“The pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states and blue states.” — Barack Obama, rising star, 2004 Democratic convention Poor Solicitor General Donald Verrilli. Once again he’s been pilloried for fumbling a historic Supreme Court case. First shredded for his “train wreck” defense of Obamacare’s individual mandate, he is now blamed for the defenestration in oral argument of Obama’s challenge to the Arizona immigration law. Read full article > >

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Divider in chief

The trial of Nat Fraser has heard his wife due to see her solicitor about divorcing him on the day she disappeared.

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Donald B. Verrilli Jr., the solicitor general, is known for distilling complex issues into straightforward arguments.

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ORANJESTAD, Aruba — A U.S. tourist detained in the presumed death of his travel companion had an insurance policy that covered the missing woman, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Gary Giordano mentioned the travel insurance during questioning, but authorities haven’t determined whether it is relevant to their investigation into the disappearance of 35-year-old Robyn Gardner, Solicitor General Taco Stein told The Associated Press. The policy included both travelers, but it wasn’t clear whether it covered Gardner’s accidental death, Stein said. Nor was it clear who was the beneficiary. Read full article > >

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Aruban prosecutors: Detained US man may have had accidental death policy on missing companion

Aruban authorities said Sunday that they intend to pursue criminal charges against Gary Giordano , the Gaithersburg man whose female companion disappeared on the island this month. Aruban Solicitor General Taco Stein called Giordano a “suspect in a suspicious death.” Giordano told officials that Robyn Gardner, 35, failed to return to the beach after the pair went snorkeling Aug. 2., but officials have questioned his account. Her body has not been found. In Maryland, federal agents began sifting through documents seized during their raid of Giordano’s $1.1 million home Friday night. Read full article > >

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Gary Giordano to face charges in Aruba over Maryland woman’s disappearance

FBI agents on Friday night searched the Montgomery County home of a man held in Aruba in connection with the disappearance of Robyn Gardner , a 35-year-old Frederick woman with whom he was vacationing. Gary V. Giordano, 50, had told authorities that he and Gardner went snorkeling on Aug. 2, and that she never returned to shore. Aruban Solicitor General Taco Stein said in an interview that authorities asked a judge to order that Giordano be held for questioning, and that there are “discrepancies in his story.” Read full article > >

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FBI searches home of man held in Aruba

President Obama created at least one job ahead of Tuesday’s anticipated State of the Union address. Obama has announced that he’ll nominate Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. of the Justice Department to be the next Solicitor General, the post vacated by Supreme…

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The former News of the World reporter at the centre of phone hacking allegations has been questioned by police, his solicitor says.

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Police question phone hack claims