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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: Tom Brokaw, Election Day, Government, Colleges and Universities, Censorship
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Attorneys will be fighting long odds to prove Simpson verdict was payback for 1995 acquittal
AP Special CorrespondentLAS VEGAS (AP) _ O.J. Simpson's attorneys in his armed robbery case could be fighting long odds to convince an appeals court that he was a victim of racial prejudice and payback for his murder acquittal, legal experts say, but there may be other grounds...Tags: Trials, Judges, Prosecution, Prisons, Defendants
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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: Richard M. Daley, Cook County, Prosecution, Court Administration, Lawyers
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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: Fraud, American Civil Liberties Union, Civil Rights, Censorship, George Bush
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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: Abusive Behavior, Criminal Laws, Easter, Family, Prosecution
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How to avoid a Supreme Court fight: Keep financial paperwork up-to-date after divorce
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ If William Kennedy had updated all his financial paperwork in accordance with his divorce decree, chances are his daughter would not have been at the Supreme Court on Tuesday fighting for the $402,000 she thinks should be hers. When...Tags: William Kennedy, Retirement, Family, Labor Legislation, Judges
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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: Freedom of the Press, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Colleges and Universities, Judges, Punishment
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Family asks Ohio Supreme Court to force Planned Parenthood to release hundreds of records
Associated Press WriterCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Ohio Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday that an abortion clinic's medical records on other patients are relevant to a lawsuit brought by parents of a 14-year-old girl who had an abortion without their consent. Lawyers...Tags: Health Organizations, Family, Family Planning, Hospitals and Clinics, Court Administration
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Iraq, U.S. near deal on military future
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIraq and the United States are "very close" to reaching a security agreement on the future American military presence in the country but have not resolved the question of granting U.S. soldiers immunity from prosecution, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar...Tags: Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, Prosecution, Armed Forces, Defense
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Iowa AG decision means Chicago cop will be freed
Associated Press WriterA Chicago police officer whose assault conviction prompted an outcry among his family, colleagues and even Mayor Richard Daley could be released from prison within days after the Iowa attorney general's office announced Tuesday it will not seek a state...Tags: Richard M. Daley, Cook County, Prosecution, Prisons, Court Administration
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Nigerian conflict a warning for Big Oil in Iraq
The Associated PressRecurrent violence in oil-rich parts of Nigeria may provide a sobering lesson for oil companies hoping to work in Iraq -- a place that is much more dangerous despite the fact that attacks are at their lowest level in more than four years. Representatives...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Corruption, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Energy Resources, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Bush's judicial nominations, McCain's?
The Swampby James Gerstenzang Mentioning neither William Ayres and the Weather Underground nor the Keating Five, the two hot topics du jour of the presidential campaign, President Bush managed nevertheless to quietly slip himself into the campaign on Monday by...Tags: National Government, Court Administration, Government, John McCain, George Bush
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