a condition that affects about one in 20 adults in the United States , according to Lorrin M. Koran , an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University 's medical school.Koran and his colleagues surveyed 2,513 adults in 2004 and found that 6 percent of women and 5.5 percent of men exhibited symptoms of hard-core compulsive shopping : irresistible and often senseless impulses to buy that they felt largely powerless to resist . Yesterday in Richmond , a House committee approved a bill that would ban taxpayer money going to religious and charitable groups that provide assistance to illegal immigrants.The legislation was sponsored by Jackson Miller , the newly elected Republican delegate from Manassas , who said he was upset that taxpayers ' money was used to fund a day-laborer center in Herndon in 2005.The county government study was able to determine only the specific costs of illegal immigration at the county jail and juvenile detention center and the administrative costs of processing emergency Medicaid applications at hospitals and clinics.Most of the $ 3 million was spent housing illegal immigrants at the jail , according to the study.Gerhart said the county could not determine how much the school system spends on illegal immigrants , because students are not required to provide proof of legal status.Prince William 's study was unusual because it was the first attempt by a local government in the region to determine the price tag of funding local services for illegal immigrants , according to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the National Council of La Raza , a leading Hispanic civil rights group . " " Hey , Joe , have some coffee , " George urges him . " The Barbaro story went beyond racing .