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Payless Must Pay Adidas $304M in Trademark Case By DEBORAH NATHAN, ESQ., Andrews Publications Staff Writer
A federal jury in Portland, Ore., has ordered retailer Payless ShoeSource to pay $304 million in damages for infringing Adidas' trademarks for its famous three-stripe design.

Texas may claim Amazon owes sales taxes DALLAS (AP) - Texas officials may claim that Amazon.com owes millions in sales taxes on purchases that state residents made from the Internet retailer.

Reporter challenges ruling over sources in anthrax case By MATT APUZZO Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court appeared reluctant Friday to uphold hefty fines for a reporter who refuses to identify the sources of her stories about the 2001 anthrax attacks.

Plame seeks to resurrect lawsuit in CIA leak case WASHINGTON (AP) - Valerie Plame is trying to resurrect a lawsuit against those in the Bush administration she says illegally outed her as a CIA operative in 2003.

Obama picks up 3 superdelegates, union endorsement WASHINGTON (AP) - The movement of Democratic superdelegates to presidential hopeful Barack Obama gained steam Friday with endorsements from a union president and two congressmen, including one who switched his backing from rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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