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Legendary US Songwriter Hal David Dies at 91

Posted September 1st, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
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American songwriter Hal David, who with composer Burt Bacharach wrote some of the most memorable music of the the 1960s and 1970s, has died from complications of a stroke. He was 91 years old. David teamed up with Bacharach in the late 1950s. Working with singer Dionne Warwick, the Bacharach-David songbook became a soundtrack of […]

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Australian Judges Freezes Profits from Ex-Gitmo Detainee’s Book

Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
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An Australian judge has frozen the assets from a book written by former Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks about his incarceration at the U.S. terrorist detention center. The government is seeking to seize profits from Hicks’ autobiography under a law that forbids convicted criminals from making profits from their crimes, including books or movie deals. […]

Australian JudgesFreezes Profits from Ex-Gitmo Detainee’s Book

Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
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An Australian judge has frozen the assets from a book written by former Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks about his incarceration at the U.S. terrorist detention center. The government is seeking to seize profits from Hicks’ autobiography under a law that forbids convicted criminals from making profits from their crimes, including books or movie deals. […]

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