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AP Exclusive: Documents say US detainee driven nearly insane by isolation, deprivation
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ A U.S. military officer warned Pentagon officials that an American detainee was being driven nearly insane by months of punishing isolation and sensory deprivation in a U.S. military brig, according to documents obtained by The...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Fraud, Local Authority, Wars and Interventions, The White House
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St. Frances coach arrested on assault, burglary charges
The head coach of the St. Frances Academy boys basketball team - a former star player at the school - was in jail yesterday after being served with two outstanding warrants last week, according to court records and school officials. Mark Karcher, 29, was...Tags: National Basketball Association, Trials, Philadelphia 76ers
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Appeals court to hear arguments in Bentler case
The Iowa Court of Appeals will hear arguments in the case of a man convicted in the shooting deaths of his parents and three teenage sisters. Shawn Bentler was convicted of five counts of first-degree murder in May 2007 and is serving five life...Tags: Local Authority, Trials, Assault, Witnesses, Litigation
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Regulators say new Wisconsin Supreme Court justice should be punished for false campaign ad
Associated Press WriterMADISON, Wis. (AP) _ State regulators say a Willie Horton-style campaign ad that suggested the first black member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court freed a child molester played so loose with the truth that the court's newest member should be disciplined for...Tags: Rape, Executive Branch, Local Authority, Sexual Assault, Punishment
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Condos say state insurer owes them millions for 2004 hurricane damage
Sentinel Staff WriterIt's been four years since Florida suffered through its worst hurricane season in recorded history -- the 2004 quartet of Charley, Frances, Jeanne and Ivan, and a cumulative $42 billion in damage. Yet Citizens Property Insurance Corp. still has almost 2,...Tags: Business Enterprises, Natural Disasters, Insurance, Trials, David Doyle
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Mexico extradites ex-president of Guatemala
The Associated PressMexico extradited former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo on Tuesday to face corruption charges, and the ex-leader told a judge there is no evidence to support the allegations against him. Portillo, Guatemala's leader from 2000 to 2004 before...Tags: National Government, Extradition, Values, Lawyers, Heads of State
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Shinnecocks wait for decision to move up federal status
erik.german@newsday.comThe federal Department of the Interior will decide before next month whether the Shinnecocks can jump to the front of the line of tribes awaiting federal recognition, a lawyer for the department said in court yesterday. If enacted, the Oct. 31 decision...Tags: Southampton, Sacramento, Central Islip, Long Island, Islip
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Chicago officer will be freed soon as state opts not to seek Iowa Supreme Court review of case
Associated Press WriterDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ A Chicago police officer could be released within days after the Iowa attorney general's office announced Tuesday it would not seek a state Supreme Court review of his case. Last week, the Iowa Court of Appeals found a district...Tags: Law Enforcement, Richard M. Daley, Local Authority, Lawyers, Prosecution
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Judge Orders Release Of Chinese-Born Detainees
In a dramatic setback for the Bush administration, a federal judge ordered the U.S. government Tuesday to immediately release and transfer to the United States 17 Chinese-born Muslims detained for almost seven years at Guantanamo. The decision marked the...Tags: Judges, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Prisoners and Detainees, Wars and Interventions, The White House
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Iowa attorney general will not pursue case against Chicago cop
Chicago Tribune reporterThe Iowa attorney general's office announced Tuesday that it will stop pursuing charges against an off-duty Chicago police officer who was involved in a scuffle three years ago while visiting his brother in Dubuque. The announcement, which paves the...Tags: Law Enforcement, Local Authority, Lawyers
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Nice breeze, perfect day welcomes massive America's Cup trimaran to San Diego
AP Sports WriterSAN DIEGO (AP) _ BMW Oracle Racing got a picture-postcard day and a nice breeze on Tuesday as it began the second phase of testing aboard the massive trimaran that might be used in the next America's Cup. "It was a really nice day for sailing in San...Tags: National Basketball Association, Sailing, Multihulls Sailing
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Man gets two life sentences for sexual assault of girl
247-4749An 11-year-old girl came to the door of the apartment where Johnnie Kib Thompson Jr. was staying one afternoon in 2006, wanting an acquaintance there to come out to play. The girl's acquaintance wasn't home, but Thompson grabbed the girl by the arm and...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Rape, Assault, Sexual Assault, Prisons
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