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ARNOLD: Eminent domain ruling could set precedent (News Democrat Journal)A ruling made Monday by Jefferson County Judge M. Edward Williams could prove to be a historic decision.

Eminent domain vote? ? Constitutional amendment may reach Ohio residents on November ballots (The Times-Reporter)COLUMBUS ? A constitutional amendment restricting how local governments use eminent domain to seize private property could be on the November ballot after Ohio Senate action on Thursday.

Mergers and Acquisitions in Domain Industry Increasing at an Impressive Rate (CircleID)As the year progresses the number of mergers and acquisitions in the domain industry is increasing at an impressive rate. Hot on the heels of GoDaddy's acquisition (saving?) of RegisterFly another media company acquires a domain company. Is anyone beginning to see a pattern emerging? Oversee.net has acquired SnapNames... It's an interesting acquisition for Oversee.net which already owns ...

City paves way for eminent domain (Daily Press)VICTORVILLE ? While officials say they have no immediate plans to use eminent domain, the City Council is set to pave the way for the day they will need to use it in Old Town and other parts of the city.

Yahoo! Bolding Domain Names in Sponsored Results (Search Ads) (Search Engine Roundtable) It appears that Yahoo! is now bolding the domain name in the search ads on the page. For example, a search on ipods brings up dozens of ads, at the top and right side of the page. If you look at those ads, the domain names, under the ad descriptions, are all bold. Here is a screen shot of the top ads and some of the right side ads, all showing bold domain names. Is this a bug or ...

Bill tightens restrictions on use of eminent domain (Press Journal)Manchester aldermen have approved legislation Alderman Janet Steinbrenner, its author, contends is the most restrictive in the region regarding the use of eminent domain.

Domain buyer to be acquired (Los Angeles Times)Oversee.net, which manages more than 2.5 million bare-bones websites, plans to acquire a company that specializes in buying Web domain names the second they become available.

Eminent domain bill heads to House (Stamford Advocate)HARTFORD - The House of Representatives is expected to consider a bill restricting the use of eminent domain today or Monday.

Ohio Senate moves to curb eminent-domain powers (The Columbus Dispatch) Fearing potential abuse by local officials who might want to turn run-down properties into more-lucrative developments, the Ohio Senate yesterday passed a pair of proposals that would limit government's ability to take land through eminent domain.

Senate wants eminent domain on ballot (Dayton Daily News)COLUMBUS ? The Ohio Senate on Thursday voted 21-11 to put a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 6 ballot that, if approved, would give the state authority to control the use of eminent domain ? the power of government to take private property for public use.