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Prosecutors play tapes of Stevens' friends plotting to conceal free work on senator's cabin
Associated Press WritersWASHINGTON (AP) _ Two close friends of Sen. Ted Stevens schemed to conceal the fact that one was paying for expensive remodeling and repairs done at the senator's cabin in Alaska, according to FBI audiotapes played Tuesday at Stevens' corruption trial....Tags: Witnesses, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Ted Stevens, Prosecution, Trials
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Lawmakers learn insurance giant AIG sent execs on pricey retreat soon after bailout
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Less than a week after the federal government had to bail out American International Group Inc., the company sent executives on a $440,000 retreat to a posh California resort, lawmakers investigating the company's meltdown said Tuesday....Tags: Mortgages, Financial and Business Services, Government Health Care, American International Group, Credit and Debt
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1 killed, hundreds injured in Thailand protests
The Associated PressThai protesters demanding the government resign set fire to cars and threw bottles and metal barricades at police, who used tear gas to break through their blockade around Parliament Tuesday. At least one person was killed and more 350 people were...Tags: Democracy, Demonstration, Injuries, Vehicles, Riots
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No charges for most Tulane frat members
Prosecutors are not pursuing criminal charges against seven Tulane University fraternity members accused of burning pledges with boiling water and pepper spray during an initiation. The Orleans Parish district attorney's office would not say Tuesday...Tags: Lawyers, Criminal Laws, Prosecution, Trials
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Defendants to be witnesses against lawmaker
Associated PressThe defense lawyer for a Pennsylvania state representative charged in the legislative corruption case says two of his 11 co-defendants are expected to become witnesses against his client Wednesday. Philip Ignelzi, attorney for Rep. Sean Ramaley, says the...Tags: National Government, Values, Prosecution, Political Campaigns, Trials
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28 Days to the Election: A look at the race for 2008 on Tuesday
IN THE HEADLINES Obama hopes to cement gains in debate; McCain tries to make up ground amid economic crisis ... Supreme Court turns down Barr's request for help in Louisiana ... Palin's promise of transparency in Alaska wanes on touchy topics like e-mail...Tags: Barack Obama, Voting, Referenda, Election Day, Government
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Prosecutors won't pursue charges for most of Tulane Univ. fraternity members in alleged hazing
Associated Press WriterNEW ORLEANS (AP) _ Prosecutors said Tuesday they are not pursuing criminal charges against seven Tulane University fraternity members accused of burning pledges with boiling water during an initiation. The announcement by the Orleans Parish district...Tags: Lawyers, Court Administration, Criminal Laws, Prosecution, Trials
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NYPD hate crimes task force probes Yom Kippur letters
New York City police are investigating a rabbi's complaint that threatening e-mails were sent to try to stop a ritual involving the slaughter of chickens before a Jewish holy day. Rabbi Shea Hecht of the National Committee for Furtherance of Jewish...Tags: Judaism, New York City Police Department, Assault, Yom Kippur, Religious Festivals
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Palin's promise of transparency in Alaska wanes on touchy topics like e-mail and polar bears
Associated Press WriterSarah Palin's promise for a new era of government openness as the reform governor of Alaska started to crack even before Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign built a wall of protectiveness around her. Palin was elected nearly two years ago with...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Lawyers, Executive Branch, Barack Obama, Censorship
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Prosecutors defend charges in prayer death case
Associated Press WriterThe parents accused of praying while their 11-year-old daughter died of untreated diabetes had "fair notice" of their duty to take her to a doctor if needed, prosecutors argued Tuesday in defending the charges. "The suggestion by the defendant that...Tags: Lawyers, Freedom of Religion, Child Abuse, Prosecution, Abusive Behavior
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Wisconsin justice faces complaint over campaign ad
Associated Press WriterThe newest member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court should be disciplined for running a campaign ad that falsely suggested his opponent freed a child molester, state regulators said Tuesday. The Wisconsin Judicial Commission filed a complaint against...Tags: Lawyers, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Colleges and Universities, Court Administration, Punishment
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Analysis: Nearly 20 years of McCain contrition over Keating case evaporates in 17 minutes
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Nearly 20 years of John McCain's contrition over his role in a 1980s banking scandal vanished this week in 17 minutes and 30 seconds. It took that long for John Dowd, McCain's lawyer in the Keating Five investigation, to make the mea...Tags: Robert Bennett, Lawyers, Barack Obama, National Government, Values
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