Hudson contractor sentenced to 18 months in fed tax caseCONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire drywall contractor has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for his guilty plea to tax evasion charges. The U.S. Attorney's office says 54-year-old Gerard Poulin controlled three contracting businesses in Hudson that for more than two years paid most of their workers' wages in cash without

Google book deal slammedSAN FRANCISCO - THe US Department of Justice slammed a legal deal that would let Google scan and sell millions of books online, saying it raises anti-trust and copyright concerns. Federal lawyers on Thursday told the US District Court in New York that despite 'substantial progress' in a revised settlement between Google, The Authors Guild and other involved parties 'issues remain.' 'The amended ...

Voter turnout low across Chicago areaVoter turnout in today's primary was  slowin Chicago and the suburbs. \"It would have to be an amazingly strong evening turnout to reach themiddle to upper 30s,\" said Chicago Board of Elections spokesman JimAllen. The \"30s\" he's referring to is 30 percent of registered voters.