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Death penalty possible in Vermont sex-kidnap By DAVE GRAM Associated Press Writer BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Federal prosecutors have filed kidnapping charges that carry the death penalty against a Vermont man whose 12-year-old niece was found dead near his home.
Hedge fund scammer tells NY judge he tried suicide By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The hedge fund cheat who faked his death before going on the lam told a Manhattan judge Thursday that he tried to kill himself with a drug overdose before he surrendered in Massachusetts.
Brinkley says husband's affair shattered her world By FRANK ELTMAN Associated Press Writer CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - Christie Brinkley testified at her divorce trial Thursday that the day she learned her husband was having an affair with a teenager was the day her world was "completely shattered."
3 hostages rescued in Colombia return to US By ELIZABETH WHITE Associated Press Writer
Teen's death leads to sign change at Ga. Six Flags AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) - State regulators say Six Flags Over Georgia must increase the size and number of warning signs near a popular roller coaster that hit and killed a teen. Police say 17-year-old Asia LeeShawn Ferguson IV of Columbia, S.C. scaled two fences and wandered into a restricted area where he was decapitated by the roller coaster.
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Barack Obama and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments: In Pledging to Work to Remove Retroactive Immunity for FISA Violations, What Kind of Action Is Obama Contemplating?
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FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean discusses presidential candidate and Senator Barack Obama's position regarding possible penalties for the Bush Administration's decision to flout the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by proceeding with its warrantless wiretapping program. Dean explains why current legislation regarding FISA would not hamper the next president's ability to push forward with criminal charges; cites the position regarding possible criminal charges that Obama had previously voiced; and describes the pardon dilemma with which President Bush may be faced if Obama continues to adhere to that position. View more Commentary »
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US Supreme Court
- Tenn. inmate released after 22 years on death row
- High court affirms gun rights in historic decision
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- Supreme Court strikes down D.C. handgun ban
- Supreme Court strikes down 'millionaire's amendment'
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Business
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- Rates on 30-year mortgages drop to 6.35 percent
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Civil Rights
- Civil liberties group criticizes new FBI authority
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- Ga. authorities probe 1946 unsolved lynchings
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Crime
- Death penalty possible in Vermont sex-kidnap
- NYC crane inspector pleads not guilty
- Indiana gas price protester to plead guilty
- 2 jailed in upstate NY college student's beating
- Police: Woman pulled knife, gun from baby stroller
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Entertainment
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Environment
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Immigration
- ICE attorney arrested for alleged immigrant bribes
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International
- Colombia frees Betancourt, US hostages from rebels
- French judge orders Continental to trial
- 3 hostages rescued in Colombia return to US
- UN appeals court acquits Bosnian Muslim war hero
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Labor & Employment
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- Actors' union, theater producers reach agreement
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Personal Injury
- Teen's death leads to sign change at Ga. Six Flags
- W.Va. Gov. seeks review of $400M DuPont case
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Politics
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- Indiana hopes low-interest loans will help farmers
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Product Liability
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Sports
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